ELM Resources
Resources by E. L. Mitchell FA4C, created to help families and professionals understand the whole child and make everyday support more manageable.
Explore our published handbooks and preview the companion worksheets being prepared. The printable collection is not yet available to download.
Framework resource pack and training for organisations
Schools, services, charities and other organisations can enquire about using the ELM framework resource pack and arranging training or workshops. We will discuss your setting, intended use, access arrangements, licensing and costs with you.
Explore training and organisational resource-pack enquiries or email info@elmeditions.com.
Choose the support that fits
ELM materials bring together the child’s voice, the family’s daily experience and professional perspectives. The sections below show who the resources are for. Visit the ELM Library for current books and purchase links; the companion printables are still in preparation.
Children and families
Gentle, practical tools that help children express what they may be carrying and help parents and carers respond with greater understanding.
Schools and professionals
Clear, reflective resources to support observation, meaningful conversation and collaborative planning around the whole child.
ELM publications
Accessible, carefully researched books that bring lived experience, practical guidance and compassionate understanding together.
Companion worksheets in preparation
The forthcoming EBSA Companion Collection brings together a 141-page resource book and 40 illustrated packs, with child worksheets and shared-support pages for families and professionals.
Explore three complete, heavily watermarked preview sets to see how the illustrations and worksheets work together. The collection is not yet on sale or available to download.
My Emotional Backpack
Some feelings, worries and experiences can feel like things a child carries. This planned worksheet invites children to write or draw on blank pebbles inside a backpack, helping adults listen with curiosity and without pressure. Children choose what they want to share.
Preview of the companion worksheet
A blank companion version of My Emotional Backpack is being prepared for children to write or draw what they feel they are carrying. It is intended to support a gentle conversation, with the child choosing what to share and when to stop.
This is a preview of the planned worksheet. The printable is not yet available to download.
ELM publications
ELM publications bring lived experience, compassionate explanation and practical guidance together, helping families and professionals understand the child across home, education, health and care.
The EBSA Handbook is available via Amazon. Visit the ELM Library for current books and purchase links, and news of the DLA Edition.
From understanding to practical support
Reading about a child’s experience is only the beginning. ELM encourages families and professionals to consider the whole day: what the child is experiencing, what everyday life asks of the family, and what support could help while decisions or services are awaited.
Start with a gentle conversation, make space for the child’s voice and agree one manageable next step. The companion worksheets in preparation will offer further prompts to support this approach.
