The Clinical Team

Psychologists working with other teams to improve positive outcomes for children and families.

On this page

What the Clinical Team is

The Clinical Team is a therapeutic team made up of:

  • clinical psychologists
  • assistant clinical psychologists
  • an educational advisory teacher
  • a child and adolescent psychiatrist
  • a family practitioner
  • an administrator 

What the team does

The Clinical Team offers a number of systemic interventions to staff working with families.

We aim to

  • promote family and placement stability for young people
  • support assessments
  • prevent family breakdowns
  • support successful transitions into adulthood.

Who we support

Families and young people

Teams that work with:

  • families who are at risk of family breakdown as well as children and young people living in residential homes
  • families who need early support and social care planning
  • vulnerable young people aged 16-25 who need accommodation and support.
  • families where a child or young person is living away from their birth family and a move back home is being considered

County council staff and external professionals

Our support to teams includes:

Staff training: We offer varied training programme to the staff teams that we support. This includes training in specific approaches as well as broader topics such as resilience, working with parents, child mental health, child development, and the transition from child to adult mental health services.

Reflective practice: We offer reflective practice which gives workers a chance to step back and reflect.

Psychology consultations: We offer the teams we support psychological consultations in which staff are able to discuss a family in detail, with the aim of informing the assessment process, deepening the understanding of the family’s needs and challenges, and considering ways of promoting family engagement and/or informing any future interventions.

Direct work with children and families: Following consultations, the Clinical Team offers direct work to children and families when their psychological and therapeutic needs are not being met by other services. This work is tailored to the needs of the child and family and can involve assessment, formulation, and interventions. 

How to contact us

If you are a member of the public, this page is for information only. We can only accept referrals from Oxfordshire County Council professionals.

If you are an external professional, you can contact us here.