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Starship Paediatric Consult Liaison Psychiatry
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Description
The Consult Liaison Child Psychiatry team provides psychological and emotional assessment and support to tamariki and rangatahi who have medical or surgical problems and their whānau. It is located on level three of Starship Children’s Hospital.
The types of problems they can help with include:
- Adjusting to, and coping with, illness or injury
- Emotional and/or behavioural problems in a child with illness or injury
- Treatment adherence problems e.g. fear of needles, special diets, difficult treatments
- Management of complex pain in children and adolescents
- Feeding difficulties
- Parental and whānau difficulties coping with a child’s illness especially where the illness or treatment is challenging or complex
- Grief and bereavement counselling related to a child’s illness
They offer a range of interventions including:
- Assessments
- Cognitive behavioural therapy
- Child therapy and counselling
- Family therapy
- Medication
- Neuropsychological assessments
The team consists of:
- Child Psychiatrists
- Clinical Psychologists
- Neuropsychologists
- Psychotherapists
- Nurse Specialists
This service liaises closely with the child’s Starship medical or surgical team and also with any other involved service e.g. General Practitioner, School, Physiotherapist or Special Education Services.
Ages
Child / Tamariki, Youth / Rangatahi
How do I access this service?
Referral
Starship medical and surgical teams can make referrals to our service.
Referral Expectations
The Starship Child Consult Liaison Psychiatry team only sees children who are currently Inpatients or Outpatients at Starship Children’s Hospital. If you would like a referral, please ask a member of your child’s Starship team to refer your child to our service.
Fees and Charges Description
Free
Hours
Mon – Fri | 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM |
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Contact Details
Starship Child Health, Central Auckland
Central Auckland
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Phone
(09) 307 4949 Ext 23303
Email
Website
2 Park Road
Grafton
Auckland 1023
Street Address
2 Park Road
Grafton
Auckland 1023
Postal Address
Consult Liaison Team
Room 3.142, Level 3,
Starship Hospital
Private Bag 92024
Auckland 1142
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This page was last updated at 5:45PM on November 20, 2023. This information is reviewed and edited by Starship Paediatric Consult Liaison Psychiatry.