Consultation and training

The CAMHS Alliance offers supervision, consultation and training to other professionals working with children, young people and their families in City and Hackney. Please contact us to discuss your needs and how we may be able to help.

Duty clinician

First Steps, Specialist CAMHS, CAMHS Disability, and Children and Families Clinical Service operate a ‘duty clinician’ system during working hours, so someone is always available to offer phone support and advice regarding a family you are working with. This can include discussing potential referrals to our service. Please see individual service pages for contact details.

CAMHS Disability consultations

CAMHS Disability provides an informal monthly forum over lunch for professionals to discuss cases where a child has a disability or special needs. A range of clinicians – including clinical psychologist, psychiatrist, family therapist and child psychotherapist – are on hand for in-depth case discussion and learning around potential referrals; step-up and step-down; and complex cases that do not meet the criteria for referral.

When: Second Wednesday of every month, 12.30pm-1:30pm

Where: Room SF02, Hackney Ark, Downs Park Road, London, E8 2FP

First Steps consultation and training

First Steps, Specialist CAMHS, CAMHS Disability, and Children and Families Clinical Service operate a ‘duty clinician’ system during working hours, so someone is always available to offer phone support and advice regarding a family you are working with. This can include discussing potential referrals to our service. Please see individual service pages for contact details.

  • The Solihull Approach for health visitors / family support staff / school staff
  • Understanding difficult behaviour for nursery staff
  • Using the ‘Tree of Life’ approach with vulnerable children
  • What professionals need to understand about baby bonding and attachment
  • Why the early years matter
  • Responding to eating and drinking difficulties