PDA Society Service Directory
Organisation Name:
James Harrison
Description of services:
I provide advice and guidance around managing eating disorders and demand avoidance, general support around understanding the individual in the context of having autism and being demand avoidant, support for families in developing coping strategies and the individual in allowing them to be their authentic self
Where do they offer their services:
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Online
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England - North West
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England - North East
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England - Yorkshire & Humber
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England - East Midlands
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England - West Midlands
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England - East of England
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England - London
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England - South East
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England - South West
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Scotland
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Wales
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Northern Ireland
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Europe
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Outside of Europe
Has this organisation read the finding safe and appropriate support guidance on PDA Society's website:
They have read the safe and appropriate support guidance and commit to working in the way it describes.
Does this organisation or members of its team provide services or hold titles that are regulated?:
Yes
Regulatory bodies this organisation or team are registered with:
NMC
Qualifications this organisation holds to undertake the work they do:
I am a learning disability nurse with 19 years experience working with autism, much of this experience has been with people who are demand avoidant and for the last 5 years I have worked in specialist inpatient eating disorder services also where I have specialised in supporting autistic and demand avoidant individuals
Does this organisation have a clear and transparent charging policy:
Yes
Does this organisation have a publicly available safeguarding policy:
Yes
Does this organisations team have up to date, clear DBS checks:
Yes
Does this organisation have insurance that covers the work they do:
Yes
Does this organisation have a publicly available Data Protection Policy or statement that explains how you keep data safe:
Yes
Does this organisation have a publicly available Complaints Policy:
Yes
Does this organisation have a publicly available Health & Safety Policy:
Yes
Does this organisation commit to setting clear and manageable expectations about communications and stick to them:
Yes
Does this organisation commit to setting clear and respectful boundaries and not pursuing a personal relationship with people they work with:
Yes
What experience does this organisation or team have of autism:
Just short of 20 years working directly with autistic individuals from HCA level to clinical nurse specialist level
What experience does this organisation or team have of working with PDAers/ people who struggle with demands:
Over 5 years working directly with PDAers in the context of eating disorder services, have come into contact with them in other services also
How does this organisation keep their knowledge up to date:
Research, connections on platforms such as LinkedIn, conferences
Is this organisation committed to trying to accommodate sensory sensitivities / differences:
Yes
Is this organisation committed to working creatively and flexibly with demand avoidant people, focusing on meeting their individual needs (within the boundaries of your working agreement):
Yes
Is this organisation committed to also trying to accommodate any co-occurring conditions people have:
Yes