Contact details

Dr Nadine Eisenberg Clinical Lead Therapy Services Tel: 01244 390938 Email: [email protected] Therapy Service Registered Office: 14 Liverpool Road, Chester, CH2 1AE Adoption Matters, a company limited by guarantee. Registered in England No. 1617324 Registered Charity No. 512892

Offices also at: Blackburn Warrington Hale Manchester

8 www.adoptionmatters.org1 Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy with a clinical About Adoption Matters psychologist over 6 months:

Adoption Matters is an independent children’s charity specialising £4, 694 plus travel and room hire in adoption and adoption support. That is all we do, and have been doing so for nearly 70 years. This includes weekly sessions for three months then fortnightly sessions. We offer our services to an area across the whole of the North Telephone updates to social worker. West of England, North East Wales, parts of Yorkshire & Humber (Barnsley, Bradford, Calderdale, Doncaster, Kirklees, Rotherham, Mid term and final reviews with adopters and professionals. Sheffield, Wakefield and York) and to the South (Shropshire, Mid term and final reports. Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Telford & Wrekin, Walsall, Clinical supervision of therapist. Wolverhampton, Dudley and Sandwell).

We are the ONLY voluntary adoption agency in the North West to Individual work with play therapist over 6 months: be rated as Outstanding by Ofsted for three consecutive £5, 190 plus travel and room hire inspections. We were named Voluntary Adoption Agency of the year in 2014 and 2012 by the British Association of Adoption & This includes weekly sessions for 6 months. Fostering (BAAF). Reviews, reports and updates. Clinical supervision of therapist.

2 7 Therapy Therapy Service The cost of therapy will depend on the requirements of individual Adoption is a life enhancing and positive families. Costs will vary according to duration of the therapy and the journey for a family. At times however, type of intervention. In order to give some indication of costs some this process can become a cause for illustrative scenarios are given. distress and challenge. It is recognised that working with children and young Example Costs people that have experienced early trauma requires specialist knowledge and Theraplay with one child: expertise. Parenting such children can £3, 672 plus travel and room hire also present challenges and require This includes introductory and preparatory sessions. significant emotional resilience. In order to support and facilitate Theraplay assessment sessions with both parents (MIM). change, the therapy service provides evidence based interventions that best meet the needs of adopted children and their families. 12 Theraplay sessions. Each family has different strengths and needs. Adoption Matters Weekly phone consultation with parents. Therapy Service therefore provides a personalised therapeutic Mid term and final reviews with adopters and professionals. intervention based on a structured assessment. Mid term and final written report. Clinical supervision of therapist.

6 3 The Assessment Assessment Costs This is conducted by a clinical psychologist or child psychotherapist and will cover all aspects of a Work undertaken: child’s life. This will include sessions with the adopters, the child, school and other professionals 3 hours with adopters as appropriate. The assessment will provide clear

recommendations regarding a way forward. Any 1.5 hours observation/session of child therapeutic goals could usually be delivered by the therapist completing the report. 1 hour reading papers

Therapeutic Intervention 1 hour information gathering with social

worker Adoption Matters Therapy Service can provide a wide range of therapists located in the North West. The therapists have specialist 2 hours information gathering with other professionals including school, previous skills and experience of working with adopted children and their families. Approaches include Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy , carer if appropriate Theraplay, Child Psychotherapy, Filial Play Therapy , Eye Movement 1.5 hours feedback session Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR), I Matter. The approaches incorporate developments in neuropsychology, brain development Report and sensory integration. Therapists are registered to practice and have ongoing clinical Supervision supervision. Therapeutic interventions are informed by an assessment, have Total cost £1, 725 clearly defined goals with regular reviews as agreed. Work is evaluated so that progress and effectiveness can be monitored.

The cost of therapy will be determined by the duration and frequency of intervention. In order to provide indication of costs, examples of Travel and room hire if needed is additional. interventions are listed.

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