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By E-powermentDuring a conversation 18

• Strength cards →

  By E-powerment

  Cards with things you can be good at. Pick the cards that fit you, or choose three for someone else. Add when you showed it.

  CardsFor: On your ownWith your client

  e-powerment.nl/en/tools/krachtenkaartjes/

• Talk Cards →

  By E-powerment

  Pick a photo that fits what you want to say, and a question to talk about appears. For the start of a conversation, or when it falls silent.

  Conversation cardsFor: On your ownWith your client

  e-powerment.nl/en/tools/praatkaartjes/

• Appointment card maker →

  By E-powerment

  Make a clear card for your client's appointment, with pictures and large print. Print it and hand it over.

  Card makerFor: With your client

  e-powerment.nl/en/tools/afspraakkaart/

• River of life →

  By E-powerment

  Draw your life as a river, from the source to now. Where did it flow calmly, where were the stones, who helped you across? Then sail along it in a little boat and tell your story.

  LifelineFor: On your ownWith your client

  e-powerment.nl/en/tools/levensrivier/

• Values auction →

  By E-powerment

  What matters to you? Bid in an auction of things money cannot buy, on your own or with a group.

  GameFor: On your ownWith your client

  e-powerment.nl/en/tools/waardenveiling/

• Comic strip conversation →

  By E-powerment

  Turn what happened into a comic strip: who was there, what everyone said and what everyone thought. Then draw what you could do differently next time.

  Comic makerFor: On your ownWith your client

  e-powerment.nl/en/tools/stripgesprek/

• Talk board →

  By E-powerment

  A board game for talking together. Roll the dice, move your pawn and do what the square says. For a care professional with a client, a family or a group, on screen or on paper.

  Board gameFor: With your clientOn your own

  e-powerment.nl/en/tools/praatbord/

• What shall we talk about today? →

  By E-powerment

  At the start of a conversation, choose today’s topics together. Put them in order and say where you will start. Then show the card large or print it.

  Conversation aidFor: On your ownWith your client

  e-powerment.nl/en/tools/onderwerpen-kiezen/

• My network →

  By E-powerment

  Place the people around you in three circles: close, a bit further and further away. There are questions to talk about, and you can print everything.

  Network mapFor: On your ownWith your client

  e-powerment.nl/en/tools/mijn-netwerk/

• Scaling question →

  By E-powerment

  Use a number from 0 to 10 to show how things are now, and choose which number is good enough. Then you get questions to keep talking about, or to think about on your own. You can also print the scale.

  Conversation scaleFor: On your ownWith your client

  e-powerment.nl/en/tools/schaalvraag/

• Conversation table →

  By E-powerment

  A whole conversation in steps, on one screen on the table. Choose a route and go through the steps together. At the end you have one report: a sheet for your client and a text for the file.

  Conversation in stepsFor: With your clientOn your own

  e-powerment.nl/en/tools/gesprekstafel/

• Small step →

  By E-powerment

  Turn something you want to achieve into a few small steps, on your own or together with someone who helps you. Print your plan and tick off every step you have done.

  Plan makerFor: On your ownWith your client

  e-powerment.nl/en/tools/kleine-stap/

• How did the conversation go? →

  By E-powerment

  At the end of a conversation, say how it was for you. You pick a face for four sentences, and then you look at the answers together.

  ReviewFor: On your ownWith your client

  e-powerment.nl/en/tools/hoe-ging-het-gesprek/

• Visual timer →

  By E-powerment

  A clock that shows how much time is left. The green part gets smaller and smaller until the time is up.

  TimerFor: On your ownWith your client

  e-powerment.nl/en/tools/tijdklok/

• Weighing it up →

  By E-powerment

  For when you are unsure about a choice. List the pros and cons and choose how much each one weighs for you. A pair of scales shows what you wrote down.

  Pros and consFor: On your ownWith your client

  e-powerment.nl/en/tools/wikken-en-wegen/

• Feeling words →

  By E-powerment

  Find words for how you feel. Choose a feeling, then the words that fit and how strong it is. On your own or with someone who helps you.

