At Keswick Care we have adopted a therapeutic approach within all our homes. This is extremely visible when you walk into the homes as they feel calm and sensory due to carefully selected decoration, soft furnishing and lighting which is important to develop a therapeutic environment.
We use the PACE approach within our everyday practice, however we must ensure the foundations are right. PACE model helps to promote secure attachments and allows children to reflect on their thoughts and behaviours without being judged. We need to ensure that we focus on the whole child/young person not just their behaviour that is being displayed.
At Keswick Care we work hard to create foundations of promoting positive health and emotional wellbeing for children and young people within our care. These foundations create a secure, emotional base and enable children to form safe relationships with trusted adults, understand themselves and form a sense of identity.
We are very lucky to have the use of a therapeutic sensory room in each of the homes if the children wish to use these. These rooms provide a relaxing environment that places young people at ease. We ensure that we have a child centred approach in all that we carry out at Keswick Care. Some of our young people prefer to complete an activity, go for a drive, a dog walk, pamper session or an informal chat.
Sarah – Person Centred Therapist
Whatever works best for the young person, is the direction that Sarah our in-house psychotherapist will take. Sarah addresses issues such as anger management, self-injury, self-esteem, suicidal tendency, relationships and bereavement the list is endless. If the young person is not ready to engage in direct therapy with Sarah. Sarah will give therapeutic input in her reports and direction is given to the staff team which they can put into their practice and constant guidance is given.
All Keswick Care staff are fortunate to benefit from Sarah’s knowledge and experience, by attending consultation sessions which will advise and support behaviour management. This long arm approach and wrap around service is beneficial for all the staff team when caring for our young people, with such complex needs. With this approach in mind and practice it enables us to gain positive outcomes for our young people.
