{"id":22321,"date":"2024-12-04T16:56:33","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T16:56:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/?page_id=22321"},"modified":"2024-12-04T16:56:36","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T16:56:36","slug":"creating-a-stepped-support-plan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/education\/attendance-and-inclusion\/ebsa\/regularly-misses-school\/how-you-can-help-your-child\/creating-a-stepped-support-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating a stepped support plan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A <strong>stepped support plan<\/strong> can be used to support your child to go into school or to face situations that worry them. You can use a stepped support plan with your child to support them to overcome any type of worry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A stepped support plan uses a graded exposure approach which helps to reduce anxiety and build confidence in overcoming worries. By setting a goal with your child and breaking it down into manageable steps, according to difficulty level, you can work together to see progress over time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can use a stepped support plan approach with your child\u2019s school (also known as a Wellbeing and Attendance Support plan) to support your child\u2019s attendance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Parents Guide to Step-by-Step Plans and Graded Exposure\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/-OM-LrIfxIc?feature=oembed&#038;rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/03\/Overcoming-your-Childs-Fears-and-Worries-Handout-with-referrence.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\">Overcoming your child&#8217;s fears and worries handout (NHS)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Education\/EZEzQHvU_v9MtdTloeVrMzkBTlVkqox-eh85ZhO_tIwW4Q?e=uOc8Rw\" rel=\"noopener\">Stepped Support Plan template<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anxietyuk.org.uk\/products\/book\/overcoming-series\/overcoming-childs-fears-worries-cathy-creswell-lucy-willetts\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Helping your child with fears and worries (a self-help guide for parents)<\/a> book by Cathy Creswell and Lucy Willets<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.guilford.com\/books\/Parent-Led-CBT-for-Child-Anxiety\/Creswell-Parkinson-Thirlwall-Willetts\/9781462540808?srsltid=AfmBOopSeB814EEtOANws7heBRUYmhyeiltv7ZmkbbjEkz-B-rluc5dz\" rel=\"noopener\">Parent-Led CBT for child Anxiety (Helping parents help their kids)<\/a> &#8211; book by Cathy Creswell, Monika Parkinson, Kerstin Thirlwall and Lucy Willets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A stepped support plan can be used to support your child to go into school or to face situations that worry them. 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