  Conversation aidFor: On your ownWith your client

  e-powerment.nl/en/tools/gevoelswoorden/

• Card set maker →

  By E-powerment

  Make your own set of conversation cards for your work, with your own questions, pictures and card back. Play with them on screen, or print them to cut out.

  Card set makerFor: With your client

  e-powerment.nl/en/tools/kaartenmaker/

• Family map →

  By E-powerment

  Draw your family in a few minutes: who belongs with whom, who lives where, and how close people are. For a first meeting, a family conversation or your own overview.

  Family mapFor: With your clientOn your own

  e-powerment.nl/en/tools/familiekaart/

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By E-powermentFor yourself 18

• Body map →

  By E-powerment

  Where in your body do you feel it? Colour in a drawn body where you feel tension, pain, warmth or restlessness.

  Body mapFor: On your ownWith your client

  e-powerment.nl/en/tools/lijfkaart/

• Thought glasses →

  By E-powerment

  Is there a thought you cannot shake? Put on a different pair of glasses and look again. Eight pairs, from a magnifying glass to a river, each show the thought in a new way.

  Seeing differentlyFor: On your ownWith your client

  e-powerment.nl/en/tools/gedachtenbrillen/

• Energy meter →

  By E-powerment

  Plan your day with the energy you have today. You count it in spoons: choose how many you have, list what you will do and see how much is left. Then print your day card.

  Day plannerFor: On your own

  e-powerment.nl/en/tools/energiemeter/

• A tight month →

  By E-powerment

  Play a month of getting by on little money: choices, letters and setbacks. The fuller your head, the harder the game gets.

  SimulationFor: With your client

  e-powerment.nl/en/tools/een-maand-krap/

• Sensory mixer →

  By E-powerment

  How much sound, light, crowding and touch can you take? Set up your own mixing desk, see in which situations it gets too much, and what helps.

  Sensory profileFor: On your ownWith your client

  e-powerment.nl/en/tools/prikkelmixer/

• A little book about me →

  By E-powerment

  Make a little book about yourself, for people who do not know you yet. Print it on one sheet, cut once and fold it into an eight-page booklet.

  Booklet makerFor: On your ownWith your client

  e-powerment.nl/en/tools/boekje-over-mij/

• My compass →

  By E-powerment

  Look at eight areas of your life, choose what you want to work on and think of a first small step. Do it again later and compare two compasses side by side.

  CompassFor: On your ownWith your client

  e-powerment.nl/en/tools/mijn-kompas/

• My day →

  By E-powerment

  Plan your day with pictures. Choose what you do in the morning, afternoon and evening, and print your day.

  Day plannerFor: On your own

  e-powerment.nl/en/tools/mijn-dag/

• Questions for your appointment →

  By E-powerment

  Write down beforehand what you want to say and ask, and what to bring. Print your list, with space for the answers.

  Checklist makerFor: On your own

  e-powerment.nl/en/tools/vragen-voor-je-afspraak/

• Worry time →

  By E-powerment

  A set quarter of an hour for your worries. If you can do something about one, you choose a small step. If not, you put it away for now.

  ExerciseFor: On your own

  e-powerment.nl/en/tools/piekerkwartier/

• After a difficult conversation →

  By E-powerment

  A break of a few minutes for yourself, after a difficult conversation. You look back at what happened, what you feel and what you did well. Nothing is stored.

  ExerciseFor: With your client

  e-powerment.nl/en/tools/na-een-zwaar-gesprek/

• What helps me →

  By E-powerment

  Make a small card about what helps you when things are not going well. Print it, fold it and keep it with you.

  Card makerFor: On your ownWith your client

  e-powerment.nl/en/tools/wat-helpt-mij/

• Five senses →

  By E-powerment

  A calm exercise for when your head is full or you feel restless. Step by step, you notice what you see, feel, hear, smell and taste.

  ExerciseFor: On your own

  e-powerment.nl/en/tools/vijf-zintuigen/

• Breathe →

  By E-powerment

  A breathing exercise in four steps, for when you want to calm down for a moment.

