Our Teams

The nurses working in our CAMHS service are Registered Mental Health, Learning Disability, or Paediatric nurses. They are trained to carry out assessments with children, young people and their families and can provide interventions for mental health conditions, whilst also reviewing how you are progressing. Some of the nurses have had further training and can deliver psychological therapy and prescribe medication.

Psychiatrists are medical doctors who work with people with mental and emotional health difficulties. They provide specialist assessments, can diagnose a mental health condition and use a range of medications to help a person to manage their condition. A Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist works with young people and their families to better understand what is going on for them, to provide information and advice, as well as helping put together a plan of care. They work closely with your allocated healthcare professional and with other team members to ensure you are well supported.

Clinical psychologists and other Psychological therapists are trained to assess and treat young people with mental health difficulties by using a range of approaches. Psychologists mainly use evidence based therapies to understand and help young people, their families and support networks to achieve their goals, and make changes that improve their health and wellbeing. Psychologists work together with young people to find a joint understanding of the difficulties and help young people to develop skills and techniques to manage and overcome these difficulties.

Paediatricians are medically qualified doctors who specialise in the medical care of children and young people.

Occupational Therapists help children and young people who have been suffering with mental health problems build up the confidence and skills needed to live a fulfilling life.

The Speech and Language Therapy team in CAMHS supports children and young people whose communication needs affect their mental health, wellbeing, or ability to engage in therapy. Additionally, we assess how a young person's language, social communication, and interaction skills influence their emotional regulation and behaviour, and work alongside the wider team to adapt interventions, build communication confidence, and help families and staff understand each young person’s communication profile.

A dietician provides individual information and advice around food and nutrition, particularly for people who have specific dietary requirements or difficulties with eating, food or dietary conditions.

Mental health difficulties can have a big impact on the whole family, not just the young person who has been referred to CAMHS. Family therapists can help families to explore each other’s experiences and views, appreciate each other’s needs, build on strengths and make useful changes in their relationships and lives.

Support workers work with a young person's main healthcare professional to provide additional help and support both practically and emotionally. This can be useful if young people and families are really struggling and need extra support or advice. They will often see a young person and their family at home, at school or in the community to help them achieve specific goals as part of the care plan.

Your first point of contact with the service is our admin team. They welcome children, young people and families, answer the phone and provide administration support to clinical teams.

We support children, young people, parents, carers and professionals across Tayside with mental health and wellbeing information, training and resources. Our aim is to help people feel more confident in understanding and supporting emotional wellbeing.

We deliver online training and workshops on topics such as resilience, sleep, behaviour, managing emotions and neurodevelopmental differences. We also develop resources for families and professionals, maintain information on the CAMHS website and Neurodevelopmental Parent Portal, and share advice and awareness campaigns through our social media channels.

Working alongside schools, health services, community groups and charities, we help build knowledge, skills and support networks so that children and young people can thrive in their homes, schools and communities.