The Safe and Sound Protocol

About

This is an independent service, which is not run by the NHS or WSCC.

This service is not checked by WSCC and including it on the Local Offer website does not mean that it is a recommended service.

Before using this service, we recommend you make your own checks. Your checks should include being happy that: the service will meet your needs; staff are properly qualified; policies are in place to keep everyone safe and you know how much the service will cost.

Use this guidance for advice about what to ask to help you make sure that children and young people are happy and protected in clubs, groups and activities. Find out more on our terms and disclaimer.

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The Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) is a 5-hour listening intervention, which can have powerful impacts on how you/your child interact with the world around them. The SSP opens the system for greater social engagement by working directly with the vagus nerve. That which comes after the SSP can cement and extend what is gained. Repeated and consistent responses from the people around your child will enhance their new sense of safety and reinforce the new behaviour.

What we do

• Can help your child with easing anxiety, trauma and attachment, social and emotional difficulties, auditory sensitivities, and inattention.
• To access the service, you can contact us for an initial free chat, or you can book an assessment.
• We now also offer group listening, where sessions take place over a period of four weeks online, and involve a mixture of Zoom sessions and "self-study".

Age range

4-13

Wheelchair accessible

Yes

Free to use

No

Our users say

Improved sleep, reduced aggression and an incredible improvement in social engagement.