In 2006 the Government published a report of the expert group on mental health policy. This report is called A Vision for Change. One of the recommendations of this report is that mental health services for children should be provided by multidisciplinary teams. In effect this means that each team is made up of clinicians from different disciplines who all work together to provide a range of therapeutic interventions for each child. Usually a Multidisciplinary Team is made up of the clinicians in the following areas:
1. Consultant Psychiatrist
2. Psychiatrist in training.
3. Nurse
4. Psychologist
5. Social Worker
6. Occupational Therapist
7. Speech and Language Therapist
8. Social Care Worker.
Click on the links to read more information about each discipline in Lucena Clinic.
You can also read the full text of A Vision for Change
Growing up can be fun but tricky. Sometimes people need to talk to a grown up to help figure out a problem. It’s good to talk about worrying things so we can better understand our feelings and how we act.
Adolescence is an important time of physical, social, emotional and educational development. It can be exciting but confusing. Sometimes it can feel like we don't have any control over what we think or how we feel. But by making simple changes to our lives, we can make a real difference.
Lucena was the name of the house and the first hospital which St. John of God opened in 1537 in the city of Granada, Spain. To honour the 5th centenary of the birth of St. John of God in 1495, the Order renamed its Child and Adolescent Mental Health services as Lucena Clinic Services.
The Order wishes to extend the same hospitality shown by John to everyone who came seeking help, healing or shelter at his house on Lucena Street, to every child and family coming to any of the clinics at Rathgar; Tallaght; Dun Laoghaire, Bray and Wickow.
Lucena Clinic Services is the Child and Adolescent Mental Health service of St. John of God Community Services Limited. Lucena Clinic Services is a registered charity and has been providing a mental health service to children and adolescents and their families for over 50 years.
The Lucena Clinic services are delivered via our 5 clinics in
Rathgar - tel : (01) 492 3596
Tallaght - tel : (01) 452 6333
Dun Laoghaire - tel; (01) 280 9809
Bray - tel : (01) 286 6886
Wicklow - tel : 0404 25591
St. Peter's School (01 4999300)is on the Lucena Clinic Campus.
Adolescents are referred to the Day Hospital by the outpatient Psychiatrists.
Read MoreSTAFF GRADE CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST
(Permanent part-time)
We are currently recruiting a part-time Staff Grade Clinical Psychologist for Rathgar/Dun Laoghaire.
The psychology service is delivered on multidisciplinary teams and there are 5 Lucena Clinic settings. There is a strong multidisciplinary ethos, and we aim to work together to implement the highest standard of evidenced based care to children and adolescents with mental health disorders. The Psychology Department of 11 psychologists places strong emphasis on professional development, CPD and research opportunities, individual & peer supervision. The department has close links with the clinical psychology training courses at TCD & UCD.
Applicants for the position should:
The successful candidate will be an effective team worker with excellent communication skills and competencies in diagnostic and therapy skills, highly motivated, organised, and efficient and committed to providing the highest quality evidenced based mental health care to children, adolescents and carers. Experience of working in a child and adolescent mental health setting is essential. Post qualification experience of working in CAMHS is extremely desirable. For full details on our service, please visit www.lucenaclinic.ie
Please forward an up to date Curriculum Vitae to: Inesa Mockapetriene, HR/Administration Department, Lucena Clinic, 59 Orwell Road, Rathgar, Dublin 6 or email roisin.sullivan@sjog.ie.
Closing Date: 3.00 pm on Friday, 31st October, 2017
Applicants may be shortlisted on the information supplied in the Curriculum Vitae.
Saint John of God Community Mental Health Services is an equal opportunities employer.
