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Child and family consultation

Psychology and Specialist Outreach - February 2010
dewsbury.psychology@kirklees.gov.uk

What support do we offer?
  • Promoting social and emotional skills and positive behaviour in children and young people
  • Specialist family and parenting support to parents.
  • Behavioural management advice for difficulties with temper tantrums, sleep problems, mealtime battles, hyperactivity and aggressive behaviour.

Examples of how we can support you

  • Work with school age children who have presented disruptive behaviours, anxieties about bullying, peer relationships, parental separation and other losses
  • Develop strategies to parents to help them develop more positive relationships with their child and manage difficult behaviours more effectively
  • Parent coaching and family and individual counselling
  • Work with schools on issues such as bereavement, anxiety management and anger management
  • Provide consultation to parents' groups in venues such as schools, community or health centres, usually in collaboration with another agency like health visitors.
  • Translation and interpretation into other languages can be provided.
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Who we are
A team of child and family consultants who provide support to families where there are social, emotional and behavioural concerns at home and school.
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Referring a child to us
Referrals to Child & Family Consultation may be made by parents, teachers and other agencies by telephone or letter.
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Contact details
You can make comments about our service either to your psychologist, or to the Principal Educational Psychologist by contacting our offices.

Child & Family Consultation Centre
Temple Road
Dewsbury
WF13 3QD

Tel: 01924 324850
Fax: 01924 324870
Email: dewsbury.psychology@kirklees.gov.uk
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