Our children's homes
We give children and young people safe and nurturing homes in England, Scotland and Wales.
Children and young people in care have had a challenging start to life. Many have experienced trauma and rejection. Others may have moved homes many times or been separated from siblings.
We offer homes for children and young people who have experienced neglect, abuse, and trauma. We support them in small, family style homes. We know this setting best meets the needs of each child.
Our homes offer stability and security. Staff give children a structure, set routines, and establish boundaries.
We provide a warm, nurturing environment where children can build resilience and form lasting relationships.
We teamed up with Changing Minds UK to develop the HOMES model - a pioneering framework to support children and young people in residential care.
It is based on five key pillars:
- Helping to build and maintain connections.
- Outcomes focused and evidence based.
- Making sense together.
- Empowerment and 'working with'.
- Safe, stable base.
The HOMES model allows us to meet children’s mental and emotional needs using the latest, most effective approaches.
All our children’s homes follow these five key principles
We do this by:
- Helping young people to build and maintain connections.
- Focusing on children’s outcomes and using the latest evidence.
- Making sense of a young person’s journey together.
- Empowering staff to make decisions, and working closely with other agencies.
- Offering a safe and stable home where young people feel heard and trusted.
We review the HOMES model every year with young people, staff, and the wider organisation.
We believe in ‘connection before correction’ and building safe, trusting relationships. We support everyone to embed therapeutic parenting into their practice. Every interaction with a child should enhance their life.
Charlene Rouski, Senior Clinical Psychologist, Changing Minds UK
Our highly skilled staff get the best training and supervision. This includes training in therapeutic parenting, and access to a unique Professional Development Centre to ensure their development.
Caring for children in a home is a complex and professional task. We make sure staff have the skills and support to work with young people in all situations.
Staff enjoy regular support from a clinical psychologist. This way, they can best support young people with trauma – and help them thrive.
We follow Safer Recruitment guidelines. And all our staff go through a comprehensive recruitment process. This includes:
- Reference checks.
- A selection process based on competency and personal motivation tests.
- Enhanced disclosure with barring (DBS) checks.
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