Tool 1D: Things That Make Me Feel Safe (PDF, 302KB)

TOOL 1D: THINGS THAT MAKE ME FEEL SAFE

  Ê/"\ UÊ This tool can be used in all situations where you might engage children directly about their feelings UÊ Sections 1.4, 1.5, 1.6 & 2.1 & 2.11,

WHY? UÊ /œÊˆ˜ÌÀœ`ÕViÊ̅iÊ̜«ˆVʜvÊÃ>viÌÞÊ̜ÊV…ˆ`Ài˜ UÊ /œÊ…i>ÀÊvÀœ“ÊV…ˆ`Ài˜Ê>LœÕÌÊ̅iÊ̅ˆ˜}ÃÊ̅>Ìʅi«Ê“>ŽiÊ̅i“ÊviiÊÃ>viÊ UÊ /œÊ…i«Ê܈̅ÊÃ>viÌÞÊ«>˜˜ˆ˜}ÊvœÀʈ˜`ˆÛˆ`Õ>ÊV…ˆ`Ài˜ UÊ /œÊ…i«Êv>“ˆˆiÃÊ՘`iÀÃÌ>˜`Ê܅>ÌÊi>V…ÊV…ˆ`ʘii`ÃÊ̜ÊviiÊÃ>vi

WHO WITH? UÊ …ˆ`Ài˜Ê>Ãʈ˜`ˆÛˆ`Õ>Ã]ʈ˜Ê}ÀœÕ«ÃʜÀÊ>ÃÊ>Êv>“ˆÞ UÊ xÊqÊ£äÊÞi>Àʜ`Ã

TIME? UÊ £x‡Óxʓˆ˜ÕÌiÃ

YOU’LL NEED? UÊ /i“«>Ìi UÊ œœÕÀi`Ê«i˜VˆÃÊÉÊÌiÝÌ>Ã

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WHAT TO DO: UÊ -Ì>ÀÌÊLÞÊiÝ«>ˆ˜ˆ˜}Ê̅iʓiÌ>«…œÀʜvÊ̅iÊL>˜ŽiÌʼʏœÛiʏވ˜}ʈ˜ÊLi`Ê܈̅ʓÞÊL>˜ŽiÌ°ÊÊ feel warm and safe and I can hide from the world if I like. On this girl’s blanket there are things that make her feel safe: people in her family, her animals, places she can go’. UÊ
ÎÊV…ˆ`Ài˜Ê܅>ÌÊviiˆ˜}ÊÃ>viʓi>˜ÃÊ̜Ê̅i“\Ê7…>ÌÊ`œiÃʈÌÊviiÊˆŽi¶Ê7…i˜Ê`œÊ̅iÞÊviiÊ most safe? What are some of the things that they need to feel safe? UÊ iÌÊ̅iʎˆ`ÃÊ̜Ê`iVˆ`iʈ˜Ê܅ˆV…ÊœvÊ̅iÊ`œ“>ˆ˜ÃÊ̅iʼ̅ˆ˜}ÃÊ̅>Ìʓ>ŽiʓiÊviiÊÃ>vi½ÊLiÃÌÊ sit. The domains include: people in my family, other people, animals, places, feelings, things I know, things people can do

SOMETHING DIFFERENT? UÊ ˆ`Ãʓˆ}…ÌÊviiÊ“œÀiÊVœ“vœÀÌ>LiÊVÕÌ̈˜}ʈ“>}iÃ]ÊܜÀ`ÃʜÀÊ«ˆVÌÕÀiÃÊvÀœ“Ê“>}>∘iÃÆÊ using stickers; sculpting answers from plasticine UÊ vÊޜÕʅ>ÛiÊ̈“iÊ>˜`Ê>ÀiÊܜÀŽˆ˜}Ê܈̅Ê>ÊVÀi>̈ÛiÊV…ˆ`Ê܅ÞʘœÌʓ>ŽiÊޜÕÀʜܘÊÃ>viÌÞÊ blanket using the domains identified and patchwork pieces representing the things that help this particular child feel safe

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"1/\ UÊ -œ“iʎˆ`ÃÊ`œ˜½Ìʅ>Ûiʓ>˜ÞÊë>ViÃʜÀÊ̅ˆ˜}ÃÊ̅>Ìʓ>ŽiÊ̅i“ÊviiÊÃ>vi\ÊLiʓˆ˜`vՏʜvÊ this and don’t assume anything. UÊ i«ÊVÀi>ÌiÊܓiÊë>ViÃÊvœÀʎˆ`ÃÊ܅iÀiÊ̅iÞÊV>˜ÊviiÊÃ>vi]ÊLiˆ˜}ʓˆ˜`vՏÊ̅>ÌÊ̅iÞʘii`Ê to be sustainable (ie its OK that there is a safe space in your refuge but this needs to be recreated at their new flat etc).

HAZARD ZONES: UÊ iÊ>Ü>ÀiÊ̅>Ìʎˆ`Ãʓˆ}…ÌÊÜ>˜ÌÊ̜Ê`ˆÃVœÃiʈ˜vœÀ“>̈œ˜Ê>LœÕÌÊ̈“iÃÊ܅i˜Ê̅iÞ½ÛiÊviÌÊ unsafe. It’s important that you have made it clear about how you might deal with these messages (see 1.6) and that you’ve created a space where they know that it’s OK to talk if they need to.

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