Health & Advocacy
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Health care is delivered by Porter Brook Medical Centre where we are able to access a General Practitioner and two nurses. The nurses visit the centre regularly [twice weekly] and are responsible for general health care screening and organising LAC medicals and immunisations.
Drug Counselling is provided by way of a drugs worker attending the centre once a referral has been made. Twice yearly the worker accesses education for 6 weeks to take part in the PSE classes.
We have weekly Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychiatric/ Psychology input from CAMHS. They presently provide:
- Individual therapeutic work with identified young people
- Court assessments when requested
- Full psychiatric assessments when requested from placing authorities
- Training of Social Work and Education staff in mental health matters.
- Advice and clinical supervision to staff
Art Therapy will be provided in the near future.
‘Voice for the Child in Care’ an independent representative visit’s the centre every week [sooner if requested], all young people have an opportunity to discuss or just to talk in confidence. They also represent young people in Reviews.
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