Ashwood Associates formerly The Ashwood Practice and Baker Duncan private psychological and psychotherapeutic services for adults adolescents and children. Providing Specialist Private Assessment and Treatment Services across the whole spectrum of psychological-mental health conditions and childhood developmental problems, including Aspergers Syndrome, Autism, Autistic Spectrum Disorders, ADHD and OCD.

Consultation

Part of The Ashwood Practice Other Services

The Ashwood Centre provides consultation in a number of forums.

Please see sections within Other Services on Looked After Children, Medico-Legal consultation and Training Conferences.

Examples of consultation work: Foster Carers – caring for traumatised children Adoptive Parents – caring for traumatised children Social Workers – Risk Management / Care Planning Residential Carers – team building / caring for traumatised children / managing services therapeuticallyTeachers – child development problems / attachment disorders

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Consultation work tends to be more complex and so is most often carried out by senior practitioners who have prior expereince of consultation work and years of experience in their field.

Consultation work...

Can be part of an ongoing agreement
 Can be a "one off" arrangement
Can be for an individual, a family, a group or a team
Can have a number of different aims
Needs to be thoughtfully set up