Skills to increase confidence and independence
Our objective is to help each young person achieve life skills which will give them confidence to live as independently as possible, now and in the future.
These are just some of the ways in which we do this …
Health and wellbeing
Everyone who lives with us is encouraged to take responsibility for their own health and wellbeing. This could involve looking after their personal hygiene, ensuring that they have sufficient exercise and making informed decisions about what to eat.
Day to day independence
We ensure that the young people we care for learn the skills they need for day to day living. For example:
- Cooking simple snacks or their own meals.
- Cleaning and laundry duties.
- Doing the food shopping, buying a takeaway or going out to eat.
- Protecting the environment, in particular by recycling.
- Controlling their own pocket money.
- Using public transport.
Understanding safety, risks and consequences
We believe in positive risk taking; allowing people to take carefully assessed and managed risks to widen their choices and improve their confidence.
An essential part of this is teaching them about potential risks and increasing personal safety awareness. With this in mind, we provide e-safety training and work with the charity WISE to provide sessions on topics such as drugs and gangs.
When an individual’s behaviour has been inappropriate, we work with them to help them understand how to behave differently next time. It is also used as a learning opportunity for our team.
Where consequences are imposed for inappropriate behaviour, these are always proportionate and relevant.
