The Children’s Therapies and Care Coordination Team provides a community-based service to children and young people who need specialist help in a range of areas. The team consists of physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, therapy assistants, education specialists, specialist nurse advisors and care coordinators. Our aim is to support children and young people in developing their skills to their full potential so they can participate in everyday activities, and this is in partnership with the child’s family and other important people in the child’s life, for example school staff.
The children and young people we work with may have a range of identified needs which can vary in severity and complexity. Some children and young people need a number of professionals to be involved (integrated approach) and this may be co-ordinated by the care co-ordination team. Others need support from one professional team only.