Templates

Practical templates to help you to implement safe and effective practice in your delivering physical activity programmes.

Boundaries

This document provides guidance on boundaries to roles in sport and physical activity.

This includes examples of boundaries and tips for maintaining boundaries.

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Wellbeing check-ins

This document is designed to support:

Deliverers to conduct wellbeing check-ins with their participants, and
Managers/programme coordinators to conduct wellbeing check-ins with their deliverers.

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Referral and screening

This document provides guidance on the referral routes into physical activity programmes to support mental health outcomes.

It also provides information on screening and assessing people’s suitability for a programme.

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Wellness Action Plans

This document provides information on what Wellness Action Plans (WAP) are and how you can use them in your programmes.

It also includes examples of Wellness Action Plans you can use with your participants (adults and young people).

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Risk assessment

This tool provides guidance on risk assessments, a template form and mental health considerations.

It explains why risk assessments are vital for protecting participants, staff, and the public, while promoting good decision-making, legal compliance, and a culture of safety.

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Escalation process

This document helps you to know what to do if you have a concern about someone’s mental health and how to escalate.

It also provides guidance on when and how to break confidentiality when escalating concerns.

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Code of conduct/ group rules

This document helps you to co-design a code of conduct/group rules with your participants. This helps to create a safer and more inclusive environment.

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Supervisions

This tool is designed to help managers to host supervisions with their staff.

It includes types of supervisions, guidance on how to host one and a template supervision form.

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Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)

Coming soon

Please contact sport@mind.org.uk if you would like more information on this.

Lone worker policy

This tool helps to protect deliverers working alone by clearly defining risks, responsibilities, and procedures.

It includes examples of lone worker policies, guidance on creating your own and a template policy.

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