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We work with children who have both mental health and educational problems. We are perhaps unique in that we see these two problems as inseparable in many cases. For example, a child with Asperger’s syndrome or ADHD often suffers the greatest distress in a school setting, while a student with dyslexia might easily be experiencing anxiety or other emotional distress as a result of impairment in the classroom. Nevertheless, for ease of navigation and reading, we have separated mental health (or Clinical Psychology) from the cognitive and developmental dysfunctions that lead to impairment in academic and social functioning.
Educators who have a student experiencing emotional distress, wish to refer a student/family, or want more information on mental health problems should click here.
Click here for more information on our approach to academic and social problems.
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PROGRAMMES & RESOURCES FOR EDUCATORS
Understanding Words is a structured teaching programme for students with word-level reading and spelling weaknesses. It also includes vocabulary, reading comprehension, and grammatical exercises. Development of the programme was based on the scientific reading literature. Our data has demonstrated its effectiveness in a clinic when run by expert clinicians, in schools when administered 1:1 or in groups of 3:1 or 4:1 by a teacher or Teacher Aide, and when administered by a parent in the home.
Tip Sheets & Forms
The Tip Sheets & Forms pages provide information about a number of common developmental dysfunctions and information about specific disorders and dysfunctions, such as ADHD, dyslexia, Asperger’s Syndrome, and memory weaknesses. The Tip Sheets & Forms pages also provide suggestions for how teachers can help student with these learning differences and a number of useful parent handouts and clinical tools, such as a Medication Monitoring Tool for ADHD.
The Family, Academic, Affective, Cognitive, and Teacher (FAACT) Model.
The model and associated explanations helps understand the interdependent nature of cognitive, academic, behavioural, affective (emotional), neurological, experiential, family, peer, and school factors in explaining school and social success and failure.
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EDUCATOR NEWS
The Family, Academic, Affective, Cognitive, and Teacher (FAACT) Model
Our model of assessment and case formulation has previously been jealously guarded. However, we have now released a version of it for public consumption to help people better understand our approach and in the hope that other clinicians will follow our lead in recognising the multiple domains of functioning and skill that determine academic, social and behavioural performance.
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Understanding Minds in Tamworth
Dr. Craig Wright is consulting in Tamworth the last week of each month. He will be providing all the usual consulting and assessment services from the Life Solutions North West. The clinic is located at Suite 3 / 180 Peel Street.
Consultations can be arranged by contacting Understanding Minds or Life Solutions on (02) 6676 2822.
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