Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT)
The IAPT service aims to improve access to psychological therapy and provides evidence based treatments for common mental health problems.
Support offered
- Assessment of mental health needs
- Signposting to voluntary sector organisations and other services in order to meet people’s needs
- Psychoeducational groups to manage stress, anxiety and low mood
- Guided self-help
- cCBT – an online computer programme for common mental health problems
- Self-help materials
- Counselling for depression
- Couples therapy for depression
- Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Cognitive behaviour therapy groups for trauma, depression, anxiety and low mood
- The IAPT service offer is provided in Barnsley College for students
- Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Intensive Care Unit department has commissioned a cognitive behaviour therapist to provide trauma focused cognitive behaviour therapy within the department
Accessing the service
- Tel: 01226 644900
- Web: barnsleyiapt.co.uk
Patients can self refer via the IAPT website www.barnsleyiapt.co.uk self refer is at the top of the first page
Referral guidelines
Carers/family, CMHTs, Consultants, GPs, Hospital staff, Other Trust services.
The person being referred must be aware and in agreement with the referral.
We also accept self-referrals.
Who should be referred
Issues IAPT can help with:
- General Anxiety Disorder
- Panic
- Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
- Mild - Severe Depression with mild -moderate functional impairment
- Health Anxiety
- Social Anxiety
- Single event trauma resulting in Post Traumatic Stress
- Phobia
- Body Dysmorphic Disorder (with mild functional impairment)
- Work Related Stress
Issues that could delay referral until addressed:
- Homelessness
- Benefits crisis
- Loneliness
- Domestic Abuse
- Child or Adult Safeguarding
- Unstable alcohol or substance misuse impacting on wellbeing and functioning
- Childhood history of oppositional defiant disorder or behavioural problems
- Convictions for multiple violent offences
IAPT is not able suitable for people with the any of the following :
- Multiple event or prolonged
- Psychosis / Schizophrenia
- Bipolar Disorder
- Borderline or Emotionally unstable
- Personality Disorder
- Anti-social Personality Disorder
- Eating Disorders
- Anger Management
- People with moderate to severe cognitive impairment
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Clinical support group
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Brain and mental health
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Clinical support area
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Service typeMental health
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ProviderSouth West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust - Mental Health Services
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Telephone01226 644900
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Website
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