About the Consultancy

With over 25 years experience of working with adults, families and young people, Eileen Murphy Consultants & Associates work with the clients of, and train staff within Social Services, Criminal Justice, Education and Mental Health.

The Consultancy also works with the commercial sector to resolve conflict and achieve change. All of the team have Management experience in Social Services, Education and the commercial fields.

The Consultancy also offers a specialism in training Mentors including Learning Mentors and Peer Mentors.

The two models used by the Consultancy; the “Examine, Repair & Move On” Approach (Murphy ‘93) and the Solution Focused Brief Therapy Model (de Shazer ‘85), are non-damaging, client-centred and focus on working collaboratively to bring about change.

The Consultancy trains Social Workers; Education staff ; Alcohol & Drug Addiction workers; Youth Offending Teams; Mental Health workers; Foster Carers and Mentors in their work with ‘vulnerable & disaffected’ young people; adults and families.

The Consultancy also works with men in Prison and Prison Drug Rehabilitation Units in preparation for release. Recently added to our portfolio of training and consultancy work is that of Drugs & The Law training (accredited by Staffordshire Police Authority) which provides up to date information for those working within drop in centres; psychiatric units, colleges, schools and institutions.

In 1993, Eileen Murphy created the first Prevention & Intervention Programme, a whole-team, structured resource for working with families to prevent breakdown, which has been implemented by eighteen Local Authorities between 1993 - 2008.

Our Solution Focused Preventing Disaffection & Exclusion training is implemented with Teachers, SENCOs, Behaviour Support Staff and Learning Mentors, nationwide including Northern Ireland. Our Education Consultants, Kevin Foley BA (Hons) Econ. PGCE and Mawuli Amesu have over 25 combined years of working within inner-city schools.

Our Solution Focused Secure Unit programme was utilized by Gladstone Secure Unit, Liverpool - making it the first of its kind the UK.

Eileen Murphy is a member of:
- European Therapy Studies Institute
- Children Law UK
- Hansard Society for Parliamentary Government
(all-party House of Commons Society)
- Parenting UK
- National Association for Youth Justice
- NASEN - National Association for Special Ed Needs
- Mentoring & Befriending Foundation
- Affiliate Member of National Council for Voluntary
Organisations

Eileen Murphy is an NCVO Approved Consultant 2009

As well a providing short and long-term courses - we offer a full Project Management consultancy to Local Authorities who wish to implement a change of ethos within its Children & Families structure as both a preventative and crisis intervention strategy: The Prevention & Intervention Programme Prevention & Intervention Programme