  ExerciseFor: On your own

  e-powerment.nl/en/tools/adem/

• Three good things →

  By E-powerment

  Look back at the end of the day. Write down three things that went well. They go on a card that you can copy or print.

  ExerciseFor: On your ownWith your client

  e-powerment.nl/en/tools/drie-goede-dingen/

• Inner team →

  By E-powerment

  Your head often holds several voices at once, each wanting something different. Seat them at a table, let them speak in turn and make a decision as the chair.

  Meeting in your headFor: On your ownWith your client

  e-powerment.nl/en/tools/binnenteam/

• Courage ladder →

  By E-powerment

  Turn something you find frightening into a ladder, from easy to hard. Climb step by step and see in a small chart how the tension drops as you do it more often.

  Courage ladderFor: On your ownWith your client

  e-powerment.nl/en/tools/durfladder/

• My calm place →

  By E-powerment

  Build a place that calms you, with pictures and sound you mix yourself. Go there for a while when your head is busy.

  Calm place builderFor: On your own

  e-powerment.nl/en/tools/mijn-rustplek/

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• Obstacle course →

  By E-powerment

  Try for yourself what it is like to use a website when you cannot see well, your hand shakes, reading is hard or you only have a keyboard. Then you repair the website and try again.

  SimulationFor: With your client

  e-powerment.nl/en/tools/hindernisbaan/

• Alt text helper →

  By E-powerment

  Write good alt text for an image. Answer a few questions and get advice and a draft you can copy.

  Writing aidFor: With your client

  e-powerment.nl/en/tools/alt-tekst-hulp/

• Plain language check →

  By E-powerment

  Check whether your Dutch text is easy to read. See long sentences and difficult words, with a simpler word next to them.

  Text checkFor: With your client

  e-powerment.nl/en/tools/taalcheck/

• Keyboard test →

  By E-powerment

  Test your own website using only the keyboard. Ten short steps, each linked to its WCAG 2.2 requirement, show what works and what does not, with a tip for every point.

  Website testFor: With your client

  e-powerment.nl/en/tools/toetsenbordtest/

• Colour-blind view →

  By E-powerment

  See roughly how someone with colour blindness sees your colours or an image, and check whether your text has enough contrast under WCAG.

  Colour checkFor: With your client

  e-powerment.nl/en/tools/kleurenbril/

• Accessibility statement generator →

  By E-powerment

  List what your organisation has already done to make the website accessible, and what still needs doing. You get a simple statement in plain Dutch, as a PDF. Public bodies have their own official model.

  GeneratorFor: With your client

  e-powerment.nl/en/tools/toegankelijkheidsverklaring/

• Jargon hunt →

  By E-powerment

  Catch the difficult words in a text and choose a plain word instead. Play on your own, with your team or with your own text. The texts and words are in Dutch.

  Language gameFor: With your client

  e-powerment.nl/en/tools/jargonjacht/

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• 113 Zelfmoordpreventie ↗ (external website)

  By Stichting 113 Zelfmoordpreventie

  For people who think about suicide, and the people close to them. Call or chat day and night, free and anonymous. There is also online self-help.

  WebsiteFor: On your ownWith your client

  www.113.nl

• Alcoholinfo.nl ↗ (external website)

  By Trimbos-instituut

  Information about alcohol, with tests about your drinking. Ask your question anonymously by chat, email or the Alcohol Infolijn phone line.

  WebsiteFor: On your own

  www.alcoholinfo.nl

• Apotheek.nl ↗ (external website)

  By KNMP (Royal Dutch Pharmacists Association)

  Explanations about medicines and health, from pharmacists. You can put the site on your phone as a web app.

  WebsiteFor: On your own

  www.apotheek.nl

• BeterDichtbij ↗ (external website)

  By BeterDichtbij (owned by NVZ and SAZ, associations of hospitals)

  App to send messages and video call with your own care professionals. It only works if your care organisation takes part and invites you.

