Message Failed: The CYPF Youth Panel

Improving young people’s understanding of

clinical psychology and how it can help them.

With Tamanna Miah & Ben White

THE CYPF YOUTH PANEL

When was

it formed?

How does

it work?

Why was

it formed?

KEY MESSAGES FROM THE REPORT

1. Young people don’t know what a clinical

psychologist it

2. Young people often don’t feel listened to

by adults in their life

3. Young people have expertise that they

want to share with professionals

4. Young people believe they could add

value to the faculty and want to get

involved

SUCCESS FACTORS FOR THE YOUTH PANEL

Someone who is trained to do participation work

A regular point of contact

Diverse young people involved

Training when we are asked to do things

A range of ways to be involved

Giving young people a proper roles so they are

equals

A chance to meet other young people

Feedback & acknowledgement

THIS IS HOW WE WORK… We have a YoungMinds participation worker

We have a regular point of contact at YoungMinds and

the BPS

We have a mixed group with a range of experiences

and identities

We get involved face to face and online

We have responsibilities in the group and work as

equals with the committee

We work collectively with one another

We get feedback and acknowledgement from the

panel at each meeting

FACULTY COMMITTEE

YOUTH PANEL: Meets every 3 months

FACULTY

• Training

• Members information

• Conference

OTHER YOUNG PEOPLE CONTRIBUTE DIGITALLY

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MESSAGE FAILED: THE ISSUE

In our report, of 30 young people, who had accessed CAMHS 5 felt they

knew what a psychologist was- mostly from school studies

“She didn’t explain what it was or how it was different to

CBT. She just said ‘It’s a talking therapy.’”

Young people feel psychologist/psychology sounds ‘intimidating’

Young people feel they are not listened to

Young people don’t understand the point of their treatment

Young people want more information about their treatment and worker

THE IMPACT: AGREE OR DISAGREE:

Instructions:

If you have a sticker you are a young person

If you don’t have a sticker you are a Clinical

Psychologist

If you agree with a statement step forwards, if

you disagree step backwards.

I’ve got an

appointment

coming up and

have no idea

what to expect

I’m going to have

to give this

stranger loads of

personal

information

Nothing else

has helped,

why will this?

No one has

even asked me

about what

treatment I

want.

Even if I don’t think

this is helping, I’m

still going to have

to do all the

sessions.

MESSAGE DELIVERED

Making first

appointment

less

intimidating

Help young

people

understand

what to expect

Make it more

of a two way

relationship Make young

people better

informed

Empower

young people

to increase

involvement in

decisions

MESSAGE DELIVERED

Co-produced between committee and panel:

Panel developed the questions

Committee members drafted responses

Committee and panel edited the text together to

ensure clinically accurate AND accessible and

appealing to young people

Example questions in leaflet :-

“What can I expect at my first appointment?”

“How will a clinical psychologist work with me?”

“Will the service I receive change at a certain age?”

DELIVERING THE MESSAGE

The leaflet will be produced by the end of

December

You will be able to download it from the faculty

website and print it out to use in appointments

Some printed copies will also be available

We would love some of you to use it and give us

feedback over the first six months so we can

improve it

How can the

youth panel

contribute to the

faculty’s work in

the future?

Thank You!

Any Questions or

Comments?

You can contact the youth panel through the faculty committee or

through YoungMinds: nicholas.morgan@youngminds.org.uk