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Overview

Our specialist multi-disciplinary team undertakes assessments of whole families where children are on the edge of care or in care-proceedings and makes recommendations about care, contact and therapy and support needs. Whole family assessments pre- or during care proceedings including exploration of parenting capacity, adult psychiatric, attachment, trauma, cognitive and neurodevelopmental functioning and needs. Packages of therapy can be commissioned for children, young people and their parents, carers and whole families following family trauma including abuse (physical, emotional, sexual, domestic abuse or homicide), neglect, traumatic loss, or separation.

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Family trauma assessments

Overview 

The team undertakes whole family assessments pre- or during care proceedings including exploration of parenting capacity, adult psychiatric, attachment, trauma, cognitive and neurodevelopmental functioning and needs. We also accept referrals for assessment of therapeutic needs of children post care-proceedings when they are placed in foster care, residential care or with adoptive parents.

Costs 

For third-party funders, the cost of this work is charged at £200.00 per hour per clinician. For parties in receipt of Legal Aid Agency (LAA) funding, we adhere to LAA rates. From the information you provide in the enquiry form, the team will be able to determine the most suitable package of work and we will be able to provide you with specific information including timescales and any associated costs for the work. 

Contact us 

To make a referral to this service, please complete our online enquiry form: https://forms.office.com/r/vt3WA2t811.

We do operate on a first-come first-serve basis from when we receive formal Instruction of the work. In the first instance, however, we would ask for the enquiry form to be completed by both parties.

Family trauma treatment

Overview

Packages of individual and family therapy following care proceedings, while children are in the care of the local authority and with families affected by trauma but where safety has been established  

  • Consultation to networks and organisations working with family trauma  
  • Supervision to teams and organisations working with family trauma 
  • Training to individuals and teams undertaking these assessments 

Cost 

For third-party funders, the cost of this work is charged at £200.00 per hour per clinician. From the information you provide in the enquiry form, the team will be able to determine the most suitable package of work and we will be able to provide you with specific information including timescales and any associated costs for the work. 

Contact us  

To make a referral to this service, please complete our online enquiry form: https://forms.office.com/r/vt3WA2t811.

We do operate on a first-come first-serve basis from when we receive formal Instruction of the work. In the first instance, however, we would ask for the enquiry form to be completed by both parties. 

Contact us

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