New psychology support service for parents in Carlow/Kilkenny

22nd August 2005

The Health Service Executive South Eastern Area is delighted to announce the launch of a new Drop in Psychology service for parents based in Carlow and Kilkenny. The Carlow/Kilkenny Child & Adolescent Psychology Service will be offering this new and innovative weekly service to parents from Wednesday 7th September 2005.

Genevieve Crosbie, Senior Clinical Psychologist for Carlow/Kilkenny Community Services says, “The Drop-In is a support service offered to parents without a prior appointment. It operates on a first come first seen basis. The Drop-In Service offers parents the opportunity to present difficulties / stresses they are experiencing with parenting and to get advice about managing these difficulties. Some of these difficulties include:
¨ Managing challenging behaviour and emotional problems
¨ Relationship difficulties between parent and child
¨ General questions regarding a child’s psychological well-being
¨ Managing the fall out from parental separation
¨ Parents feelings of isolation and lack of parenting support
¨ Issues around child development e.g. adolescence.

The Drop-In will be available to parents on a weekly basis every Wednesday morning from 10.00am - 12.30pm. In Kilkenny, the Drop-In will be located in the Community Services Centre, James’ Green, Kilkenny and in Carlow it will be run from the Community Services Outreach Office in Castlehill, Carlow. Parents are asked to attend without their children, as this is a parent only service. The Drop-In Service is not a screening or assessment appointment for children; it is a support service for parents. Children will continue to be referred by their family doctor.

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For further details about the service, please contact the Psychology Department on 056-7784777 (Kilkenny) or 059-9136522 (Carlow). (Newspaper edition)