Clinical psychology support

Clinical psychology support

What is Paediatric Clinical Psychology?

• Paediatric Clinical Psychologists have training in child development and understanding how people think, feel and behave. They specialise in working with children, young people and families around coping, adjustment and living with a medical condition and/or its treatment.
  
• The Clinical Psychologists are part of the diabetes team.
  
• We understand that managing diabetes is a daily job and can affect you and the people around you. Diabetes can affect how you feel or think about things. People can sometimes feel fed up, worried, stressed, angry, upset or down. We aim to help you and your family understand the links between diabetes, how you think and feel, and the things you do to see if there are ways in which we can help things to feel better.
  
• It can also sometimes be difficult to look after diabetes with the various things to remember and do. Finding ways of fitting diabetes care in with other parts of everyday life so that it doesn’t feel like diabetes is ruling things is important. People cope with this in different ways which can be more or less helpful.
  
• The psychologists, alongside the rest of your diabetes team, are here to help. We can talk with you and try to help you find ways of coping with the difficulties or feelings that you and your family may be facing.
  
• Mythbuster: you do not have to be mad or bad to see a psychologist!

If you would like to speak to a team psychologist, please mention this to your Consultant or Specialist Nurse who will ask us to get in touch with you. If you need urgent advice, please contact your paediatric diabetes specialist nurse.

Here are some other sources of support you might find helpful:

ONSIDE
A comprehensive support service for children and young people aged 0-25 working across Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Key services provided include early intervention (to prevent escalation), preventative support (focusing on resilience, coping strategies and emotional wellbeing) and higher level, targeted mental health support.
www.onside-advocacy.org.uk

Reach4wellbeing
Reach4Wellbeing aims to promote positive wellbeing, reach Children and Young People in their communities and reduce the stigma of mental health. They provide short-term group programmes for children and young people age 5-18 experiencing mild to moderate anxiety and low mood. https://camhs.hacw.nhs.uk/reach4wellbeing

Kooth
A safe, anonymous site for young people to online advice, support and counselling.
www.kooth.com

Wellbeing and Emotional Support Teams (WEST) in Schools
Designed to help children and young people aged 5-18 years access mental health and wellbeing support early on in educational settings. https://camhs.hacw.nhs.uk/west/

Lumi Nova
A fun digital therapy app to help 7 to 12 year olds self-manage their worries.
https://luminova.app/handw

NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Talking Therapies (age 16+)
Provides a range of free, confidential support to people aged 16 and over across Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
This includes online therapy, groups and courses, 1:1 therapy and employment support.
www.talkingtherapies.hwhct.nhs.uk/about-us

Droitwich Wellbeing Hub
Provides an open-access counselling service in the Droitwich community to children, young people and adults.
www.droitwichwellbeinghub.com/