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Therapy FAQs
What happens if my child need a referral to a specialist?
We have established links with our local GP surgery who provide a weekly clinic, we also
provide clinics throughout the year for visiting neurologists, foot clinics, dentist and other
specialists as required. Alongside this, our therapists work closely with the local orthotics
department to ensure support and maintenance of required orthotics input. In therapy and
nursing, as well as the specialist therapist, practitioners and nurses we provide onsite there
may be times we need to refer to external services for additional input for our children and
young people. At these times, we work collaboratively with our external partners to ensure
referrals are completed as appropriate and these are completed in agreement with families,
the multi-disciplinary teams at St Elizabeth’s and, of course, with the children and young
people. Where required, a capacity assessment would be completed and action continued
in line with the child’s wishes and best interests as appropriate.
How often will my child access therapy?
Each child is assessed prior to admission and then follow up assessments completed upon
admission. These assessments alongside outcomes set in the EHCP will provide the clinical
need for your child. Therapy is delivered in a range of ways including 1:1 sessions, group
therapy, whole class sessions and programmes, care plans and protocols which are
integrated throughout their day to ensure they receive the therapy input they require. The
frequency and duration of this input will vary depending on your child’s needs. All needs are
continually reviewed and assessed throughout the year to ensure their input is appropriate
to meet their needs and continue to help them to maintain and develop their skills to the
best of their ability.
Do you work with Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)?
Our nursing and Positive Behaviour Support teams work closely with the wider multidisciplinary team to refer to CAMHS if this is felt to be required. For those individuals who are
moving to St Elizabeth’s and are currently seen by CAMHS, this would be part of the
admission and transition process as to how their input would continue depending on the
placement your child would have at St Elizabeth’s. Some may continue their current CAMHS
input at home or this may be transferred to our local services. However, whether your child is
a day student or attends as residential our teams will work closely with their current CAMHS
provider to ensure the current input and support is continued and maintained.
How do you work with existing health care providers and therapists such as teachers of
children with visual impairments or private therapists?
During the pre admission process through to the admission stage, we work with those
currently involved with your child and their needs to ensure we have the most up to date and
accurate information to ensure continuity of care and input. Your child may already be seen
by a private therapist, so depending on the need this input may be transferred over to an
allocated therapist on site, however we are also able to accommodate continuation of the
private therapist input alongside the input of our onsite therapists. For some children and
young people, their private therapists are very well known to them and it is important their
input is continued. This agreement would be made as part of the transition process. This
would also be the case for other specialist professionals such as teachers of children with
visual impairments who may continue to provide input during your child’s time at St
Elizabeth’s.
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