Children & Young People's Therapies Service

Therapy teams work with children and young people in the most appropriate setting to promote functional skills. We routinely visit early years settings, mainstream schools and specialist educational settings. Some children may be seen at home or in clinic according to clinical need.

Multidisciplinary therapy teams are co-located in locality areas to facilitate the co-ordination of care for children, young people and their families. We have four teams across the county:

• North Hertfordshire and Stevenage CYPT Team
• East Hertfordshire CYPT Team
• St Albans and Dacorum CYPT Team
• Watford and Three Rivers CYPT Team

In addition to these teams we have specialist Occupational Therapy teams who work across the county to support with home adaptations and deliver specialist Moving and Handling training. We have a specialist Speech and Language Therapy team who support multidisciplinary autism assessment pathways across Hertfordshire.

We provide support and advice for children and young people from 0-18 years of age. Our Occupational Therapy and Speech and Language Therapy teams also support young people up to 25 years of age, when therapy provision is specified in their Education Health and Care Plan.

We are commissioned to support children and young people who:

• attend an educational setting within Hertfordshire
• live at an address within Hertfordshire
• are registered with a Hertfordshire GP

All referrals will be triaged by the service to assess need and impact. Families and the referring professional will be advised of the next steps following triage.

CYP Therapies Service Leads