Social, emotional, and mental health strands
Tailored approaches for social, emotional, and mental health
| Aspect | Presenting Barriers & Challenges |
|---|---|
| Dysregulation | Managing or Controlling Emotions and Behaviours: Leading to outbursts, withdrawal, or unpredictable reactions. |
| Patterns of Non-Attendance | Regular or Repeated Absences: From school or activities, which may be linked to anxiety, emotional distress, or difficulties coping with the school environment. |
| Emotional Wellbeing | Overall Emotional Health: Including their ability to understand, express, and manage feelings, cope with challenges, and feel positive about themselves and their lives. |
| Making and Sustaining Healthy Relationships | Forming Positive Connections: The ability to form positive, trusting, and respectful connections with peers and adults, and to maintain these relationships over time. |
| Bereavement & Loss | Experiencing Death or Significant Losses: (e.g., family breakdown, moving home), which can deeply affect a CYP's emotions and behaviour. |
| Trauma | Emotional or Psychological Harm: From distressing events (e.g., abuse, neglect). |
| Physical Symptoms (Medically Unexplained) | Physical Complaints: (like headaches or stomach aches) that do not have a clear medical cause, often linked to emotional distress or anxiety. |
| Attention Difficulties | Challenges with Focusing: Staying on task, or being easily distracted, which can affect learning and behaviour. |
| Safeguarding | Protecting CYP with SEND: From harm, abuse, or neglect, and ensuring their safety and wellbeing in all settings. |