For diagnosis discuss with your Severe tic disorders GP who may refer to a may need medication paediatrician to ensure there is which may be no other underlying physical prescribed by a cause and would give a diagnosis CAMHS Consultant. if appropriate. Complex Tourettes with a co-morbidity will be assesses and treated by CAMHS. Mild Emotional Generalised emotional Universal and Targeted and and behavioural Services to offer assessment Behavioural difficulties that are and support and access to difficulties causing concern or Triple p or other parenting distress or are impacting training program. on health, development and welfare. Access through Get Set services. Learning disability is a Assessment and intervention by Where there are Moderate – significantly reduced specialist/allocated school nurses concerns that there is a Severe disturbance of ability to understand significant mental health new or complex difficulty as well as the mental health information, to learn learning disability and/or significantly new skills (impaired and/or challenging intelligence); with a behaviour then a challenging reduced ability to cope referral to CAMHS behaviour associated with independently should be made. (impaired social intellectual functioning); which impairment, genetic started before adulthood, with a conditions or lasting effect on acquired brain injury development. Challenging behaviour (including self-injurious behaviour) - culturally abnormal behaviours of such intensity, frequency or duration that the physical safety of the person or others is likely to be placed in serious jeopardy, or behaviour which is likely to seriously limit use of, or result in the person being denied access to, ordinary community facilities. Sexually Sexually harmful the police have taken Where co-existing harmful behaviour can be action in response to SHB mental health difficulties Behaviour described as persistent YOT will lead on assessment are present, CAMHS (SHB) sexual behaviour that and intervention planning and practitioner or YOT infringes the rights of provision. psychologist may joint others. work with service leading on response to SHB.
For diagnosis discuss with your GP who may refer to a paediatrician to ensure there is no other underlying physical cause and would give a diagnosis if appropriate. Severe tic disorders may need medication which may be prescribed by a CAMHS Consultant. Complex Tourettes with a co-morbidity will be assesses and treated by CAMHS. Mild Emotional and Behavioural difficulties Generalised emotional and behavioural difficulties that are causing concern or distress or are impacting on health, development and welfare. Universal and Targeted Services to offer assessment and support and access to Triple p or other parenting training program. Access through Get Set services. Moderate – Severe disturbance of mental health and/or significantly challenging behaviour associated with intellectual impairment, genetic conditions or acquired brain injury Learning disability is a significantly reduced ability to understand new or complex information, to learn new skills (impaired intelligence); with a reduced ability to cope independently (impaired social functioning); which started before adulthood, with a lasting effect on development. Challenging behaviour (including self-injurious behaviour) - culturally abnormal behaviours of such intensity, frequency or duration that the physical safety of the person or others is likely to be placed in serious jeopardy, or behaviour which is likely to seriously limit use of, or result in the person being denied access to, ordinary community facilities. Assessment and intervention by specialist/allocated school nurses Where there are concerns that there is a significant mental health difficulty as well as the learning disability and/or challenging behaviour then a referral to CAMHS should be made. Sexually harmful Behaviour (SHB) Sexually harmful behaviour can be described as persistent sexual behaviour that infringes the rights of others. the police have taken action in response to SHB YOT will lead on assessment and intervention planning and provision. Where co-existing mental health difficulties are present, CAMHS practitioner or YOT psychologist may joint work with service leading on response to SHB.
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