Child and Family Issues

JMA Psychologists, Social Work and Child Care Consultants are able to provide assessments and reports in the complex and sensitive area of child care where courts, social services professionals, guardians or parents require expert opinion on issues such as parenting skills, contact arrangements, potential for family change, neglect and fostering and adoption issues.

The interaction between family, medical and educational support where the children concerned may also have special educational or other needs can be considered as part of the assessment or consultation.

Consultants are in a position to carry out the following range of work:

• Parenting skills assessment and advice
• Attachment Issues
• Assessment of Risk to the Child
• Parent needs analysis
• Parental Capacity to make use of Professional Networks and to benefit from Training
• Individual Parent motivation, ability and personality
• Child and Young Person Assessment - ability, personality and special educational needs
• Resourcing Requirements
• Assessment of Contact Suitability and Contact Arrangements
• Family Therapy
• Mediation
• Special Educational Needs in the context of Child Care Issues

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Consultants are available for informal discussions about the services offered through telephone contact and e-mail. We provide assessments individually or jointly in homes, family centres, and other venues throughout in the South East and London area.