EPT CLINIC ARE EXCITED TO LAUNCH OUR SPECIALIST
TRAUMA, SENSORY-ATTACHMENT SERVICE
Inter-DISCIPLINARY, SPECIALIST ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION FOR COMPLEX NEEDS
About this Service
EPT Clinic are proud to provide one of Ireland’s only inter-disciplinary, trauma, sensory, attachment, and mental health service.
Using a developmental and family-systemic framework, the EPT Clinic’s team offer comprehensive, evidence-based assessments which can be used in court and to inform intervention plans for care teams.
For intervention, we use a bottom up- top down intervention pathway. Bottom-up approaches focus on a child’s raw emotions and defence systems by working with clients to modulate their bodies. Meanwhile, top-down approaches look to shift the way a child thinks – whether it’s veering them away from unhelpful rumination or encouraging curiosity for their reactions. Cognitive – behavioural, sensory – regulation, sensory – attachment and dyadic therapeutic strategies are employed as appropriate. A child-led and child focused plan is put in place, and progress is reviewed regularly. Story life work, art and play are often part of the therapeutic experience for the child or young person.
Assessment Elements
Psychology Cognitive and Developmental Assessment
Academic assessments (e.g. diagnostics for dyslexia)
Trauma, Sensory and Attachment Informed Occupational Therapy
Meaning of the Child Attachment Assessment
Story Stems Attachment Profile Assessment
Marschak Interaction Method
Trauma Psychometrics
Differential autism, trauma and attachment elements (e.g. ADI-R and ADOS-2)
Consultation with Care Team
Consultation with Carers
Interdisciplinary-Disciplinary Team Assessment
Mental Health Assessment (e.g. ASEBA)
Assessment for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Complex Trauma
Family Systemic Clinical Interviews
***Each assessment in EPT Clinic is tailored to the individual child and family.
MEET SOME OF THE SPECIALIST TRAUMA-ATTACHMENT TEAM
Bob O’ Brien
Psychotherapist
Cognitive Behavioural Therapist
Traumatologist
IACP M12521
Lorraine O.B. Madden
Principal Educational Psychologist, Traumatologist, and Attachment Specialist
Clinical Director of EPT Clinic
Emma McEvoy
BSc. (Hons) Occupational Therapy
Sensory – Integration Trained
Specialist Sensorimotor Art Therapist (in training)
Deirdre O’Shea
Therapeutic and Autism Specialist
Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapist
Assistant Psychologist
PSI M10572
Age and Needs Profile
We assess and support children from birth up to 18 years of age. Our team of specialist trauma and mental health professionals includes psychologists, trauma and sensory-attachment informed occupational therapists, mental health informed speech and language therapists, dyadic developmental and cognitive behavioural informed psychotherapists and psychologists.
Our services follow the advice of the World Health Organisation, and the National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioural Medicine. All therapeutic interventions align with HSE and NHS best practice guidelines.
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Assessment Options
1. Specialist Inter-Disciplinary, Psychology and Occpational Therapy Team Assessment (1-17 years).
May include the following:
- Provides a trauma, sensory, attachment profile for school, home and health services.
- Provides cognitive/IQ developmental ability profile and intervention plan for school, home and health services.
- Clinical interview with foster carer or primary carer (x1 care giver).
- Comprehensive mental health, social, emotional, and behavioural profile and intervention plan for school, home and health services.
- Trauma and attachment assessment.
- Sensory-motor assessment and intervention plan.
- The assessment report can be used to inform the child’s health, learning, care and access plan. It can also be used in court.
- Provides a care team feedback meeting.
2. Specialist TEAM Multi-Disciplinary Differential Diagnostic Autism, Attachment, Trauma and Assessment for Children in Care or in Complex Family Dilemmas (1-17 years)
- Provides team differential diagnostic assessment for autism, attachment, and trauma – clarifying the child’s primary diagnosis.
- Includes autism diagnostic assessments.
- Provides a trauma, sensory, attachment profile for school, home and health services.
- Provides cognitive/IQ developmental ability for school, home and health services.
- Provides a social, emotional, and behavioural profile for school, home and health services.
- The assessment report can be used to inform the child’s health, learning, care and plan. It can also be used in court.
- Report writing, complex formulation
- Feedback appointments
3. Specialist PSYCHOLOGY Team Cognitive, Learning, Mental Health, Attachment and Trauma Informed Assessment (1-17 years)
- Review of background information, documentation and consultation with members of the child’s care team.
- Cognitive/IQ developmental ability profile and intervention plan for school, home and health services.
- Academic assessment and diagnostics for dyslexia, dysgraphia and dyscalculia and screening for dyspraxia.
- Comprehensive mental health, social, emotional, and behavioural profile and intervention plan for school, home and health services.
- Trauma assessment to include Trauma Symptom Checklist (age-appropriate version)
- Story life work with child
- Attachment assessment (either child interview, or Story Stems assessment).
- CBCL mental health assessment
- Assessment of significant attachment figure (x1 included) – may involve the Meaning of the Child assessment and/or parent-child observations.
- Care and access recommendations
- Report writing, complex formulation
- Feedback appointments
Feedback from Tusla
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“This assessment has been incredibly helpful in terms of informing how we support this child.”