A tiered CAMHS approach is helping to improve access to mental health services for looked after children and reduce placement breakdowns. It uses a team-around-the-child package of care, including a CAMHS psychologist, family placement officer, social workers and foster carer, with other practitioners co-opted as required. The team meets monthly to ensure the needs of the child are understood and acted upon.
A tiered CAMHS approach is helping to improve access to mental health services for looked after children and reduce placement breakdowns. It uses a team-around-the-child package of care, including a CAMHS psychologist, family placement officer, social workers and foster carer, with other practitioners co-opted as required. The team meets monthly to ensure the needs of the child are understood and acted upon.
Subject terms:
looked after children, mental health problems, multidisciplinary services, placement disruption, prevention, access to services, child and adolescent mental health services, early intervention;
Examines the cases of 154 young people under 18 who were admitted to and discharged from residential institutions via 4 agencies (probation, social services, education and psychiatry) in 1990. Examines the effect on the young people of their time in residential care.
Examines the cases of 154 young people under 18 who were admitted to and discharged from residential institutions via 4 agencies (probation, social services, education and psychiatry) in 1990. Examines the effect on the young people of their time in residential care.
Subject terms:
looked after children, mental health problems, multidisciplinary services, probation, remand, residential child care, secure accommodation, young offenders, young people, day services;
Adoption and Fostering, 26(4), Winter 2002, pp.65-75.
Publisher:
Sage
The authors argue that, despite the number of government measures aimed at meeting the mental health needs of looked after children, there has been a lack of integration of models of 'good practice' among childcare and mental health professionals. Taking into consideration the 'tiered model' recommended by the NHS Health Advisory Service report, the authors advocate a developmental approach through the implementation of a multi-disciplinary service that combines the best of psychiatric, psychological, social work and child care perspectives.
The authors argue that, despite the number of government measures aimed at meeting the mental health needs of looked after children, there has been a lack of integration of models of 'good practice' among childcare and mental health professionals. Taking into consideration the 'tiered model' recommended by the NHS Health Advisory Service report, the authors advocate a developmental approach through the implementation of a multi-disciplinary service that combines the best of psychiatric, psychological, social work and child care perspectives.
Subject terms:
intervention, looked after children, mental health problems, mental health services, multidisciplinary services, psychiatry, social work, attachment, challenging behaviour, children, foster care, good practice;
Young Minds Magazine, 55, November 2001, pp.28-31.
Publisher:
YoungMinds
In the second of a series of articles on the 24 innovation projects, the article describes the work of five projects and suggests that Government support means their work should lead to sustained improvement in mainstream children's mental health services.
In the second of a series of articles on the 24 innovation projects, the article describes the work of five projects and suggests that Government support means their work should lead to sustained improvement in mainstream children's mental health services.
Subject terms:
interagency cooperation, looked after children, mental health problems, mental health services, multidisciplinary services, prevention, service users, social care provision, user views, young people, children;
GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate
Publisher:
HMSO
Publication year:
1995
Pagination:
102p.
Place of publication:
London
Subject terms:
HIV AIDS, inspection, learning disabilities, looked after children, mental health problems, multidisciplinary services, older people, physical disabilities, quality assurance, social services, social welfare law, social care provision, staff development, training, alcohol misuse, child protection, community care, children, domestic violence, drug misuse;
This book brings together contributions from the UK, Ireland and the rest of Europe, USA, Australia and New Zealand, that cover existing practices for interventions with young people at risk, that are positive in nature, such as the collaboration between multi-disciplinary teams and young people, joint-working practices and building on some young peoples’ strengths during adolescence, of inherent resilience, peer group support and mentoring, and ability to self care. In addition, Parts III to VIII detail the darker topics of suicide and self-harm, confrontational behaviour (including gangs, bullying and fire-starting), substance misuse, sexual behaviour (including health and sexuality issues), mental health problems (including eating disorders, depression, cult group membership) and marginalised young people and looked after children, with the various, expert contributors giving their ideas on the best methods for risk assessment and practical interventions with vulnerable young people experiencing these difficulties. Themes of anti-oppressive practice, and the importance of culture, values and ethics run throughout the 17 chapters of text as well as the editor’s introduction and summary.
This book brings together contributions from the UK, Ireland and the rest of Europe, USA, Australia and New Zealand, that cover existing practices for interventions with young people at risk, that are positive in nature, such as the collaboration between multi-disciplinary teams and young people, joint-working practices and building on some young peoples’ strengths during adolescence, of inherent resilience, peer group support and mentoring, and ability to self care. In addition, Parts III to VIII detail the darker topics of suicide and self-harm, confrontational behaviour (including gangs, bullying and fire-starting), substance misuse, sexual behaviour (including health and sexuality issues), mental health problems (including eating disorders, depression, cult group membership) and marginalised young people and looked after children, with the various, expert contributors giving their ideas on the best methods for risk assessment and practical interventions with vulnerable young people experiencing these difficulties. Themes of anti-oppressive practice, and the importance of culture, values and ethics run throughout the 17 chapters of text as well as the editor’s introduction and summary.
Subject terms:
joint working, intervention, looked after children, mental health problems, mentoring, multidisciplinary services, peer groups, resilience, risk assessment, self care, self-harm, sexuality, sexually transmitted infections, substance misuse, suicide, vulnerable children, young adults, young offenders, young people, adolescence, bullying, collaboration, depression, eating disorders, gangs;
Location(s):
Australia, Europe, Ireland, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States
hospital social work, medical social work, medical social workers, looked after children, mental health problems, mental health services, multidisciplinary services, offenders, older people, physical disabilities, private foster care, residential care, residential child care, registers, social work, social work education, social worker-service user relationships, terminal illness, user participation, transracial adoption, transracial foster care, visual impairment, youth justice, anti-discriminatory practice, black and minority ethnic people, case records, care homes, child protection, community care, children, employment, equal opportunities;