  AppFor: On your ownWith your client

  www.beterdichtbij.nl

• Centrum Seksueel Geweld ↗ (external website)

  By Landelijke Stichting Centrum Seksueel Geweld

  Help after sexual violence or an unpleasant sexual experience, even if it was long ago. Call 0800-0188 for free or chat, also anonymously.

  WebsiteFor: On your own

  centrumseksueelgeweld.nl

• Chat met Fier ↗ (external website)

  By Fier

  Chat anonymously with care professionals from Fier about violence, abuse or exploitation, for yourself or someone else. Open every day until 3 at night.

  WebsiteFor: On your own

  www.fier.nl/chat

• Databank Effectieve jeugdinterventies (NJi) ↗ (external website)

  By Nederlands Jeugdinstituut

  Database of programmes for support and help with growing up and parenting. An independent committee has assessed these interventions.

  WebsiteFor: With your client

  www.nji.nl/databanken/interventies

• De Kindertelefoon ↗ (external website)

  By De Kindertelefoon

  For children and young people: call or chat for free with a volunteer about what is on your mind. You do not have to give your name.

  WebsiteFor: On your own

  www.kindertelefoon.nl

• De Luisterlijn ↗ (external website)

  By De Luisterlijn (foundation, funded by the Dutch Ministry of Health)

  For a confidential talk when something bothers you. Call, chat or email anonymously with trained volunteers, day and night. Chat and email are free.

  WebsiteFor: On your own

  www.deluisterlijn.nl

• Dementie.nl ↗ (external website)

  By Alzheimer Nederland

  Information and support for people with dementia and the people close to them. With a forum, blogs and the option to email your question to an expert.

  WebsiteFor: On your own

  www.dementie.nl

• DGT Onderweg ↗ (external website)

  By Dialexis Advies B.V.

  App for dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) for people with borderline. With over 200 exercises, a crisis section and a schedule for the therapist.

  AppFor: On your ownWith your client

  dialexisadvies.nl

• Geldfit ↗ (external website)

  By Stichting NSR (Dutch debt help route)

  Do a check of your money matters and read tips. You can call, chat or WhatsApp Geldfit for free, also anonymously.

  WebsiteFor: On your own

  geldfit.nl

• GroeiGids ↗ (external website)

  By GGD GHOR Nederland, with public health services and youth health care organisations

  Information and tips about the development and upbringing of your child, from pregnancy to 18 years. With a free app and a parents’ chat.

  App and websiteFor: On your own

  groeigids.nl

• Het Juridisch Loket ↗ (external website)

  By Het Juridisch Loket

  Information, tips and sample letters about your rights in housing, work and debts. With a low income and little savings, you get free personal legal advice.

  WebsiteFor: On your own

  www.juridischloket.nl

• Huiselijkgeweld.nl ↗ (external website)

  By Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport

  Government information site about domestic violence, for care professionals and agencies. With factsheets, publications, interventions and the reporting code.

  WebsiteFor: With your client

  www.huiselijkgeweld.nl

• Huurprijscheck and Gebrekencheck (Huurcommissie) ↗ (external website)

  By Huurcommissie

  Use the rent check to work out the maximum rent of your home or room. The defects check shows who has to fix a problem in your rented home.

  WebsiteFor: On your own

  www.huurcommissie.nl/support/huurprijscheck

• Ik vermoed huiselijk geweld ↗ (external website)

  By Dutch government (Rijksoverheid)

  For when you are worried about someone at home. You read how to spot signs, start a conversation and where to get advice.

  WebsiteFor: On your own

  www.ikvermoedhuiselijkgeweld.nl

• Ikstopnu.nl ↗ (external website)

  By Trimbos-instituut

  Information and tips to stop smoking, vaping or using snus. You can call, chat or email for advice for free.

  WebsiteFor: On your own

  www.ikstopnu.nl

• In je bol (formerly Alles Oké? Supportlijn) ↗ (external website)

  By Seven organisations, including De Kindertelefoon, MIND and 113 Zelfmoordpreventie

  Platform about mental health for young people aged 16 to 27. With information, exercises and free, anonymous calls or chats with a volunteer.

