The team are based across the county in the following areas:
Call the team on 01726 873 311 or email the CAMHS Learning Disability Admin 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.
To make a referral, please call or email the team. We will then send you a referral form. Contact details are available at the top of this page.
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.
If you would like to help us celebrate good practice in our service, you can submit a WOW! Award (a short form) for a member of staff or team. We would value any positive feedback you would be happy to share.
If you feel dissatisfied with the service, we encourage you to contact our Patient Advice and Complaints Team so we can improve our service.
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.
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.
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.
Your therapist or nurse may ask you to see a psychiatrist. Psychiatrists are mental health doctors.
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.
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.
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.
