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Policy, performance and research

Policy-Guidelines

Confidentiality

All the work Psychological Services do with children, young people and their families is based on informed consent. This means that the service want you, as parents / carers, to know about and agree to any actions that we propose to take on your child’s behalf.

Psychological Services have created a leaflet to explain:

why we need to collect information
what information we might ask for How you can access the information we have
how we keep information and for how long
when we might share information

Word: Information for parents and carers: sharing personal information (46 KB)

Psychological Services aim to be open and transparent about their work and are happy to answer any questions you may have. Please contact us.

Please note that all documents are PDFs unless stated otherwise.

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Transitions

Educational Psychologists work closely with school staff and muilti-agency partners to support young people through important transitions. The following provides a list of documents giving details about transitions from one education stage to the next, e.g. from nursery to primary school.

Transition Guidelines from September 2008 (213 KB)

Preparing for Adulthood (128 KB)

Language and Communication

Language and the ability to communicate is central to the development of all children and young people.

Often Educational Psychologists are involved in assessing needs and recommending supports for children and young people who may have impairments in this area. In so doing Educational Psychologists work in partnership with others, including parents to promote the best outcomes for children suitable to their age stage and individual circumstances.

Language and Communication Strategy (161KB)

Self-Harm and Suicide

Educational Psychologists work with many young people who have emotional or mental health concerns.

Staff from the Psychological service worked with staff from other agencies to draw up inter-agency guidance for those working with children and young people involved in self-harm and suicide.

Inter Agency Guidance for those working with Children and Young People involved in Self-Harm and Suicide ( May 2008) (pdf, 654kb)

Dyslexia

Schools in West Dunbartonshire follow a staged intervention model with regarding to assessing and supporting children and young people who have literacy difficulties. Only when school staff feel that a child or young person requires more support or assessment that can normally be provide within school is an educational psychologist consulted regarding the possibility of dyslexia.

Assessment guidelines for Dyslexia (181 KB)

Parents Leaflet on Dyslexia (44 KB)

A Guide to: Dyslexia Information Parents and Carers (384 KB)

Getting It Right for Every Child

West Dunbartonshire Psychological Service is committed to the value and principals underpinning Getting it right for every child. This means we will always work hard to consult, listen to and involve children, young people and their parents in anything that concerns them.

Staff from the psychological service worked with partners in health and social work and others within education to draw up practice guidelines for staff working with children and young people with additional support needs and disabilities to have their say and fell involved in issues that affect them.

Helping Children and Young People to Have Their Say (June 2009) (1.25 MB)