About the Northern School
The Northern School of Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy (NSCAP) is one of six child psychotherapy training schools in the UK accredited by the Association of Child Psychotherapists. Established by the NHS in 2003 to address the shortage of Child and Adolescent Psychotherapists in the north of England; NSCAP is now the 2nd largest training school in the UK and we have trainees in posts across the region. We also provide conferences, short courses and post-graduate programmes that enhance the skills of professionals working with children, young people and their families.
Our aim is to contribute to the development of the children's workforce through the provision of child and adolescent psychotherapy training across the North-West, North-East and Yorkshire and the Humber. Based in Leeds, we are an NHS organisation funded by the three Strategic Health Authorities in northern England. We are a collaborative partner of the University of Leeds and the Tavistock and Portman Foundation NHS Trust and University of East London.
NSCAP provides:-
- A programme of courses and programmes that extend the skills and competencies of child and adolescent mental health workers and other professionals working with children, young people and their families.
- Clinical training in child and adolescent psychotherapy for professionals in the north of England including the management of training placements with NHS trusts.
- Support to services seeking to respond to the Children’s National Service Framework requirement to include child and adolescent psychotherapy as a core component of CAMH services.
- Consultation to agencies, organisations and individual professionals who require help in thinking about particular problematic areas of their work.
The NSCAP Annual Report which details all our activity and achievements for the last year is available to download here: