Health and Wellbeing
Making Appropriate and Effective Internal and External Referrals (For Children)
When a pupil's mental health worries you, decide whether it needs an emergency response, a referral, a signpost or support in school.
- 36 minutes
- 5 modules
- 0.5 CPD hours
- Certificate
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What you'll learn
- Judge the level of need behind a concern before deciding where to refer
- Recognise when risk to life is imminent and emergency services are needed
- Choose between CAMHS, mental health support teams, in-school help and signposting
- Involve the young person and get the right consent before referring
- Talk to parents and carers about a referral clearly and without blame
About this course
A pupil tells you they've been self-harming, or a colleague mentions a child who seems to have stopped eating. You want to get them the right help, but the options are confusing and the waiting lists are long.
You'll get a clear way to think it through. You'll judge whether difficulties are mild, moderate or severe, and when a normal reaction to a hard time needs watching rather than referring. You'll know the difference between a young person with suicidal thoughts and one with a plan, and what each calls for. And you'll know where else to turn: mental health support teams, the school counsellor, and charities a young person can contact on their own.
Parents and carers are usually part of the answer. You'll come away with words for that first meeting that are clear and factual without being frightening, and a plan for following it up.
- For early career teachers, governors and 6 other roles. All phases.
5 modules
Open in order
- 9 min
Where can we refer to?
- 2 min
Introduction
- 12 min
What does an effective referral look like?
- 12 min
Working with parents and carers
- 4 min
Establishing positive working relationships with external services