Consultation
I have experience of providing consultation to both social care and other healthcare professionals (e.g. doctors and nurses). Consultations usually involve one to three sessions. In the social care context this has been in the looked after children team and has focussed upon placement decisions, decisions around long-term care (e.g. long-term fostering versus adoption) and responding to concerns around mental health and/or behaviour. In the health setting this has involved breaking bad news, treatment compliance and managing challenging behaviours.
Dr Lindsey Wood 