The Child Psychology Service provides general psychological services to children and their families as well as our specialist services to looked after and adopted children. Not for Profit The Child Psychology Service CIC is a Not for Profit Community Interest Company Ofsted Our adoption support services have recently been rated as Outstanding by Ofsted Web Do take a look at our website: http://www.thechildpsychologyservice.co.uk for more information about what we offer Publications Amongst others “Why Can’t My Child Behave. Empathic Parenting Strategies that Work for Adoptive and Foster Families” by Dr. Amber Elliott, our Director & Lead Clinician was published in 2013 by Jessica Kingsley. About the Adoption Support we offer: Assessments Although we are based in the Midlands we can travel throughout the UK for Psychological/Therapeutic Assessments. Approaches We use a variety of therapeutic approaches depending on the child and family’s needs, including: • Therapeutic parenting • Attachment therapies • Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP – Dan Hughes) • Theraplay • Family Therapy • Non-Violent Resistance (NVR) • In-depth life story work Presenting problems We work with a wide range of presenting problems, including: • Rage outbursts/aggression • Family conflict • Sexualised/sexually harmful behaviour • Controlling behaviour • Challenging behaviour at home and school • Sleep issues • Food issues • Sibling conflict Additional services In addition to direct work with families we also offer training and consultation to professionals including social workers, teachers etc