Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service

Primary Mental Health Worker Team Referral Guide

September 2013

Introduction

The role of a Primary Mental Health Worker (PMHW) for children and adolescents was outlined in the Health Advisory Service (HAS) report ‘Together We Stand’ in 1995.

The report recognised that frontline professionals (Tier One), for example Health Visitors, Teachers, Social Workers and General Practitioners are the main people who promote child and adolescent mental health and are able to offer early interventions to support children and families in managing difficulties.

In addition to existing CAMHS services the PMHW role was developed, thus facilitating easier access to consultation, information and training.

The Primary Mental Health Worker also provides a bridge between Primary Care (Tier One) and the specialist CAMHS (Tiers Two, Three and Four). The Primary Mental Health Worker helps ensure that children, young people and families receive interventions from the most appropriate professionals.

Some of the comments received in a previous audit of professionals who had worked with a Primary Mental Health Worker included:

Less threatening, stigmatising and pathologising for families.

Offers a more accessible, more flexible and quicker response.

Assists in working out a co-ordinated response so that families receive the most appropriate service.

Empowers families and professionals rather than undermining them.

Assists professionals in increasing their knowledge, skills and confidence.

What does a Primary Mental Health Worker do?

We work across all agencies involved with children including Social Services, Education, Health and the voluntary sector, offering the following:

Consultation:

If you have concerns about the mental health of a child or young person, are working with them and are unsure of what to do next, you can ring or meet with a Primary Mental Health Worker for a discussion. If you would find it useful, we can set up consultation times when we can visit your agency.

Joint Working:

Via the consultation process, with a family’s permission, the Primary Mental Health Worker may visit a family with you to discuss mental health issues.

Networking:

We provide information about the services that different agencies offer and we are able to advise you and the family regarding the most appropriate service to meet a child or young person’s mental health needs.

Direct Work:

Through the consultation process the Primary Mental Health Worker may take on short duration therapeutic work with a child/ young person and their family.

Education, Training, and Information:

If there are issues relating to child and adolescent mental health that you feel either you or your team would like more information or training on, then contact us.

Referrals

We enclose a Referral form, or alternatively letters would be acceptable. Before referral, where possible, we would strongly encourage you to consult with the Primary Mental Health worker as to whether, for example, the referral meets the criteria for our service.

Frequently Asked Questions

What essential information do I need when I contact the Primary Mental Health Worker?

Parental/young person’s agreement to contact.

Child/young person’s date of birth and address.

Child/young person’s school and GP.

Details on family composition, especially parents/carers’ name if different to the child’s.

Details of any other agencies involved or previously involved, for example educational support services, health visitor, social services and outline of their current role.

Parental/young person’s consent to Primary Mental Health Worker contacting other involved agencies.

An outline of the family/young person’s concerns and what they think would be helpful.

An outline of your concerns and what you think would be helpful.

What about confidentiality and consent?

Before discussing a child or young person with the Primary Mental Health Worker we would ask that you always gain permission from their parent or guardian. If a young person is aged 16 years or over you can get permission from the directly, however it is usually advisable that the parent or guardian is made aware.

You can discuss a child or young person with us without giving their name, however for our involvement beyond consultation we would need consent.

As we work across agencies we often talk to other professionals involved with a child or young person, for example schools. We would ask you to gain parental/young person’s agreement to this before contacting us.

What is the age range of children and young people with whom the Primary Mental Health Worker are involved?

All children from 0 to 18 years old regardless of whether they are in Education. Children under 5, Private School Boarder Pupils and Private School Day Pupils will be allocated to the PMHW who covers the geographical area within which their home is situated.

Young people who attend College(s) can either be referred to the PMHW in whose Geographical area in which they live or to a PMHW of their former school if you are aware that there has been previous involvement.

You can no longer refer directly to Lime Trees. If you think a child requires a referral to Lime Trees discuss this with the Primary Mental Health Worker who may make an initial assessment and then decide with you and the family if Lime Trees offers the most appropriate service, or if there may be other services more suitable. If a child or young person requires a referral to Lime Trees the Primary Mental Health Worker can arrange for them to be seen speedily should this be needed.

