ANALYSING COMMUNITY

Analysing Community and Youth work with Groups

Analysing Community and Youth work with Groups

Introduction

Action Before Crisis Care (ABC Care) is a family run provider, and ABC Care believe this is evident in everything ABC Care do. ABC Care's directors are father & son team Chris Kennedy - who both share the same name. This recognizes ABC Care's quality & value for money. ABC Care has 4 Residential Children's Care Homes to maintain the 'family feel', each home can accommodate up to 4 young people up to the age of 17.

I saw that ABC Care's homes reflect that of a family home where Children & Young People feel safe, relaxed and cared for within a non-institutionalized setting. ABC Care offers Children & Young People in crisis a family environment where they can feel safe, become settled and relaxed, so ABC Care can bring some stability to their lives. Whilst they are with us they will receive understanding, encouragement and support from adults who care and who are trained to work in a professional and non-judgmental way.

I observed that ABC Care aims to equip all young people with the tools needed to succeed in life. ABC Care encourage the young person to feel very much part of the 'family feel' by participating in the daily running of the house and developing relevant semi independent living skills. ABC Care firmly believes in transparency, and makes all care plans, regular reports etc available 24/7 to social workers.

Residential Care for Children/Children's Homes are there to ensure that the needs of children are met when they cannot live with their own family. They are a place for children to develop and grow, as well as providing food, shelter, and space for play and leisure in a caring environment. Children's Homes look after children with many different needs.

When children and young people come to live in a Children's Home they will have a Care Plan. Their Care Plan says why a child is living in a home, what is supposed to happen while they are living there and what is supposed to happen at the end of their stay. Most children will go home, but a few go to live with other families and a few go to live in other homes. Older children who are not planning to return home, are given help to prepare them for living on their own - this is called Aftercare.

Education is important. Children go to their own school if they have a school place, or we help to get them back into school. Although some young people may still attend different resources in the community, for example school, college, etc. It is very important that children and young people stay in touch with their family and friends. It is only when they might be hurt, or a Court Order says that contact is not allowed, that some children will not be able to have visits from their family or will not be able to visit ...