With Me In Mind
Our partnership with ‘With Me In Mind’
Mrs Taylor and Mrs Riggall meet with our assigned WMIM practitioner termly to embed a whole school approach to mental health through consultations, policy writing, staff training, parental support / advice and pupil workshops.
Aims, Service and Purpose:
With Me in Mind is an education based service focusing on early intervention and prevention for children aged 4-19. The service is built upon the green paper, ‘Transforming Mental Health for Children and Young People’ and is underpinned by three core functions:
- To provide evidence-based interventions for children with mild to moderate mental health difficulties.
- To work in partnership with the schools identified mental health lead and develop the whole school approach to mental health.
- To give timely advice and consultation to schools and colleges including home educated students about individual children’s emotional health.
They can offer support in a variety of ways:
- Parent workshops
- 1:1 support and / or access to further support through the consultation process
- Advice to school staff around support and interventions in school
- Training for wellbeing ambassadors within school
- Strategic support with the mental health leads within school
- Signposting to other services
- Assemblies
- Corridor workshops
With Me in Mind offers support around low level and emerging mental health problems. The aim is to address any problems as early as possible, working towards stopping problems becoming more serious and engrained. These include:
- Low mood
- Worry
- Anxiety
- Simple phobias
- Sleep problems
- Panic attacks
- Behavioural and emotional problems
They can also help to educate students around:
- Resilience and assertiveness
- Managing exam stress
- Transitions
- Guided self-help
For further information and guidance on the service’s eClinic App, please follow the link below:
