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Clinical Psychology support in the Children
and Young People’s Diabetes Team
What is a Clinical Psychologist?
My name is Zoe Ball and I am a Clinical Psychologist
working with the Diabetes Team.
A Clinical Psychologist is someone
who is trained to understand how
people think, feel and behave.
My role is to listen to everyone’s
concerns and help children, young
people and their families cope with
difficulties that can come from having
diabetes and receiving treatment. I will then try to
understand their situation and help families to make
positive changes.
This information is available in audio, Braille, large print and
other languages. To request a copy, please telephone
01270 273574.
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What can I help with?
All sorts of things! Some examples are:
Coping with
treatments that
you feel worried
about
Fear of needles
Strong emotions
such as anger,
sadness, or fear
Supporting you to
live with and
manage diabetes
Helping you make
decisions about
treatment options
Dealing with
feelings related to
having diabetes
Worries about
how having
diabetes affects
your life
How diabetes
affects family
relationships
Difficulties
sticking to your
treatment regime
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How do you get an appointment?
If you would like to see me just speak to your Diabetes
Nurse or Consultant. Tell them a bit about what you
would like me to help you with and they will refer you.
In some cases your Diabetes Nurse or Consultant may
feel it will be useful for me to offer you an appointment.
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Where will you see me?
Psychology appointments are usually in the Krishnan
Chandran Children’s Centre at Leighton Hospital on a
Monday afternoon. Although in some circumstances I
can arrange to see you at home.
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What will happen at my appointment?
The first time we meet it could be on your own or with
your family, or it could be a mixture of both. I will talk to
you about your family and things such as:
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your development
your diabetes
school
what you do during the day
how you have been feeling
things that are going well for you
This will help me gain a clearer picture of you and your
situation.
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What will happen after my first appointment?
You may be seen for one session or regularly,
depending on what you need. We will decide
together if further sessions will be helpful. I might
also ask you to complete some questionnaires to
get some further information.
It might be that I suggest a referral to another
service if they are more suited to helping you.
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Will you tell anyone else what I say?
I will keep most of the things you or your family tell
me confidential (private). I will write a bit about
what we discuss in your hospital notes, and will
write a report every now and again. Once we decide
you no longer need to see me I will write a final
report to your Diabetes Nurse and Consultant to let
them know what we have been working on. I will
discuss with you what information I am sharing and
whether you want a copy of the letter.
The only times when I might break confidentiality is
if I am concerned about your safety or someone
else that you have told me about. If this is the case,
I will discuss it further with you first.
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Children and Young People’s Diabetes Team
C/o Child and Adolescent Unit (Ward 16)
Leighton Hospital
Telephone: 01270 273574
Printed January 2015 Review January 2017
Ref: WSCH/CAU/0110115
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