Child & Adolescent - Psycan
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Child & Adolescent
I offer a comprehensive wrap-around service within my area of Clinical Psychology.
Medico legal psychological services for children:
Child care proceedings and Comprehensive/global parenting assessment
Risk assessment for abuse and emotional harm
Assessment of impact of physical, sexual, emotional or mental harm and
subsequent projected developmental pathway or potential
Assessment of physical neglect and subsequent impact
Emotional assessment of children and families
Child and adult attachment assessments
Custody and access assessments and proposed negotiation pathways
Couple/Parental Conciliation support
Clinical Psychological Services for children:
Assessment of Pervasive Developmental Disorders, e.g. Autism Spectrum
Disorders
Assessment of Attention Deficit and Hyperactive Disorder: Both ADD and ADHD
Specific childhood difficulties, e.g. OCD, Phobias, Anxiety, Depression, etc.
Social integration difficulties, e.g. ODD
Evaluation of sexual abuse disclosures/allegations
Attachment, Sibling and Relationship intervention methods
Psychometric assessments and testing, including:
• Intelligence/Cognitive and Developmental delays
• Specific Developmental assessment tools
• Attachment difficulties - source and impact across childhood
• Emotional and social impairment
• Childhood trauma assessment – both acute and chronic
• Emerging Personality patterns
• Emerging Mental Health difficulties
• Comprehensive Psychological profiles
• Academic difficulties both developmental and academic related.
Therapeutic and Treatment approaches:
• Non-directive play therapy
• Structured Play Therapy – ‘Theraplay’
• Art Therapy techniques
• Jungian Sand Play
• Generalise psychodynamic child-oriented therapeutic techniques
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Children
• Behavioural Therapy
• EMDR techniques
• Sibling intervention techniques
• Parent/child guidance and behaviour modification programmes
• Tailored guidance on contact issues
