Our Therapeutic Programme

The programme is embedded within the daily routine at our homes, please click here to see.

Nutrition

Diet plays an essential part of any young person’s general wellbeing.

At Strive and Succeed, we focus particularly on diet for the benefits and value of nutrition, as this plays an important role in the development, growth and wellbeing of our young people with the outcome being a healthy lifestyle.

Food provides a range of different nutrients. Some nutrients provide energy, while others are essential for the growth and maintenance of the body and mind. We know that the right foods can affect how we think, feel and can also affect our behaviour and this understanding is at the forefront of our practice.

Mental Health

Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being.

It affects how we think, feel, and act. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make choices. Mental health is important at every stage of life, from childhood and adolescence through to adulthood.

Over the course of a young person’s life, they may experience mental health, affecting their thinking, mood, and behaviour.

Many factors can contribute a young person’s mental health, some of which include:

  • Biological factors
  • Life experiences
  • Family history

This is why we at Strive and Succeed place emphasis on the emotional and psychological well being of the young people in our care.

Education and Career Guidance

We understand the importance of getting children/young people into education and supporting them to remain engaged.

In our homes, we may consider placements for children/ young people with special needs, such as autism and or learning needs, if their needs can be met alongside those already placed in the home.

A plan for the child/young person to be in school or alternative education must be agreed at a child/ young person’s Placement Planning Meeting, and we will support the child/young person’s attendance and achievement with this. Support includes transport to and from school, help with homework, and computer access with appropriate supervision as required.

Staff will support the young person by monitoring and reviewing their personal educational plans and attending all relevant meetings.

Safeguarding

We believe that our residential services have a key role in providing safe and effective care and taking the right action at the right time in order to keep children safe.

The safety of the children/young persons is paramount at Strive and Succeed. It is the aim of our homes to make every child feel safe and secure. All staff are clear about their role in relation to safeguarding and the best actions to take to protect any child/ young person who may be at risk. Our commitment to safeguarding the children we support, educate and care for is informed by relevant legislation, statutory guidance and good practice guidance.

In order to fulfil our commitment to safeguard and promote the welfare of children we abide by the following values and principles:

  • Provide a positive, safe, and secure environment for the children/ young people to be able to feel comfortable to openly discuss their thoughts and feelings.
  • Continual assessment of the children/young people’s needs in order to provide appropriate care.
  • Listen to and encourage the children to be involved in as many aspects of their care.
  • Provide individually tailored programs and care, to expand the opportunities available for the children and young people.
  • Provide an individual Support and Outcome plan that is regularly reviewed to support any changes in the needs of the child or young person.
  • Ensure that each young person’s well-being and health needs are properly met and monitored.
  • Focus on the young person’s strengths and use that as a basis to create achievable targets to enhance their experiences and outcomes.
  • Liaise with the child/ young person’s key professionals, and schools to provide consistency and to support the best interest of the child.
  • All children regardless of age, disability, sex, racial heritage, religious belief, sexual orientation or identity have the right to equal protection from all types of harm and abuse.
  • Arrangements to ensure that all Strive and Succeed staff undertake appropriate training to equip them to carry out their responsibilities effectively, and keep this up to date by participating in Continuous Personal Development at regular intervals.
  • All staff are made aware of the company’s internal safeguarding procedures;
  • Procedures that are in accordance with statutory guidance, National Minimum Standards and Regulations as well as the local area Safeguarding Partnership inter-agency procedures.
  • Appropriate Whistle- Blowing procedures and a culture that enables issues about safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children to be addressed;
  • Welcoming and encouraging proportionate and regular scrutiny (internal & external) of our practice standards.