Clinical Child Psychology for Children with Moderate, Severe and Profound Learning Disability

Local Offer

The service offers assessment leading to a formulation and intervention plan for a range of presenting problems with a psychological basis e.g. Anxiety, OCD, Eating problems, Sleep, Challenging behaviour, trauma. The service is part of the multi-disciplinary diagnostic pathway for Autism Spectrum Disorder offering Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) assessments to children with a learning disability.

Other activities that are provided under the service include:

·         Parent groups e.g ASD parent groups – Cygnet.

·         Behaviour management groups: Riding the Rapids and Incredible Years (Additional Needs).

·         Parent Child interventions: Parent Child Game.

The service is mainly advisory in nature e.g. offers advice to parents and carers to help them understand and change their child’s behaviour. When appropriate individual work is undertaken with a child. Neuro Psychological assessment is undertaken when required.

There are close working relationships with the Paediatric Learning Disability Nursing Service for East Lancashire and many of these interventions are delivered jointly.

There is no time limit in terms of number of sessions. However, we would need parents to be ready to undertake interventions as recommended. If it is not the right time for the family to do this due to external factors then the referral will be closed and the family can seek re referral at another point.

Who to contact

Contact Name
Ailsa Smith
Contact Position
Consultant Clinical Child Psychologist
Telephone
01254 226480 01254 226480
E-mail
Ailsa.smith@lancashirecare.nhs.uk

Where to go

Name
The Mount
Address
Whalley Road
Accrington
Lancashire
Postcode

BB5 5DE

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Availability

Referral required
Yes
Referral Details

Referrals can be  made by:

  • G.Ps

·         Medical Consultants e.g. Paediatricians, Neurologist, neonatology.

·         Paediatric learning disability nursing service

·         Learning disability special schools

·         Social Work Team for Children with Learning Disability / Complex and Additional Needs

·         Child Development Centre

·         Educational Psychology

·         SENCO in mainstream school.

 

The service is free of charge. All referrals are responded to within 18 weeks, but there might be a waiting time longer than 18 weeks to receive appropriate individual or group treatment.

Other notes

Contacts for further information

Ailsa Smith - Consultant clinical Child Psychologist

The Mount, Whalley Road Accrington, BB5 1AR (BB5 5DE for Satellite Navigation)  

01254 226480 or Ailsa.smith@lancashirecare.nhs.uk

Other services will have a role in providing support such as; CAMHS, health visitors and other professionals. The service is not commissioned out of hours.

Local Offer

Description

The service is carried out in Blackburn with Darwen, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley areas. The base is:

  • The Mount, Whalley Road Accrington, BB5 1AR - Telephone 01254 226480

There is no out of hours service provided. If there was an emergency the family would be directed to contact Social care Duty Team or A&E or G.P as appropriate.

Contact Name
Ailsa Smith
Contact Telephone
01254 226480
Contact Email
Ailsa.smith@lancashirecare.nhs.uk
Local Offer Age Bands
0-5 years
5-11 years
11-16 years

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