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- LUCENA CLINI C A service of the Order of St. John of God
" God Is Love "
Lucena was the name of
the house and the first
hospital which Saint John of
God opened in 1537 in the
city of Granada, Spain. John
had prayed:
"God, grant me the favour
and the time of having a
house of hospitality w here
the abandoned poor and
the menta lly ill can be
treated as I wish to treat
them"
To honour the 5th
centenary of the birth of
Sain t John of God in 1495,
the Order has renamed
its child and adolescent
mental health services as
Lueena Clinic.
The Order wishes to extend
the same hospitality shown
by John to everyone who
came seeking help, healing
or shelter at his house on
Lucena Street, to every
child and family coming
to any of the clinics at
Rathgar; Taliaght;
Dun Laoghaire, Bray,
Wicklow and Arklow.
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he Hospitaller
Order of St John of God
is a world-wide Catholic
health care organisation
providing services in forty
six countries.
THE ORDER
The Order was founded
by St. John of God in
Granada, Spain. In 1537
he opened his first
hospital on Lucena Street,
w hich he called a house
of hospitality.
MISSION
The mission of each Lucena
Clinic is to provide a
specialised and
comprehensive menta l
health service to the
chi ldren and families of
Dublin South and West and
County Wicklow.
The philosophy
of the services of
the Order of 51.
John of God,
based on the
beliefs and values
of the founder, is
that people are
the creation of
God w ith intrinsic
va lue and
inherent dignity.
This philosophy
influences all our
activities and
obliges us to
keep the dignity
of the ind ividual
at the heart of
our mission.
EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
Lucena Clinic is committed to
the education and training of its
staff and mental healthcare
professionals in a variety of
disciplines. The Order is
committed to furthering
knowledge and
understanding of mental
health and the treatment
of illness through research
and educa tion .
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and adolescents up to
sixteen years of age with
a vari ety of psychiatric,
psychological,
behavioural and
emotional difficulties are
accepted from general
practitioners, from
doctors in community
care and from medical
specialists in hospitals and
clinics.
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assessment is offered
to each child and family
by a team composed
of a consultant child
psychiatrist,
a psychologist, a social
wo rker and a speech
and language therapist.
Following assessment, a plan of
intervention may include individual
the rapy, grou p therapy, family
therapy, psycho-educational
assessment, speech and language
therapy, occupational therapy and
drug therapy.
Referrals may also be made to one of
the tertiary services such as:
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St. Peter's School
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St _ Richard House
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One of the Pre-school or other
Group Therapy Programmes
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Dunfillan House, Orwell Road,
Rathgar in 1955 .
It was the first clinic of its kind
in Ireland . Today, Dunfillan
House is the administra tive
headquarters of the Lucena
Clinic service.
OUTPATIENT SERVICES
Chi ldren and families referred
to the clinic at Rathgar attend
for assessment and outpatient
services at the John McKenna
Suite of room s located at the
reception area,
JOHN STACK
HOUSE
A therapeutic programme
providing a diagnostic,
assessment and treatment
service for pre-school
children who have
emotional, developmental
and language difficu lties.
Children are helped to
overcome these difficulties
through the medium of
play. A clinical team
including nursing and care
staff work with the children .
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... is a special nation al school
w hich accepts child ren with
learning, behavioural and
emotional difficulti es. Teachers
and care staff togeth er along
w ith th e clinical tea m w ork to
provide a th erapeutic approach
within the school. Therapy is also
provided for the fam ilies of
the pupils.
Bus Routes15, 15A, 158, 15C , 47,
47 A, 478, 14, 14A .
ST. RICHARD
HOUSE
... is a small hospital unit for th e
treatm ent of ten child ren/
adolescents and thei r fa milies.
The focus of St Richard House is
to treat the children and
adolescents w hile involving
th em in day-to-day activities
such as: school; meeting w ith
their fam ily and fri ends;
and leisure.
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_ Llcerla Clinic,
Century Court,
Upper George's St.,
Dun Laoghaire is
the latest of the
Clinics to be
opened. Origi nal ly
founded in 1971 at
Blackrock, Lucena
Clinic moved to
Century Court
in 1995 .
OUTPATIENT SERVICES
Assessment and treatment
services are provided to
ch ildren and families living in
the Dun Laog haire
/ Rathdown area and
Southeast Dublin.
A therapy programme is
provided for pre-school
children as well as individual
and group therapy sessions
for older children.
The clinical team at Dun
Laoghaire provides a
consultation service to
residential homes for child ren
in the area and also to
Benincasa special school in
Blackrock.
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ucena Clinic,
Bray offers outpatient
assessment and
treatment services for
children and famili es
living in East Wicklow
at Sessa House,
Vevay Road, close
to th e Town Hall.
Bus Routes 84, 45, 45A, 85
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WICKLOW TOWN AND ARKLOW
Clinic sessions are also
provided on a regular
basis in Wicklow Town
and Arklow. Children
from county Wicklow
may avail of the th erapy
programmes provided at
Lucena Clinic, Century
Court, Dun Laoghaire.
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first opened in 1972 . In 1983
the present Lucena Clinic was built adjacent to 'The Square'
on Blessington Road.
In 1991 group therapy rooms were added for
pre-school and older chi ldren.
Child ren and families referred from Tallaght and the local
area attend Lucena Clinic for assessment and
treatment services.
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How to Contact us Lucena Clinic,
Blessington Rd , Tal1aght, Dublin 24
rei 014526333. Fa> 014526143
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