Direct work enables us to build effective relationships with children and young people and often at difficult moments in their lives. Children and young people tell us using words and behaviour that they have big feelings, which can be hard for them to explain. This requires our practice to be compassionate, supportive, and thoughtful to help children and young people through these difficult times. Direct work resources provide creative and engaging ideas to hear the wishes and feelings of children and young people to develop meaningful plans that help make a difference to their lives.
This direct work resource toolkit will provide us with colourful, fun, and interesting ways to work with children, young people, and their families. The resources in this toolkit can be used within individual or a series of direct work sessions and will help us reflect children and young people’s wishes, feelings, and journey clearly. Parents/carers and family members can also be included, helping us to understand more about children and young people’s lives.
The resources have been converted to editable documents for us to have the option to use in virtual environments.
If you would like more information about this direct work resource or would like to suggest additional content, please email CSCPAG.Suggestions@bromley.gov.uk
Charmaine Malcolm
Head of Professional Practice/
Principal Child and Family Social Worker
Acknowledgements
This Direct Work Resource Toolkit has been compiled in partnership with Social Workers Annie Cole and Donna Prendergast who consistently use direct work tools to include children and young people in their assessments, plans and reports. Thank you to Annie and Donna for committing and sharing these resources with us to support our practice with children and young people.
Coventry County Council inspired the structure of this Direct Work Resource Toolkit, and we thank them for setting the example.
Thank you to all the organisations whose direct work resource tools have been included within this toolkit, we appreciate you sharing your resources to inspire and motivate creative, interesting, meaningful, and purposeful moments we share with children and young people.
Children’s Social Care Direct Work Resource Toolkit 