South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust Forensic Psychology Service National and Specialist CAMHS Information for referrers
Who do we see? This service is for young people 10-17 years who are engaged in, or are at significant risk of serious violence, sexually inappropriate behaviour and/or fire-setting. We also see young people with an emerging anti-social or Borderline Personality Disorder alongside their offending behaviour. Such young people may have exhausted available local CAMHS resources. We offer psychological assessment and treatment for young people and their families and consultation, supervision, teaching and training to other professionals. Referrals can come from YOS officers, CAMHS practitioners, Social Services, Tier 3 CAMHS services, courts or solicitors. Who is in the team: consultant clinical psychologist clinical psychologists. "Diversion of these young people into mental health services can reduce the risk of reoffending, promote a range of other positive outcomes and save costs across a range of public services (Sainsbury Centre, 2009)."
What assessments do we offer? Our service provides comprehensive assessments of young people in both community and secure settings. Forensic assessments can help to determine: cognitive functioning (eg IQ assessment) capacity to plead/stand trial risk and dangerousness mental health diagnosis (eg autism, ADHD, PTSD) neuropsychological functioning (eg impulsivity, executive functioning) the potential impact of mental health disorders on criminal behaviour appropriate sentencing and/or placements appropriate care plans or psychological treatment needs. SLaM gratefully acknowledges permission of the US Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to reproduce this image
Treatment and postassessment support Treatment options for young people Offence-focused CBT Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) Group work focusing on emotion regulation (DBT-informed), sexual offending, substance misuse and violent offending Adapted treatment for young people with ASD/ADHD/learning disability Parenting support Telephone support for young people and their parents/carers during office hours Support to professionals: Consultation to professional networks Consultation to multi-agency panels (eg RMP, MAPPA, CP Conferences) Supervision for CAMHS-YOS practitioners Teaching/training packages We have forensic expertise as well as experience in personality disorder, substance misuse, Asperger s Syndrome, ADHD, child abuse, family work, PTSD and Looked After Children.
How to make a referral Please contact us by phone or email Email: Dr Troy Tranah, consultant clinical psychologist/ head of service troy.tranah@slam.nhs.uk Dr Kate Johnston, clinical psychologist kate. johnston@slam.nhs.uk Address: Forensic Psychology Service National and Specialist CAMHS Michael Rutter Centre De Crespigny Park London, SE5 8AZ Fax: 020 3228 5011 Phone: 020 3228 3381 / 020 3228 2749
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