Falkland House School has a dedicated, on-site clinical team that works with both our education and care teams, and directly with young people to create an environment to removes barriers to learning and enables young people to thrive. Our clinical team is made up of a Psychotherapist, Educational Psychologist, Occupational Therapist and Speech & Language Therapist who are strongly embedded within the school, and work closely with young people delivering 1:1 sessions, social communication classes and supporting the delivery of an enteroception curriculum.
All children joining Falkland House School Perth join our clinical pathway. This begins with initial checklists completed by our clinical team – and where possible, parents – in Speech & Language Therapy and Occupational Therapy, in addition to a checklist for the young person’s presentation. These simple checklists are evaluated and summarised for the clinical team and overseen by our Clinical and Wellbeing Lead.
Our clinical pathway then includes an initial 12-week period of observation, and together with any additional assessments, input from family, key staff, and relevant professionals, forms the basis of an initial clinical plan.
The levels of support required for each young person are determined by the clinical team during this period of assessment, and we regularly review our therapeutic support, with amendments made for any emerging areas of need. This is documented and shared during regular progress review meetings.
Following their assessment, the following levels of clinical provision are then available to young people:
Universal: Clinicians support staff to create a positive environment for learning and living
Enhanced: Support and strategies are provided to education and care staff to carry out directly with the young person and to be reviewed by the clinical team as and when needed
Specialist: Specialist assessment to be carried out and/or direct 1:1 input provided regularly by a clinician