CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST
Services Offered
Getting to Know You
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Comprehensive assessment to get to know the young person and their family and identify areas of strength and need, both at home and in school.
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Standardised neuropsychological assessment and interpretation to gather a detailed picture of cognitive functioning.
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Capacity assessments.
Bringing Together a Shared Understanding
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Sharing ideas and agreeing how best to understand the current concerns.
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Providing information about brain injury.
Making a Difference
The plan for support will depend on the unique circumstances of each young person, their family set up, and their personal goals.
1:1 work can include:
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Education about brain injury
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Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)
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Narrative therapy
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Solution focused therapy
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Trauma and bereavement work
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Life story work
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Emotional literacy
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Systemic therapy
Wider work can include:
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Positive behaviour support plans
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Neuropsychological training for school and home staff
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Supervision for school staff and support worker(s)
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Emotional support for parents, siblings and the whole family, including systemic family therapy.
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Neuropsychological strategies and systems to develop skills and ways of compensating for the effects of a brain injury.
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Guidance with educational provision and the content of an education, health and care plan (EHCP).
