CAMHS Survey, SEND Reforms Implementation & comedy 18th May 2015
Dear All A couple of key headlines this time… Please feel free to circulate this to your own groups and networks. What are your experiences of Children’s & Adolescents Mental Heatlh Services (CAMHS)? Would you like your experiences to inform the future CAMHS strategy and help to shape CAMHS services locally? Healthwatch Richmond is inviting schools, and families of children & young people that use (or have used) the Children’s &Adolescents Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in Richmond to share their opinions and experiences of the services they receive. The surveys aim to capture a snapshot in time and so will run from 18th May 2015 and close on 19th June 2015. The surveys explore both Tier 2 and Tier 3 services (definitions below) and are being sent to parents via various support groups and the SENCo’s / Inclusion managers in schools. The parent’s survey: http://goo.gl/forms/8e8lBe0HLR The school’s survey is being distributed via the Headteachers and, again, the SENCo’s / Inclusion managers. The school’s survey:
http://goo.gl/forms/jaSZHlt0Fj
If you would like a .pdf version, please reply to this e-mail (although it’s much easier to collate the responses if they are sent on-line) Healthwatch Richmond is facilitating the parent survey on behalf of Richmond SEND Family Voice (RSFV), ADHD Richmond and Richmond NAS. Particular thanks go to ADHD Richmond who shared their development work on a CAMHS survey, and hence made shaping the parent survey much easier! Definitions… CAMHS Tier 2 This is known in Achieving for Children as the Emotional Health Service. The service is accessed through the Single Point of Access (SPA) and is provided across the community of both Kingston & Richmond. Professionals in the service include Clinical Psychologists and Family Therapists. A wide range of support and interventions are provided, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Systemic Family Therapy. Sessions take place in school, the family home and buildings in the community. CAMHS Tier 3 This service consists of specialist multi-disciplinary teams such as the CAMHS teams that include psychiatrists. Children and young people may be presenting development problems such as autism, hyperactivity, depression, eating disorders and even early onset psychosis.