We create and provide a safe place for the children to grow, develop coping mechanisms, learn emotional self or co-regulation, achieve progression and success as wll as having access to opportunity including socialisation/ leisure and learning life/independent skills that will prepare them for their future.
We actively involve the children in shaping and enjoying their time with us. We seek to work together and staff are highly attuned and interested in the children and their life and growth.
We promote plenty of physical activity as this assists the children with sensory processing opportunities as well as keeping them fit, active and meeting their health and well-being needs. Physical activity and movement also helps us assist the children in building emotional resilience and in allowing them to express their thoughts/feelings and emotions in our safe and nurturing environment.
Strong routines and structures support our children’s day; the predictability builds up the security felt by a child. 1:1 staffing provides attachment-based care and the valued attention every child needs.
We work with the children in building and developing their skills including their life skills and independence as this supports any potential re-integration to foster care and/or a return to home.
We encourage and support the children to find, join and attend groups and clubs and to attend with the aim of allowing them to develop their social skills and have opportunity to build friendships.
- 3 living areas, that allows a wide range of options for the young people such as TV room, games consoles, arts & crafts room, safe access to the computer
- Individually decorated and personalised bedrooms
- Access to many sports clubs & leisure activities to support socialisation
- Town location offers opportunity to access Transport Links to support development of Independent Skills
Our Aspirations
- To meet and exceed the placement aims, achieving great, healthy, sustainable outcomes for every young person: socially, emotionally and academically.
- To promote and facilitate where possible a re-integration to foster care/back home, taking into consideration all the work
- Careful planning through transition periods aids stability at the start and in the progression on from the home.
- Liaising with key family members and professionals promotes a shared understanding and commitment. We value this joined up way of working.
- Transition work supports young people to learn the practical and emotional skills needed to cope with more independent living. Our expertise here has promoted: safety, reflection and personal accountability.
Therapy in the home
Forming positive relationships and providing safety are at the centre of our therapeutic care. From this nurturing foundation children can begin to see the world through a new lens to make positive and lasting changes in their lives.
All our care teams are trained in attachment and trauma informed care, meaning children’s complex needs and behaviours are understood and addressed at an emotional and physiological level. These developmental deficits are worked with relationally within the care home environment.
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