Residential Units
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On placement of a child we run a thorough assessment of each individuals needs. We then meet these needs by providing any form of therapy, counselling or alternative therapy the young person needs.
The units also provides education and a re-integration package, if needed, to work alongside a young persons school and to address the behaviours preventing a young person from being able to allow them to attend school or any other educational establishment. Placements are expected to last for a minimum of six months.
Whilst we carry out our assessments and then work in partnership with the placing authority to move the young person on.
Moving on:
This may be to a foster placement, back-to-birth family or on to one of our other units.
We work in partnership with local fostering agencies, independent fostering agencies, independent children's homes to mention but a few services available to young people.
Effective and positive moves are key to success. Our key worker will be directly involved in 'moving on' and the key worker is available to visit the young person in future placements. We feel that this is important to young people when they have built a relationship with one of our staff. It affords the young person some consistancy in their lives.
Our residential units are Verona House, Lingate Cottage (2 bedded unit), Yew Tree Cottage (3 bedded unit), and we are just starting work on our fourth unit.
Lindgate and yew Tree are semi-detached properties (semi-detached to each other). They are 18th Century cottages which have been beautifully restored to usual high standard.
Another unit - Pilgrims House is in the construction stage at present and is expected for completion in late 2010.
Services provided in residential units are:
Young people can also undertake their hobbies or activities. There are parties and festivals to mark significant events and visits from family members are encouraged and supported when appropriate.
All staff are highly skilled individuals and a minimum of 80% of of staff hold the NVQ 3 in Children and Young People. All staff are trained in First Aid.
Verona House
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Ground Floor
Two lounges, one of which is our quiet room where young people may go to read, sit quietly, listen to music or audio books. No TV is provided in this room.
Dining Room
A multifunctional space where apart from its main use for eating meals, this room can be used to study, play games and hold meetings.
Kitchen
Divided in two parts (we display on this website our display area). Young people may work in this part of the kitchen if they are participating in a kitchen skills session and they may also obtain drinks and snacks for themselves from this area.
Therapy Room
In this room we provide non-invasive alternative therapies such as reflexology, Reiki and aromatherapy. This room is also used for sessions with a young persons therapist i.e. Art therapy, counselling, play therapy.
First Floor
This floor comprises our sleeping and bathroom facilities. This floor is monitored for night-time movement by an alarm system.
Bedrooms
We have four single bedrooms, one of which you can view on this site. There is one bedroom suitable for sharing should circumstances and risk assessment allow. Each bedroom has a desk for our young people to study at.
Bathrooms
We have two bathrooms on the first floor, one of these has a bath, wash basin and toilet, the other has a shower, wash basin and toilet.
Second Floor
The second floor of the building is our staff area. Our offices are situated on this floor as well as a staff kitchen and bathroom.
We have a meeting room on this floor where contact with birth familes may be held and supervised as well as being able to accommodate review meetings, placement meetings, etc. for our young people.
Garden and Grounds
Verona House is a Victorian property set in large grounds. To the front of the property is a drive way which is well away from the main entrance used by all living, working or visiting the property.
To the rear of the property there is a large garden with access from one of the lounges and the kitchen.
We encourage our young people to get involved in projects in the garden, including planting, growing and harvesting vegetables, fruits and herbs.
We also allocate a space for each young person to grow flowers, etc. and hold an annual competition for the tallest sunflower which is a community based competition and allows us to integrate into the community.
Lingate Cottage
