CAMHS Learning Disability Team
Contact the team
The team are based across the county in the following areas:
- St Austell: Shaw House, Porthpean Road, St Austell, PL26 6AD
- Redruth: The Hive, Kernow Building, Wilson Way, Pool, Redruth, TR15 3QE
Call 01726 873 311, leave a voice message, and we will get back to you.
CAMHS Learning Disability Team
This specialist team provide a service to children and young people with moderate, severe or profound learning disability.
We support children and young people who have a mental health need.
Children and young people with this level of learning disability may develop complex patterns of behaviour which can be distressing. This can include hurting themselves and other people and it can be difficult to keep them safe.
A referral to the team is made to the CAMHS Access Team via the Early Help Hub.
If your referral is accepted, you will be contacted by a member of the team who will arrange to meet you. This could be at your home, in clinic or at your child’s school.
We will work with all the people who are involved with your child or young person or we can point you in the right direction for different services.
Who’s who in the team
Clinical psychologist
You may see a clinical psychologist if you feel sad, angry, worried or scared.
If others are worried that you may hurt yourself of someone else or be hurt by someone else.
To find out what you are good at and what you find difficult.
They may help you by talking and listening to you about your feelings. This is called therapy.
They can teach you ways to understand your feelings.
They will look at pictures with you. These are sometimes called tests or assessments.
Clinical psychologists do not give medication.
We will work with you and the people that support you.
We will see you at your home and in your setting.
This could be at your pre-school, nursery, school, college or out of school setting.
Learning disability nurses
What we will do
Look at your physical health needs such as pain, teeth, going to the toilet.
Ask you about your communication and sensory needs.
Ask you about your mental health needs and find ways to help you.
Make referrals you need, like seeing a specialist dentist or speech and language therapist.
Help to understand your relationships.
Point you in the right direction for different services.
Explore any behaviour needs you may have
Find out about your medication needs and support you with this
Work with you and the people that support you.
See you at your home and in your setting.
This could be at your pre-school, nursery, school, college or out of school setting.
Occupational therapists
They find out how you cope with things like noise, smells, movement, light, and touch.
This can be a good way to work out how to support you to feel better.
We will try to understand what is difficult for you.
We will try to help you do activities that are important for you and help you feel better.
We will work with you and the people that support you.
We will see you at your home and in your setting.
This could be at your pre-school, nursery, school, college or out of school setting.
Psychiatrists
Your therapist or nurse may ask you to see a psychiatrist. Psychiatrists are mental health doctors.
How they can help
Assess and plan treatment for mental health difficulties.
Help problems with your thoughts and feelings. …
Advise GPs about tests or investigations that might help you.
See if there are medicines that may help. If you already take medicine, see if you still need them.
We will work with you and the people that support you.
We can see you in a clinic.
Speech and language therapy
How we can help you
Find ways for you to tell or show people what you want or need.
Find ways to help you to understand
Find ways to tell or show people how you are feeling, or if something hurts and where it is.
How we will work with you
We will work with you and the people that support you.
We will see you at your home and in your setting.
This could be at your pre-school, nursery, school, college or out of school setting.