At YESS we recognise and value the differences of each child. Therefore, we have developed a highly skilled staff team with expertise across a range of treatment modalities including counselling, art therapy, dance and movement therapy, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and systemic family practice.

We appreciate that school staff are not mental health specialists. However, school staff are well placed to observe children day-to-day and identify behaviour which suggests that the child may be suffering from a mental health problem or be at risk of developing one. Our staff at YESS are happy to liaise with staff and provide support and guidance around areas of risk and also protective factors.

All of our staff have completed safeguarding training and each member of staff is also fully insured and has a clear DBS.

At YESS we use evidence based outcome measures to inform us about the impact our service is having. Using routine outcome measures (ROMS) including R-CADS (depression, social anxiety, general anxiety, OCD, and separation anxiety), SDQ (strengths and difficulties questionnaire), Goal Based Outcomes, and ORS (Outcome Rating Scale).

Our staff recognise the value of a multi-disciplinary approach. We will liaise with school staff and contribute to professional meetings as appropriate. We will also provide end of therapy reports to supplement this.