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Dr. Frank Burbach, Consultant Clinical Psychologist on why you don't need a diagnosis to support your child's development

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Your Assembly report will highlight six
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What other parents say

"The course was really helpful in providing a new perspective to issues I’ve been trying to resolve with my daughter. It was great to get professional feedback and work collaboratively with other parents to think of fresh ideas to improve the happiness and harmony within the home."

Helen
Mum of a 9 year old

Meet our experts

Our philosophy is simple — hire a team of diverse, passionate people and foster a culture that empowers you to do your best work.

Assembly was designed by a world class team of cross-functional clinicians and researchers with over 140 years of experience.

Dr. Frank Burbach
Consultant Clinical Psychologist
Dr. Burbach spent 30 years as a clinician, clinical lead, and service manager in the NHS. He has a special interest in working with families and has extensive research and leadership experience in this area.
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Kitty Jack-Thomas
Assistant Psychologist
Kitty Jack-Thomas is an Assistant Psychologist, psychological coach and former teacher. She holds an MsC in Psychology of Mental Health and Well-being and is a member of the British Psychological Society.

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Early, targeted help without a diagnostic label

 Whilst parents and teachers often have concerns about a child’s development this does not necessarily result in that child meeting the threshold for a particular diagnosis following a formal assessment. Many children have some difficulties (they can occur naturally on a continuum from mild to severe) but it is only when a group of clinicians reach consensus that a particular pattern of difficulties (sign & symptoms) meets the diagnostic criteria and are significantly higher than expected, that a formal diagnosis is made. This means that many children who are struggling and in need of support are denied it because they did not reach the exact cut-off for a diagnosis.

 Unfortunately overstretched services have been designed to provide support only for the children who get diagnosed. Just falling short of a diagnosis doesn’t mean that the child would not benefit from the clinical skills of occupational therapists, speech & language therapists and psychologists but currently these are just not available. A diagnosis is obviously required before any medication is prescribed but all the other interventions can be helpful to children who fall just below the threshold. Our programs are based on principles from these therapeutic interventions which parents find incredibly helpful.

Parents as the main change agent

We understand every parent wants their child to reach their full potential. That’s why we offer a unique, integrated and needs-based approach, recognising the child’s needs to help make life easier. 

Parents are critical. Parents know their child best, and can observe them in the home environment where children typically don’t need to ‘mask’ or hide their difficulties. Parents are uniquely positioned to tailor the child’s environment, including their own responses, and to help children learn new skills in a familiar environment. There is a strong body of research on the importance of parental involvement in any behavioural or emotional intervention of a child.

We have designed Assembly to empower parents to help their child develop. 

As highly experienced clinicians, we have seen children develop across all of the interconnected dimensions, time and again. With the integrated needs-based approach that Assembly offers, we are confident that every child will be able to do so.

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