About us
Family Action is a charity committed to building stronger families by delivering innovative and effective services and support that reaches out to many of the UK’s most vulnerable people.
We seek to empower people and communities to address their issues and challenges through practical, financial and emotional help
Children’s Therapeutic Service for Schools
Our Children’s Therapeutic Service for Schools supports children and young people by helping to develop their mental health and emotional wellbeing, thereby helping to improve their attendance and engagement with education. We also provide consultation services and training for staff. / Service address
Fosse Neighbourhood Centre
Mantle Road
LeicesterLE3 5HG
Tel: 0116 216 8334
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Family Action
Children’s Therapeutic Service for Schools
Providing therapy for children and young people,and consultation services and training for staff
‘The professionals that Family Action offer are experienced and engaging and, most importantly, always willing to adapt their [work and] timetables to meet the needs of the school. The service is professional, simple and effective.’ / About our service
The Children’s Therapeutic Service aims to support some of society’s most vulnerable children and young people by helping to develop their mental health and emotional wellbeing.
In doing so we also aim to help reduce the need for long-term and cost intensive responses from health and social care.
Through this spot purchase service we offer a range of creative and talking therapies across the West and East Midlands, includingdrama therapy, art therapy, integrative therapy, humanistic therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.
Supporting children and young people
We offer individually tailored therapeutic support for children and young people aged 5 to 18 who:
- have experienced trauma through loss, neglect or abuse, including Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE)
- are adopted or on a Special Guardianship Order (SGO)
- are using sexually abusive behaviour.
We offer a bespoke package of support to meet the needs of individual schools. A therapist might, for example, be on a school site for a day a week during term-time to provide:
- one-to-one support to a child
- group work
- a drop-in clinic
- staff training and support.
All our therapists are highly skilled, experienced and registered with relevant professional bodies. They have an enhanced DBS check, and undertake regular clinical
and casework supervision.
The service is registered with Ofsted as an Adoption Support Agency, and has been awarded a ‘good’ rating.
Get in touch
Please get in touch using the contact details overleaf if you:
- would like to discuss our Children’s Therapeutic Service for Schools
- are interested in commissioning a tailor made package of therapeutic support for your school.