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Guidance for professionals in Gloucestershire working with young people with mental health or emotional wellbeing concerns
Lumi Nova
New Resource May 2024
Lumi Nova lesson – Talking about worries
‘Talking about worries’ is an interactive lesson designed for years 3 - 6. The session lasts approximately 45 minutes and supports students to:
- Recognise what worries might feel or look like
- Suggest some actions that a person might take if they are worried
- Have an idea about what might work best for you to help you deal with worries
- Learn about a new, fun, digital game called Lumi Nova that can help you with your worries
To download the Talking about worries lesson, click here (you will need to login with your GHLL Review login details).
About
Lumi Nova: Tales of Courage is an engaging child-led, parent/guardian supported therapeutic intervention that can be used on most smartphones or tablets.
It facilitates graded exposures (the active ingredient of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) with psychoeducation to empower 7-12 year olds with mild to moderate needs to learn to self-manage fears, worries and anxiety.
It is practical, age appropriate, non-stigmatising, encourages self management and provides user progress and health outcomes data in real time to authorised professionals.
Self sign up: Families can sign up themselves by visiting http://luminova.app/glos where they will find information about the service and the registration form
Information for Professionals: Professional Information: Any professional who may wish to signpost to Lumi Nova can learn more by attending a Gloucestershire Lumi Nova Discovery Session
Information for Parents: Parents wishing to have more information can attend a Parent Lumi Nova Discovery Session
A therapeutic digital intervention (game) for childhood anxiety:
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For 7-12 year olds (facing difficulties with anxiety)
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Therapeutic basis: Psychoeducation and Exposure therapy
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Embedded outcome measures
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Built in safeguarding & accessibility features
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Provides data to Authorised Professionals securely through the VitaMind Hub
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Available on Android and iOS
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Co-created with young people, guardians, teachers, clinicians, academics, game experts
Points of use:
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Early support settings
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Self referrals
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Point of triaging
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Waitlist management
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As adjunct to specialist support
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To prevent relapse
Lumi Nova does not require constant clinical supervision.
Lumi Nova is designed to help children and young people with mild to moderate levels of anxiety. If your child struggles with worry, they may seem to fear the worst in specific situations, they may lack the confidence to cope with new challenges in those situations, and they may even often complain of tummy aches, muscle aches, or headaches in response to a specific worry.
Lumi Nova is not suitable to help children or young people with complex needs or whose generalised worry prevents them from participating in most day-to-day activities. It is not designed to help young people in crisis.
Have a question or need support?
Contact luminova@bfb-labs.com
Case Studies
Lumi Nova: Resources
Here you’ll find a variety of resources including short video links, posters, flyers and more that you can use to raise awareness about Lumi Nova internally or externally. If you need something that isn’t listed here then please email: luminova@bfb-labs.com
