Mairi's Assessment

Together, with the Young Person's Unit (YPU) consultant, Mairi and her mum embark on exploring the level of emotional support that is both needed and available for Mairi. But neither Mairi nor her mum find the YPU intervention to be the kind of support they find useful and, by mutual agreement, they wind down the involvement (but not before Mairi's mum is prompted to think seriously about her own situation and, in particular, her current work commitments).

Being there for me

Love, emotional warmth, attentiveness and engagement. Who are the people who can be relied upon to recognise and respond to the child's/young person's emotional needs? Who are the people with whom the child has a particular bond? Who is of particular significance? Who does the child trust? Is there sufficient emotional security and responsiveness in the child's current caring environment?