Fortunate – Debbi considers herself very privileged to be able to meet and work with young people & their families

Accommodating – She will do her best to be flexible with what she offers

Mediator – She has years of experience of liaising with families and teams around them

Insightful – Debbi is very preceptive and able to make sense of very complex situations

Looks for clues – Debbi is very good at unpicking situations and highlighting what may and may not be important.

Young people are important – She believes in keeping the young person at the centre of all her work

Supportive – Debbi makes use of her years of experience and professional skills to help families share their load

Understanding – Debbi carefully listens to a family’s needs, Debbi enjoys building a rapport with families

Parents are important – Debbi fundamentally believes in keeping parents views & needs in mind when working

Positive – Debbi, by nature is a very positive/can do kind of lady

Open minded – Debbi does not judge, only listen to one side or jump to conclusions.

Resilient – Debbi is experienced & has worked in a very wide range of situations & environments over the years

Thoughtful– Debbi will treat each piece of work as an individual one and put thought and care into all she offers.

Practical – Debbi by nature is a very resourceful and practical person

Reflective – She will listen, gather information and then put together a considered plan

Active listening – By using this skill Debbi is able to use information gathered to give bespoke support & advice.

Communication is key –Debbi understands the value of this particularly when teams around a family are large.

Timely – By being able to offer quick and effective support when it is needed Debbi’s outcomes are very good.

Interested – Debbi thoroughly enjoys her work and is always interested in who she meets and the work she does.

Tools – She has many tools, resources, contacts and ideas to help support her work.

Inspiring – Debbi likes to inspire and equally be inspired when working.

Ooops– Debbi will highlight and reassure that we all have oops moments, herself included.

New beginnings – She enjoys watching a new start as support and ideas are put in place.

Enabler –Debbi enjoys putting a plan in place to scaffold and enable not ‘do for’.

Researching – Debbi relishes looking into and keeping up to date with new information, organisations & ideas.

How will this service be offered?

• Visits – homes/schools/settings
• Clinic or virtual consultations
• Attendance at meetings to support families of advocate for the young person – virtual or face-to-face

Who is it designed for?

Young people and their families who are having a difficult time. This may be for any number of reasons some examples are…

• Parents with long term or life limiting conditions
• Extra support is required for a family to access places and opportunities
• The young person has complex medical needs
• Helping with school attendance
• Breakdown in family relationships and communication
• Managing and understanding emotions and behaviours for the whole family
• Parenting workshops/programmes and principles – supporting parents to support their children.