Dr Georgina Taylor
Dr Georgie Taylor has twenty years of experience working in mental health and has been a Chartered Clinical Psychologist for over seven years within a range of NHS and private settings. Her clinical work has focused on working with children, young people, and their families in a number of settings including inpatient, community, and paediatric health. Her specialism is working with children who have experienced trauma, their families, and the professionals around them.
Dr Taylor has worked alongside Social Care and Youth Offending in specialist teams designed to assess and address the multidimensional and complex needs of young people either in, or at risk of, being in care. A particular focus has been reunification, determining whether or not returning children to the care of their families is in the best interests of all parties.
Dr Taylor has experience of providing specialist training, consultation, and supervision to a range of professionals from varying settings. Prior to working as a clinician, Dr Taylor completed a PhD and now values integrating research knowledge and evidence into her clinical work. As a qualified Clinical Psychologist, Dr Taylor is accredited with, and regulated by, the HCPC (PYL30422) and the BPS (429029).
FAMILY LAW EXPERTISE
▪ Assessments of parents and children at all stages of the child protection pathway
▪ Attachment based parenting assessments (e.g. a comprehensive understanding of the transgenerational cycle of difficulties within families)
▪ Evidence-based assessments of parent-child interactions and parental capacity
▪ Assessments of looked after children and their carers when placement is at risk of breaking down.
▪ Together or apart assessments.
▪ Objective assessments of parental capacity, risk factors and risk of harm
▪ Assessments of the factors contributing to parenting difficulties including adult mental health and cognitive functioning
▪ Assessment of youth offenders for the purpose of diagnosis, disposal or treatment.
▪ Mental capacity assessments in young people and their carers.
Profession: Psychologist
Courts or Tribunals: Adoption or Foster Care, Family Court
Age groups: Adolescent, Adult, Child, Family, Older Adult
Psychological Specialisms: ADHD, Adult Mental Health Problems, Behavioural Difficulties, Child Mental Health, Domestic Abuse, Forensic, Learning Difficulties, Parent-Child Attachment, Parenting Problems, Personality Disorder, Trauma and PTSD, Youth Offending
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