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This resource is about family based treatment with the Sheffield eating disorder assessment and treatment team (SEDATT). What is family based therapy? Family based treatment is (also known as the Maudsley approach) well evidenced as a treatment for anorexia. It is an intensive outpatient approach...

This resource is about occupational therapy with the Sheffield eating disorder assessment and treatment team (SEDATT). What is occupational therapy? When someone struggles with an eating disorder, their previous healthy interests fade. This leads the eating disorder and related behaviours to be the...

This resource is about cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) with the Sheffield eating disorder assessment and treatment team (SEDATT). What is CBT? CBT is a talking therapy that can help yo identify how your thinking affects how you feel and how you behave. It is an evidenced based therapy for eating...

What is solutions clinic? The solutions clinic was developed by our CAMHS team as a way of supporting young people and their families into positive change. The clinic uses a ‘brief solution-focused therapy’ model, which is a type of systemic family therapy. Family therapy aims to enable people...

Art psychotherapy is a part of Community CAMHS. What is art psychotherapy? Disruptive or challenging behaviour, self-harm, anxiety, low mood or becoming withdrawn and isolated can all be signs that a child or young person is feeling unhappy, angry, or worried. Art psychotherapy can help children and...

In CAMHS we will ask you or your parent or carer to complete some questionnaires. These questionnaires are often what we call ‘outcome measures.’ What is an outcome measure questionnaire? Outcome measure questionnaires usually ask questions about your wellbeing and challenges you may be facing....

This resource is about the music therapy that is available at Beighton and Centenary CAMHS. What is music therapy? Music therapy is a psychological therapy which uses music to help people express their emotions and connect with others. Everyone has the ability to respond to music, and music therapy...

What is the front door group? The front door group is a pilot psychoeducational group for young people at the start of their CAMHS journey. You and your family will be introduced to new ways of thinking about your emotions and distress. We will introduce some key tools for managing emotional...

What is dialectical behaviour therapy? Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) is an evidence-based intervention for addressing self harm and suicidal behaviours in young people. It was developed from cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) and focusses on helping young people and their families learn skills...

What is a cognitive assessment? Cognitive assessments give us a snapshot of someone’s thinking skills and reasoning abilities, in order to identify areas of strength and any areas of difficulty. Sometimes this snapshot will open up extra support by us providing recommendations to school. We do not...

Parenting a young person with a learning disability can be both rewarding and challenging. All parents and carers will go through periods where things feel hard to manage. If your child has a learning disability, this can add further complexity to parenting for several reasons, including issues with...

What is early intervention? Early intervention is key for treating disordered eating or eating disorders. You do not need a diagnosis of an eating disorder to get help. In fact, getting help early often prevents an eating disorder really taking hold. It is based on a model of 6 to 10 sessions and...