Wandsworth Education Wellbeing Service

Wandsworth Education Wellbeing Service - works with our school offering early and preventative evidence-based mental health advice and support. They are an NHS team that includes qualified Wellbeing Practitioners who offer:

• 1:1 Guided Self-Help with Parents to Help their Child’s Common Fears or Worries (best for parents of children aged 5-11) – this usually involves 6-8 weekly sessions with parents to provide and think together about tools to help with children’s anxieties or worries. This can include things like phobias, building confidence, anxiety and difficulties around bedtimes or going to school, health worries and other fears. The sessions use ideas and tools including from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT).

• 1:1 Guided Self-Help with Parents to Help their Child’s Common Tricky or Challenging Behaviours (best for parents of children aged 2-8) - this usually involves 6-8 weekly sessions with parents to provide and think together about different tools to support emotional dysregulation, tricky or challenging behaviour. The team talks through a few ideas per week to try out and make sure it is specific to your child and your situation.  

*Sometimes the service includes children in sessions but mostly sessions run with parents to equip parents with tools to help their children with difficulties both now and in the future. Research shows for primary age sessions with parents are generally more effective.

You can self-apply for the service using their digital one page application form here: CWPs Primary -Parent Form for the Education Wellbeing Service Guided-Self Help Programme

You can also pick up a paper form from reception or email the team at: WandsworthWP@swlstg.nhs.uk

The team will then aim to contact you within a few weeks to arrange an initial call – usually over video call but this can also be face-to-face if you prefer. This will be to tell you more about the service, hear about your child – their strengths/interests and current challenges and make sure the service might be right for you (if not they will give ideas on other support available).

Education Wellbeing Service Workshops and Webinars

Wandsworth Education Wellbeing Service also runs live webinars for parents on a range of different mental health and wellbeing related topics, find out more and sign up here: Primary Parents - NHS Wellbeing Workshops | Eventbrite - they also have a range of recorded videos here - Education Wellbeing Service - SWLSTG - YouTube

Wandsworth Education Wellbeing Service also run in person parent coffee mornings on a variety of topics so look out for these being advertised in the school.