"Army of therapists to be sent into schools to tackle anxiety epidemic" Meant to get to this yesterday. I find this v concerning. 700+ word article about medical assessment & interventions for kids via schools and the word 'parent' is not mentioned once!https://www.google.co.uk/amp/www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/12/03/army-therapists-sent-schools-tackle-anxiety-epidemic/amp/ …
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Completely agree. I'm far too cynical to not look for what might be hidden! To me, It feels like it's missing the key issues too. MH is complex & a specialist area v good reasons. Many of these MH 'first aiders' will be well meaning but untrained sch staff.
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This is just going to be a 'spot & refer' model for most teachers I think. Laura's last paragraph touches on the new, embedded role. But even clinical evaluation requires consent. Never mind if you are unhappy with subsequent referrals. This could get messy in a hurry!pic.twitter.com/fxav8feJPZ
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I hope you're right, (although concerned if they don't do that already), but I read it differently. I.e. that they want to train up sch staff in identification, CBT etc. Consent is a very grey area, especially if gained from CYP, how many can say 'no' to sch staff?
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I'm not averse to having 'spotters' & staff trained in CBT. But I'd want parents involved throughout. I'm very averse to consent being turned into any shade of grey whatsoever tbh & there's a built-in power imbalance in the teacher-pupil relationship. Potential for coercion high.
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I completely agree about consent & spotters. Real counsellor/CBT training takes years & some approaches can do more harm than good. I think it's a pretty badly thought out idea all round & potential for things going very wrong are huge.
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Quite. The need for parental involvement seems clear to me. They're called 'guidelines for consent to EXAMINATION or treatment' for a reason. How do we ensure that crucial line is not casually crossed by this so-called 'army' of school therapists assessing everyone?
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In reality, I doubt much will change. They don't seem to have enough time/support as it is let alone taking on more responsibilities. Time will tell.
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You may be right. I shall be looking out for any such arrival of said new role in my little one's school though. At which point I shall probably have a similar chat with them to the one I had with the school nurse. I like to make lines clear!!
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