School Wellbeing Service

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The School Wellbeing Service (SWS) is a school based early intervention mental health (MH) support service. It is jointly funded by Health, Local Authority and Schools.

Role of the School Wellbeing Worker (SWW)

The School Wellbeing Workers (SWW) are managed by the Local Authority (LA), clinically supervised by Child Adoloesent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) and linked to a cluster of schools. Their focus is to work with children and young people (cyp) and school staff around emerging and developing mental health need. The SWW will provide:

Consultation, advice and support
Training and continued professional development
Facilitating pathways to different care and support- including specialist services
Working in partnership to deliver evidenced based direct work to children and young people

Who we work with

The service is targeted at emerging and developing mental health need. In particular at cyp who are presenting with mental health issues and concerns, that are below an intervention from specialist CAMHS and above what school pastoral structures can support.

Emotional and mental health issues that the service can provide support with:

Low self-esteem and poor resilience - Lacks confidence and may have developed a fixed mindset, where this is clearly impacting on their mental health.
Low Mood - Where this is impairing functioning at home and school. This may include issues with sleep and hygiene, lack of motivations and suicide ideation.
Emotional regulation - Managing emotions and distress, this may include anger, self harm, and behavioural issues that present at home/school.
Anxiety - Where there is a concern that anxiety may be impairing functioning at school / home. This might include generalised anxiety, panic attacks, emotional regulation, phobias and separation anxiety.
Trauma, loss and attachment difficulties - Where there are concerns that the cyp has experienced trauma, loss or attachment difficulties and this is impacting on their mental health.
Eating disorders - Sporadic and chaotic eating that is causing concern at school and home. Increased exercise and restricted diet.
Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and ADHD/ADD - Support with potential early identification and referral to specialist CAMHS for screening and support to school to implement helpful strategies.