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Our Homes
All our homes have achieved recognition as
"Outstanding" by Ofsted: Springfields
has now achieved this 6 times in succession,
Seafields 5 times, and Westfields 5 times in
succession. They are located in residential areas
in the city of Brighton & Hove offering easy
access to all the amenities and services on
offer, including mainstream junior and secondary
schools. They are near to mainline rail
stations, and have excellent connections to
major road links from the north, east and west.
Seafields and
Springfields care for younger children
children aged 7 yrs to 14 yrs on admission.
Both homes provide comprehensive individual
assessments of needs, specialised treatment
programmes, and primary provision, including
intensive individual support and supervision
where needed. They offer real therapeutic
care and nurture to children who experienced
break down in their family home, considerable
disruptions to their lives, ongoing difficulties
in their functioning, and whose needs have been
unmet in alternative care settings.
Westfields cares for older children and
young people aged 12 yrs to 16 years on
admission. It has been
designed to
provide secondary care provision through
comprehensive individual assessments of needs,
emotional treatment programmes, and pathway
plans leading to independent living.
It is available
for those young people who have experienced
break down in their own family, considerable
disruptions to their lives, whose needs have not
been met in alternative care settings, or who
require ongoing therapeutic support combined
with practical support and guidance to move
towards adulthood and independent living.
We recognise that
if something fundamental in a child's' early
experiences was not ‘good enough’, this can
prevent not only their early emotional needs
being met but also their ability to function in
day-to-day life. For many of the children and
young people in our care, the past is still part
of their present. Previous negative experiences
and possible abuse suffered by the child or
young person leaves them with fears, anxieties,
and a range of defence mechanisms that hold back
their ability to function appropriately.
Our Work
Through taking
elements from the model of attachment and
principles of psychodynamics, we
attempt to engross ourselves in the young
person, living alongside them, holding the
experiences they have suffered, until such time
as the pain becomes more bearable for them.
Through our work,
we help children incorporate a positive
experience of “good enough” parenting and care
that can facilitate repair of the damaged caused
by previous abusive situations and experiences.
We recognise that the healthy development of any
child greatly depends on the availability of
“good enough” care, together with the provision
of appropriate models of individuals,
relationships and situations. Similarly, we are
aware of the importance of providing children
and young people with opportunities to
experience different ways of relating, living
and learning.
Ongoing needs
assessments and regularly updated treatment
programmes (informed and overseen by
professional and experienced managers and
consultants), with an
integrated education resource,
combined with provision of primary care in a
nurturing environment at Seafields and
Springfields, and secondary care in a safe and
supportive environment at Westfields
provide a framework for meeting the needs of our
children and young people.
The assessments
and treatment programmes guide the provision of
the day-to-day care in a structured, yet
flexible environment. A high emphasis is given
to supporting the child in their educational
setting. Our work enables children to make
the transition, when the time is right for them,
from Seafields or Springfields
towards a sustainable foster placement, and from
Westfields (generally) towards successful
independent living.
Our Primary Task
Our primary task is to help children and young
people to come to terms with areas of their
lives in which they have experienced marked
difficulties, consolidate and support areas in
which they are functioning well, promote
educational and / or employment opportunities,
and enable them to move successfully to
sustainable and enjoyable fostering placements
or to live independently in their community.
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Our Homes....
Seafields Therapeutic
Children's Home
Springfields
Therapeutic Children's Home
Westfields Therapeutic
Children's Home
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