At HSR Psychology we ensure that we meet the needs of children and young people. To achieve this we ensure that any specific assessments, intervention, or direct work, is only carried out following an initial discussion.
An initial discussion allows us to understand the background and your expectations of our involvement. Having an initial discussion ensures any services we provide appropriately identify or address needs.
Our process for any specific assessments, intervention, or direct work is as follows:
Needs relating to fibromyalgia can be assessed with or without a formal diagnosis, and can usually be categorised into; cognitive and mental health needs. At HSR Psychology, we can support pain management through psychological techniques through our mental health support, but we do not assess physical symptoms.
A full history will be taken, this will include the development of needs and how an individual is affected. The history will also look at any existing reports and input which has been provided.
Cognitive needs can be assessed through a full cognitive assessment, or through an assessment which focuses on a specific area, such as attention or memory. Identifying areas of needs will allow our team to work with the individual to implement support strategies and techniques.
Mental health needs associated with fibromyalgia can include, anxiety and depression. Mental health needs can be assessed through a clinical interview or questionnaires.
Specific assessments used will vary between individuals and the needs being assessed, potential assessments can be discussed during the Initial Discussion.
After an assessment the information will be collated to show an individual’s strengths and needs. After an assessment, a report can be delivered with the findings and may include recommendations.
Following an assessment, our team members might recommend a bespoke intervention to target specific areas of needs, or to focus on coping strategies using identified strengths.
Understanding fibromyalgia in more detail, including the brain’s pain pathway, and learning how to use appropriate strategies helps children, young people and those around them, which is why we offer psychoeducation of needs to parents/carers and education staff.
Our team support many interventions. Such interventions to support needs related to fibromyalgia can include:
To allow them to best support the child or young person, we provide consultancy and recommendations to adults. To find out about interventions which we can provide and support, please contact us.
Arrange an Initial Discussion to find out how we can help. The initial discussion lasts 1-1.5 hours, comes with a written recommendation summary and is a starting point to identify needs. The cost is £260.
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Fibromyalgia can impact multiple areas of an individual’s daily life, in particular with areas related to cognition and mental health. Identifying the individual’s needs sooner can ensure that effective interventions are delivered in order to provide strategies and techniques. To arrange an initial discussion, or to discuss your needs further, then please contact us to speak to a team member.”
Once again thank you for all your help and for actually listening to me when others wouldn’t.
Jodie (Parent)
Thank you Julie once again for the excellent report, it captured the child’s needs entirely - SENDIASS, parents and me commented on how well written it was. Many thanks for your continued assistance.
SENCO
Sarah Ward was brilliant with us. Really happy with the help and support, would recommend.
Joanne (Parent)
I think the work you have been doing has been great to help break the stigma of mental health and as a fellow sufferer I know how important that is.
Mental health professional
Many thanks for Sarah W’s hard work with our students which has been very well received.
Deputy Head
Really enjoyed it and learnt lots that I can take back to school. Thank you for the quality experience.
Sarah Tindal
Thank you Julie once again for the excellent report, it captured the child’s needs entirely - SENDIASS, parents and me commented on how well written it was. Many thanks for your continued assistance.
SENCO
We provide bespoke solutions to suit all budgets and requirements for children and young people aged 0-25 in homes, education settings and the community. Our clinical, educational and child psychology services are cost effective.
To make a referral and arrange an initial discussion please complete our referral form.
Ready to get started? The next step is to speak to our team to find out more about the services we provide and how we can help. Call us on 0161 820 9229 or email office@hsrpsychology.co.uk
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