Therapeutic Practitioner

Convenience and accessibility are key to our therapeutic support. We offer sessions in various venues across local communities, including schools and family hub sites. If accessing our venues poses a challenge, we work together to find a solution.

As a member of Norfolk & Waveneys Children and Young Peoples Alliance, we're part of an integrated mental health service network dedicated to THRIVE principles: Getting Advice, Getting Help, Getting More Help, and Risk Support. Alongside partners like The Benjamin Foundation, Norfolk & Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, Norfolk County Council, and Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust, we're committed to providing comprehensive support to children and young people aged 0-25, ensuring their mental health needs are met every step of the way., Assess each referred child and young person as appropriate and liaise with the wider service regarding their needs

Carry out Routine Outcome Measures or other outcome and feedback measures at the appropriate points of the intervention as advised by the service

Provide the appropriate number of therapeutic sessions based on the service provision and young persons needs

Deliver a single session approach where appropriate

Provide high level professional therapeutic practice using appropriate interventions which are outcome focussed and evidence based

To ensure comprehensive written records are kept of sessions, assessments, planning, progress and decision making

Appropriately identify and transition referrals between relevant programmes and other services as necessary

Pro-actively encourage service user involvement and feedback to monitor the quality and impact of our interventions and inform ongoing service improvements

Complete paperwork as required to show progress made and impact of provision

Promote other Ormiston Families services where appropriate

Ormiston Families is one of the leading charities working with children, young people and families in the East of England. We take early and preventative action to support families to be safe, healthy and resilient. All our services help people to build stronger networks, learn from experience and feel in control of their own wellbeing. We can only achieve this with the people who choose to work for us.