title: Consulting to children's hearings in West Lothian.
abstract: This is an account of the application of consultation and family therapy teaching skills in a non-clinic setting. Adolescents and their families are observed in the context of children's hearings. The effect on the functioning and process of the hearing is then fed back at the end of the session to panel members in order to increase their sensitivity and improve the quality of decision taking.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003419:Crisis Intervention; D005190:Family; D005196:Family Therapy; D006801:Humans; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012606:Scotland; D012949:Social Work, Psychiatric