Meet our Patron
Dr Angel Adams set up HELPP!! three
years ago and has been a great source of help and advice ever since. She
has personally helped and supported every member of the management
committee.
Dr Angel Adams is a Clinical Child and Adolescent
Psychologist, specialising in psychodiagnostic assessment and the treatment of
children with complex psychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorders. She
has been trained both in the
UK
and in
America
where her training was
in diagnostic assessments and treatment of families, adults and children.
She is Chartered and a Practitioner Full member of the British Psychological
Society (BPS) and has 27 years of experience in total.
Her qualifications include a BA (Hons), an MA in Clinical Psychology, and
a PhD in Clinical Psychology. She has written a psychosocial training manual for
professionals working with children and adolescents who have Autistic Spectrum
Disorders (ASD) and Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). She
has a small private practice in Kingston and she works for South West London and
St Georges’ Trust and is a member of a multidisciplinary team at the Sutton
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Team (CAMHS).
To
go to Dr Angel Adams Prosocial Psychology Services web site click on her
picture.
A Clinical Psychologist has a generic training in mental health issues
across the scope of problems and ages. They
are trained in a wide range of models and can draw on any while working with
families and individuals. They are also trained in the formal assessment of
children’s cognitive strengths and weaknesses, using a wide battery of
standardized tests. This allows them to advise on diagnostic issues, appropriate
school interventions, and schooling. They can therefore make clear
recommendations for how to support a child educationally.
