Mental Health counselling in Brent

A Tier 2 and Tier 3 service provision for children and young people around mental and emotional health issues, including: • Swift and comprehensive assessment of the young person's needs • Provision of the therapeutic intervention • Education, prevention advice and counselling on issues concerning young people's mental health. • Advice and information on a range of emotional well-being topics to any young person referred to the service. • Referrals to specialist provision if required. • Support to parents and professionals/staff in meeting the young person's needs. • Interventions based on good quality evidence where this exists.

Individual plans focus on key issues and consider the following components: • An intervention programme setting clear goals to be achieved in a specified timescale. • Possible contact with family or carers • Interface with employment, education or training • Interface with the wider community

• Interventions offered include: • Initial Assessment based on the Centre's designed model (provided by a Mental Health Engagement Worker, Psychodynamic Counsellors/Therapists or Psychotherapists). • Adolescent Exploratory Therapy (AET): a combined assessment and therapeutic intervention (provided by Psychotherapists, Psychoanalysts or Psychodynamic Counsellors/Therapists). • Psychotherapy - long term therapy (provided by Psychotherapists, Psychoanalysts or Psychodynamic Counsellors/Therapists). • Family/Parent Therapeutic Work (provided by Psychotherapists, Psychoanalysts or Psychodynamic Counsellors/Therapists) • Referral if needed to Brent CAMHS Adolescent Team, Drugs & Alcohol Service, Sexual Health Service, and other appropriate services or agencies.

Additional information: An existing contract is being modified to effect a 6 month extension to allow the future model of care to be considered by commissioners.

The modification is to continue for an additional 6 months will increase this by £179,000 pro-rata for 6 months until the new expiry of 30th September 2021.