PRIMARY MENTAL HEALTH WORKERS FOR CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH SELBY AND YORK PCT

Phil Wilkins – Sector 1 – The Cabin. Selby CP School, Flaxley Road, Selby YO8 4DL 01904 724551

Barwick Parade

Brotherton & Byram

Burton Salmon CP

Cawood CE

Fairburn CP

Hambleton CE

Kellington CP

Monk Fryston CE

Selby Abbey

Selby Community Primary

Selby High

Sherburn High

Sherburn-In-Elmet Athelstan CP

Sherburn-In-Elmet Hungate CP

South Milford CP

Thorpe Willoughby CP

Wistow Parochial CE

Jennifer Cornwell – Sector 2 – The Cabin. Selby CP School, Flaxley Road, Selby YO8 4DL 01904 724550

Barlby CP

Barlby Bridge CP

Barlby High

Barlow CE

Brayton Infants

Brayton Juniors

Brayton High

Camblesforth CP

Carlton-In-Snaith CP

Chapel Haddlesey CP

Cliffe

Drax CP

Hemingbrough CP

Hensall CP

Hirst Courtney & Temple Hirst CP

Holy Family RC

Longmans Hill

Kirk Smeaton CE

North Duffield CP

Read School

Riccall Cp

St Marys RC

Whitley & Eggborough CP

John O’Brien – Sector 3 – 01904 552311

Clifton Children’s Centre, Kingsway North, Clifton, York, YO30 6JA

Bishopthorpe Infants

(Archbishops) Bishopthorpe Juniors

All Saints

Dringhouses

Knavesmire

Millthorpe

Poppleton Road

Scarcroft Road

St Barnabas

St Pauls

Marion Lawrence – Sector 4 – 01904 555005

Hobmoor Children’s Centre, Green Lane, Acomb, York, YO24 4PS

Acomb Primary

Carr Infant

Carr Junior

English Martyrs

Hobmoor

Manor

Our Lady’s

Poppleton Ousebank

Rufforth

St Mary’s

Westfield

Woodthorpe

York High

Mark Jackson– Sector 5 – 01904 552310 Clifton Children’s Centre, Kingsway North, Clifton, York, YO30 6JA

Alne

Burton Green

Canon Lee

Clifton Green

Clifton With Rawcliffe

Lakeside

Easingwold Secondary

Easingwold Primary

Forest of Galtres Anglican

Huby CE

Husthwaite CE

Linton on Ouse

Skelton

Stillington

Sutton on the Forest CE

Wigginton

Martin Cross – Sector 6 – 01904 551756

The Avenues Children’s Centre, 6th Avenue, Heworth, York, YO31 OUT

Burnholme

Haxby Road

Hempland

Headlands

Heworth

Huntington

Huntington Primary

Joseph Rowntree

New Earswick

Park Grove

Ralph Butterfield

Robert Wilkinson

Sherriff Hutton

St Wilfred’s

Stockton on Forest

Tang Hall

Yearsley Grove

Lynda McGeorge P/T – Sector 7 – 01904 551757

The Avenues Children’s Centre, 6th Avenue, Heworth, York. YO31 OUT

Fulford

Dunnington Primary

Elvington Primary

Escrick

Lord Deramore’s

Naburn

St Oswald’s

Wheldrake

Jenny Walters P/T Sector 8 – 01904 551757

The Avenues Children’s Centre, 6th Avenue, Heworth. York YO31 OUT

Archbishop’s (Secondary)

Badger Hill

Derwent Infant’s

Derwent Junior’s

Fishergate

Osbaldwick

St Aelred’s

St George’s

St Lawrence’s

Queen Margaret’s School.

Angie Casterton Team Leader Sector 9 – 01904 724265 (Long Term Sick leave- referrals to Johnh O’Brien, PMHW) .Lime Trees, Child, Adolescent and Family Unit, 31 Shipton Road, York YO31 5RE

Appleton Roebuck CP

Barkston Ash

Copmanthorpe CP

Kirk Fenton Parochial CE

Long Marston CE

St Joseph’s CP

Saxton CE

Tadcaster East CP

Tadcaster Riverside CP

Tadcaster Grammar Secondary

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