Barrow Children’s Disability Network team (Portarlington network)

Additional Service Information

Referral Process

• Self-referral
• GP referral
• Other healthcare/socialcare provider
• Referral with parental consent for under 18's

Service Description

The Barrow Children’s disability network team is an inter-disciplinary team providing therapeutic supports to children who have complex needs arising from a disability. The team consists of a number of health and social care professionals including Nursing, Social worker, Psychologist, Occupational therapist, Speech and language therapist and Physiotherapist.

List of Services Available

The team delivers family centered services to the children with complex needs. This involves developing an Individual family support plan for children and their families through collaboration with the parents. Once the goals are identified the team then tries to meet these goals either through targeted supports (Parent workshops on different topics) or through individual supports where there are specific needs eg: wheelchair assessment. The team also provide diagnostic assessments when indicated and provide some post- diagnostic support where indicated following the assessment. Transition assessments are also carried out where indicated for children who are transitioning to Primary school and may require additional supports or a specialist placement.

Wheelchair Access

The Spraoi building is wheelchair accessible.