Referrals & Assessments for psychology services

Referrals

If you need further information or a referral form, please ring the Psychology Department on 020 8964 6650 ext. 207 or email aspergers@hoffmannfoundation.org.uk. Please do leave a message if we are not there and we will try to ring back as soon as possible.

Initial visits

If you would like to access our services we will arrange an initial visit to look at your needs. This will be carried out by a psychologist specialising in autistic spectrum disorders. The initial visit will look at whether our services, such as counselling or group work may be beneficial to you. There is a fee for the initial visit and this usually takes place at our head office in Willesden.
The following table shows the links between different aspects of the service, and the process to determine how best to meet the individual's needs.

Assessments for residential services and supported living

Before someone can access our residential services or day centre they will need to have a needs-assessment undertaken by a member of the psychology team and/or member of staff. There is a fee for the assessment.
The psychology team assess the nature of the person's disability, the extent of the autism and other health-related issues, looking at individual needs and taking account of his/her history and environment. The team then analyse why specific problem behaviours develop and are maintained and possible triggers. The psychologists make therapeutic recommendations for dealing with these behaviours. These may include referrals to other professionals, working directly with individuals or providing training and written guidelines for staff.
The guidelines provide clear, consistent ways of working with and influencing particular problem behaviours. They attempt to develop the user's own strengths, to alleviate psychological distress and/or frustration, and promote psychological, social and physical well-being and health. Staff have observed that there has been a significant reduction in behavioural problems and noticeable improvements in the psychological well-being of individual users who have been referred to the service.

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