Children & Young People's Services Resource guide for professionals

ReferralsAccesscriteriaService Provision0 – 5 yearsPatients can be referred to the service by a GP, health visitor,paediatrician, occupational therapist, educational therapist or otherhealth or social care professional. Families may also self refer to theservice.Children/ Adolescents aged 0-18Children/ Adolescents with mild to moderate psychological difficulties.Children/ Adolescents with a home address in Hackney and/or a HackneyGP.Children/ Adolescents where the legally responsible parent/guardian hasgiven consent for referral.Children/ Adolescents with psychological difficulties which are likely to behelped by a short term psychological intervention.First Steps clinicians are based in Children’s Centres and participate inthe Multi Agency Team meetings for joint, integrated service for childrenand families that require a multi-agency service provision. We offerSolihull parenting groups for parents of children under 5 years.5 – 11 years First Steps offers direct interventions at GP practices and Children’sCentres. We also offer topic based groups e.g. Calm Connections,Transition groups. We also offer the Triple P parenting programme forparents of children between the ages of 12-16 years as well as WebsterStratton Parenting groups for those aged 2-8years.11 – 19 years First Steps provides a psychology service in CHYPS Plus for 11 to 18 yearold clients.This service is focussed on increasing emotional health and well-beingfor young people, and provides specialist psychological assessment andshort-term intervention for young people, their parents and/or carers.Clinicians work to provide specialist psychological input to the broaderCHYPS Plus team, raising the awareness of professional and nonprofessionalcolleagues about the psychological needs of young peoplein Hackney. First Steps works in a multi-agency partnership with CHYPSPlus and other youth services to deliver appropriate services. Youngpeople requiring more specialist and longer-term intervention aresignposted appropriately by the First Steps manager in CHYPS Plus.Other servicesCity and Hackney have been successful in their application for Children’sIAPT. First Steps Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust,East London Foundation Trust and Young Hackney (London Boroughof Hackney) have come together to form the City and Hackney IAPTpartnership. The lead agency for the City and Hackney IAPT partnershipis the Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.The City and Hackney IAPT partnership will be sending 5 applications forthe PG Diploma in CYP IAPT therapy. Candidates for the IAPT trainingwill be 3 members of staff from First Steps and 2 from Young Hackney.Two Clinical Supervisors attending the IAPT Clinical Supervision coursewill be from First Steps and East London Foundation Trust.Resource Guide for professionals | Updated January 2013 19