Writing to the child for social work
Writing to the child; Better words. Better outcomes for children.
Training, Consultancy & Practice Development
Our Mission
I help professionals in education, social care and health create clear, trauma-informed and emotionally safe communication for children. Through training, consultancy and practical frameworks, Writing to the Child improves how organisations write to and about the children they serve.
Meet Rebecca
I’m Rebecca Linton; author of Writing to the Child, frontline social worker, and consultant in trauma-informed recording, safeguarding communication, and child-centred practice.
My assessments have been described by Ofsted as “amazing” and “trauma-informed.” Through training, speaking, and practice development, I help professionals write with greater clarity, compassion, and accountability, in ways children can one day read and understand.
Who I Work With
Health & NHS Services
Supporting NHS, CAMHS, paediatric, therapeutic, safeguarding, and multidisciplinary teams to communicate with greater clarity, compassion, and trauma-informed understanding in ways that are emotionally safe and child-centred.
Education and schools
Supporting teachers, DSLs, safeguarding leads, pastoral teams, SENCOs, and education professionals to communicate with greater clarity, emotional safety, and child-centred understanding.
Children’s Social Care, Fostering & Support Services
Supporting social workers, foster carers, residential care staff, support workers, personal advisers, safeguarding professionals, early help and family support practitioners, supported accommodation teams, and multi-agency services to communicate with greater clarity, compassion, and trauma-informed understanding in ways that keep the child at the centre.
Services
Training & Workshops
Consultancy for Organisations
Consultancy for Organisations
Practical training and workshops that help professionals write with greater clarity, compassion, and accountability in child-centred, trauma-informed ways. Using real examples, reflective discussion, and practical tools, sessions support professionals to communicate in ways children can one day understand and emotionally live with.
Consultancy for Organisations
Consultancy for Organisations
Consultancy for Organisations
Support to review and improve your assessments, templates and communication practices. Helping your organisation write safely, clearly and consistently when writing to the child.
Frameworks & Tools
Simple, powerful methods including STREAM™, CARES™ and the ARC Sentence that make emotionally intelligent writing across teams to support writing to the child.
If your role involves writing about children, this space is for you.
Simple Frameworks. Deep Impact.
STREAM™
STREAM™ is a reflective practice framework that supports professionals to write in strengths-based, trauma-informed, rights-based, emotionally containing, and anti-oppressive ways whilst recognising the long-term impact records can have on memory, identity, and legacy.
ARC
Acknowledge. Reason. Contain.
A structured way to explain concerns clearly, link them to impact, and communicate information safely
CARES™
A child-centred communication framework for NHS teams:
Context, Abilities, Response, Explanation, Steadying Step.
Insights
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Contact Us
Ready to take the next step? Contact us today to learn more about our services and how we can help you achieve your goals. We look forward to hearing from you!
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Get Ahead with Writing to the Child
Welcome to Writing to the Child.
Writing to the Child is a practical guide for professionals who write about children. It shows how to transform adult-centred, jargon-heavy reports into language that protects, informs and emotionally contains children.