Assessment for Child Behavioural and Mental Health Disorders – The Early Assessment Pathway

Currently assessment of children with behavioural or mental health issues is by differing agencies each with their own sphere of interest, methods and methodologies.  This can be time consuming and fail to fully investigate all the possible causes of a child’s difficulties.

If you are concerned about your child’s behaviour or progress let me help you. I can work with either parents, schools, charities or statutory agencies.

See: servicesguide.slough.gov.uk/kb5/sloughcst/directory/service.page?id=0tQZkqzpN4U

The key stages of the pathway are:

1. 1 Referral
2. 2 Detailed history taking
3. 3 Basic assessment of child fitness, sleep, nutrition, exercise patterns, existence of coercive factors
4. 4 Assessment of hearing, sight, physical co-ordination, speech capacity and non-verbal communication ability

Depending on results thus far, Stage 5 looks at capacity to manage their environment and its challenges.

The primary source of information is parent/teacher.  Direct access to child/pupil is not usually required.

Costs:

Negotiable – Unwaged/benefits assessment can be free

Others £60.00 initial assessment (up to two hours)

Together we can seek to improve your child’s life chances.  I am happy to receive informal enquiries.

Email: shircore@healthpromotion.uk.com
or
Tel: 07943 404 388