Temple Street Children’s University Hospital
Temple Street
Dublin 1
Tel.: (01) 878 4293
Psychologists are scientist practitioners who apply psychological theories, models and research to a range of psychological, mental health and developmental problems. They provide a variety of services including assessment, therapy, and consultancy services. Their work also involves research, service development, evaluation, supervision, teaching and training.
The Psychology Department in Temple Street provides a service to children, and young people with a medical condition /or physical symptoms and their families and carers. The aim of the service is to reduce distress, promote optimal development, and improve psychological well-being and health outcomes for children and families.
Our work with children and young people can help them in the following areas:
- Children adjusting to medical illness, e.g. coping with necessary treatment/care or understanding their condition
- Supporting the young person in social and peer relationships
- Children with emotional difficulties affecting their day to day functioning, e.g. anxiety, low mood, excessive worries
- Difficulties in coping with procedures such as giving bloods or injections
- School difficulties- specific learning difficulties, school refusal
- Cognitive, behavioural or emotional difficulties following acquired brain injury
- Developmental difficulties, e.g. Learning Disability, Autism
- Supporting children during hospitalisation
- Trauma work and bereavement support including work with siblings.
The Psychology Team includes the following:
- Clinical Psychologist
- Educational psychologist
- Neuropsychologist
- Trainee Psychologist
- Research Psychologist
- Assistant Psychologist