Services Offered
Services offered in Children’s homes for 6-18 years old, mixed boys and girls:
- PACT therapy sessions
- contact centre
- independent living skills
- support children to develop confidence, promote strengths, reward positive behaviour, commitment to individual human rights
- support for children with learning needs - each child will have an allocated key worker
- short / long term respite and emergency care
- in house tutoring
- independent skills programme
- risk assessments
- clinical supervision
- regular reviews
Activities
The type of activities that will take place in the home include;-
- Cooking activities including chopping food, making mixtures and learning to use general kitchen equipment, setting the table, washing up and tidying the kitchen area.
- Developing independence skills like following a shopping list and buying items from a store using correct money or a card.
- Developing independence skills around selfcare i.e feeding, washing, dressing and toileting without prompting.
- Developing a preferred method of communication such as PECS (Picture Exchange Communication System to increase independence and choice making skills.
- Supporting the children develop personal safety skills including recognising when they are hurt, calling 999, using a cold compress.
- Developing travelling skills by learning the highway code and road safety skills.
- Developing concentration skills to enable the children to be able to learn new things and develop new skills.
- Develop social skills that will enable children to learn things like turn taking and social interaction.
We strongly believe that using expertise, together with consistent boundaries, regular therapeutic input and a nurturing environment delivered by a strongly committed, dedicated professional team, will empower the children to facilitate change, develop personal responsibility and allow them the opportunity for growth.