  WebsiteFor: On your own

  injebol.nl

• Jellinek Online Zelfhulp ↗ (external website)

  By Jellinek (part of Arkin)

  Free and anonymous online self-help to cut down or stop alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, cocaine or gambling. For people with mild problems.

  Online programmeFor: On your own

  www.jellinekzelfhulp.nl

• JouwGGD ↗ (external website)

  By GGD GHOR Nederland, with public health services and youth health care organisations

  Website of the Dutch public health services for young people aged 13 to 23 about health, feelings and sex. You can email a question anonymously.

  WebsiteFor: On your own

  jouwggd.nl

• KopOpOuders ↗ (external website)

  By Trimbos-instituut

  Information for parents with mental health problems or an addiction, and their partners. Emailing an expert and the courses are not available in 2026.

  WebsiteFor: On your own

  Note: The site says emailing an expert, the group course and the self-help course are not available in 2026 (no funding); the information stays online.

  www.kopopouders.nl

• Kwikstart ↗ (external website)

  By Stichting Kinderperspectief

  App and website for young people turning 18. Explains housing, money, work, school and care, with information from your municipality if it takes part.

  App and websiteFor: On your ownWith your client

  kwikstart.nl

• Lees Simpel ↗ (external website)

  By Stichting Lees Simpel

  App that summarises a photo or PDF of a difficult letter in plain language. This is done with AI. You do not need an account.

  AppFor: On your ownWith your client

  www.leessimpel.nl

• MantelzorgNL ↗ (external website)

  By MantelzorgNL (national association)

  National association for informal carers. Information about support, money, work and housing, and the Mantelzorglijn for questions by phone, WhatsApp or email.

  WebsiteFor: On your ownWith your client

  www.mantelzorg.nl

• Mentaal Vitaal ↗ (external website)

  By Trimbos-instituut

  Information about mental health, with tests such as a depression test. Ask your question anonymously by phone, chat or email.

  WebsiteFor: On your own

  www.mentaalvitaal.nl

• Middelen Meter ↗ (external website)

  By Jellinek and Tactus Verslavingszorg (commissioned by Zilveren Kruis)

  App to keep track of your use of alcohol, tobacco, cannabis or sleeping pills and sedatives for 1 to 4 weeks. Your data stays on your phone.

  AppFor: On your own

  www.jellinek.nl/voorlichting-training-advies/middelenmeter-app-zelfstandig-je-gebruik-bijhouden

• MijnGezondheid.net and MedGemak ↗ (external website)

  By MijnGezondheid.net (app developer: PharmaPartners B.V.)

  Website and app MedGemak for your GP or pharmacy. You make appointments, order medicines, send messages and view your records.

  App and websiteFor: On your own

  home.mijngezondheid.net

• MIND Hulplijn (formerly MIND Korrelatie) ↗ (external website)

  By Stichting MIND

  Advice when you are stuck with mental health problems or worried about someone. Call, chat, WhatsApp or email a care professional. No treatment.

  WebsiteFor: On your own

  mindhulplijn.nl

• Minddistrict ↗ (external website)

  By Minddistrict

  Platform for online treatment and self-help in care. You only use the app if your care professional creates an account for you.

  App and websiteFor: On your ownWith your client

  www.minddistrict.com/nl-nl

• Nibud Geldplan Beter rondkomen ↗ (external website)

  By Nibud (National Institute for Family Finance Information)

  Online plan by Nibud, the Dutch budget institute. You fill in your goal and spending anonymously. You get tips to save money and a personal action plan.

  WebsiteFor: On your ownWith your client

  www.nibud.nl/tools/geldplan-beter-rondkomen

• NiceDay ↗ (external website)

  By NiceDay Healthcare Nederland B.V.

  App with a diary, routines and articles about mental health. You use it on your own or together with your therapist in mental health care.

  App and websiteFor: On your ownWith your client

  niceday.app

• NJi: information for parents (formerly Opvoeden.nl) ↗ (external website)

  By Nederlands Jeugdinstituut

  Information and tips from the Netherlands Youth Institute for parents and carers about growing up and parenting.

