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School having EMHP number and email

Discussing criteria

Discussing what is an appropriate

Or suitable room

Advising that sessions shouldn’t be disrupted as can impact on disclosures

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CYPs needing neurodevelopmental services/support rather than MH but no services or long waitlists

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Puberty talks

Interruptions

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WiFi blocks for sharing videos

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Build Rapport with School & Admin staff

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Discuss in link meetings that interruptions to sessions break confidentiality - this breaks the agreement schools have made to facilitate appropriate and confidential spaces. Managers should reiterate this and problem solve with schools

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Referring CYP to service inappropriately as a last resort

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Befriend your school receptionist, bring treats at holiday times.

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Utilise clinical supervision

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Lock down drills on sessions

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Request a list of inset days and planned trips for the year

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calling as the first point of contact rather than emailing

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Education around why the service is there and the benefits of early intervention

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Check before you travel to the school if the student is there and ask the week before if there's an event on next week to prevent the kids being seen

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Staff training on what the MHST is

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CYP being taken out of lesson in front of peers as school and parent didn't inform the CYP of the session

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Have more than one staff member at the school who can help with room bookings

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Different lunch breaks or breaks for different year groups within the school

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Room availability

Not knowing about trips/inset days beforehand

Interruptions in sessions

Being in a room that’s not appropriate

Waiting for a long time before being taken to room or before child brought to session

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A lack of staff buy-in

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Using link meeting to communicate difficulties

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Schools are busy places and are basically their own bubble with their own rules. And every one is different from the other. It’s a mine field

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Fortnightly timetables that the school want you to schedule sessions to.

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Speak up to school staff or service

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Escalate to mental health lead if the school or team leads within service

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Having an open school booking system where EMPHs can access a portal to see CYP’s availability & room availability and if they are in school

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Lack of rooms

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A child crying during/after a managing endings session.

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Being moved mid intervention

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Not being informed Yp absent on day of booked intervention

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Signposting to relevant services

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Communication with school

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CYP not being told about appointment time despite parent and school telling me they would tell them

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Room bookings

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Staff understanding about the role, staff willingness to understand about the role, staff/parents dissatisfaction with the role

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work on developing relationships don’t just expect them to materialise

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Private session sign on the door

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Clear conversations with relevant staff about what you need and WHY you need it

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Email and phone staff at school to book rooms. Liaise with other EHCPs

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Rooms being inappropriate in size, layout or location

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Poor response from school to book the rooms

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Set boundaries

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Out service not being suitable for yp

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Link meetings to discuss expectations of schools and service

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Inappropriate room to work in e.g not one the size of a cupboard

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Staff not understanding thresholds so refer everything. Don't understand why certain children don't meet threshold

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Foster a relationship with the DSL or equivalent

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Having to chase for responses from schools

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Contract made between the practitioner and the school when first contact is made

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Exams/ mock exam timetables can postpone sessions

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Private space

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Time

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SGL not being very contactable

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“Power” dynamic with existing school staff feeling “threatened”

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Rooms being too hot or too small

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School staff not respecting the therapeutic space

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Being based in many different schools - all of which are very far from one another

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Lack of response

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Using a space that is sometimes used for different purposes, so staff or students aren’t used to the changes

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Limited Room availability

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Challenge: speaking to some staff members around their busy schedules and being told to wait for long periods of time

Solution; try to schedule a meeting or speak to another staff member

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Getting an appointment. Competing with other EHCPs

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Lateness to session by the CYP

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Communication issues with leads at schools - can lead to delays to interventions

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Having limited availability of rooms means that I end up in cupboard with little creative room to do different activities

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Room bookings

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Lack of interest in pushing for our service and understanding the importance of our roles… ie not prioritising booking rooms

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Lack of rooms

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Be seen as a member of staff to support ease

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Absences

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Lack of engagement

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Communicating with staff

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School day finishes at 3 yet we work until 5 so it’s sometimes difficult to fit in all the sessions we need to in a week

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No set base flying in and out of different schools no set base or location

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My room being constantly used even though I have booked it out

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Expectations from the school

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Room bookings