  WebsiteFor: On your own

  www.nji.nl/voor-wie/ouders

• Oefenen.nl ↗ (external website)

  By Stichting Expertisecentrum Oefenen.nl

  Practise reading, writing, maths, and computers and the internet online, on topics such as work, health and money. You create a free account.

  Online programmeFor: On your ownWith your client

  oefenen.nl

• Ommetje ↗ (external website)

  By Hersenstichting

  Walking app by the Brain Foundation. The app helps you make walking a habit, alone or in a team, with facts about your brain.

  AppFor: On your own

  www.hersenstichting.nl/ommetje

• Ongehinderd ↗ (external website)

  By Ongehinderd (social enterprise)

  App and website with information about how accessible buildings and places are for people with a disability. You can also rate places yourself.

  App and websiteFor: On your own

  ongehinderd.nl

• OOPOEH ↗ (external website)

  By Stichting OOPOEH

  The OOPOEH foundation matches people over 55 with a dog nearby to look after. Signing up as a dog sitter is free.

  WebsiteFor: On your own

  www.oopoeh.nl

• PsyMate ↗ (external website)

  By PsyMate BV (developed with Maastricht University)

  App that asks you at random moments how you feel and what you are doing. The basic module is free; uses for research or care are paid.

  AppFor: On your ownWith your client

  www.psymate.eu

• Regelhulp ↗ (external website)

  By Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport

  Government guide to care and support. Explains youth care, social support, home care, mental health care and long-term care, and where to ask for help.

  WebsiteFor: On your ownWith your client

  www.regelhulp.nl

• S@men Beter Thuis ↗ (external website)

  By Samen Beter Thuis (Oss)

  Short instruction videos and tips about caring, moving people and aids at home. For people who need care, informal carers and care professionals.

  WebsiteFor: On your ownWith your client

  www.samenbeterthuis.nl

• SchuldHulpMaatje ↗ (external website)

  By Vereniging SchuldHulpMaatje Nederland

  Free help with money worries and debts from skilled volunteers, in places where SchuldHulpMaatje is active. With a test and tips.

  WebsiteFor: On your own

  schuldhulpmaatje.nl

• Sense.info ↗ (external website)

  By Soa Aids Nederland, Rutgers, public health services and RIVM (an initiative of the Dutch Ministry of Health)

  Information about sex, love, relationships, STIs and contraception. Ask your question by chat, WhatsApp, email or phone, anonymously if you like.

  WebsiteFor: On your own

  sense.info/nl

• Steffie ↗ (external website)

  By Stichting Leer Zelf Online

  Website and app that explain difficult things in easy language, such as money, DigiD, health and going to the GP. You can also practise.

  App and websiteFor: On your own

  www.steffie.nl

• Thuisarts ↗ (external website)

  By Dutch College of General Practitioners, with Federatie Medisch Specialisten and Patiëntenfederatie Nederland

  Information about health and illness in plain language, made by doctors. With decision aids, videos and a free app.

  App and websiteFor: On your own

  www.thuisarts.nl

• Veilig Thuis ↗ (external website)

  By Veilig Thuis (25 regional organisations)

  Advice and reporting centre for domestic violence and child abuse. Call 0800-2000 for free day and night or chat, also anonymously, for yourself or someone else.

  WebsiteFor: On your own

  www.veiligthuis.nl/nl

• Villa Pinedo ↗ (external website)

  By Stichting Villa Pinedo

  Support for children and young people with divorced parents. Ask your question on the forum or chat for free with a Buddy who went through the same.

  App and websiteFor: On your own

  www.villapinedo.nl

• VraagMaar ↗ (external website)

  By 113 Zelfmoordpreventie

  App by 113 with explanations, exercises and tips for talking to someone about thoughts of suicide. Free and anonymous.

  AppFor: On your own

  www.113.nl/maak-je-je-zorgen-om-iemand/wat-je-kunt-doen-voor-een-ander/vraagmaar-app

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You can find all the tools at e-powerment.nl/en/tools/