Professional Services
Ty Caredig is designed to care for children or young people between the ages of 7 and 17, of all genders, who require medium to long-term placements in our residential homes and ages 16 to 22 at our supported living accommodation.
We provide care and protection to children and young people who are experiencing social, emotional, or behavioural challenges and are displaying challenging, difficult, or aggressive behaviours. These can be triggered by a range of life events and/or conditions, such as physical, emotional, or medical problems. In order to do this, we will focus on putting a therapeutic emphasis to the care we provide. We do this by working with specially trained psychologists/counsellors.
The philosophy underpinning the work which we will undertake is to empower and enable individual children and young people to make choices within a safe, proactive environment facilitating exploration of their growing awareness of themselves and their place in society. We will work in partnership with children, young people, and their families to enable children to come to terms with their current and past life experiences, build confidence and self-esteem within the safety of a residential care environment, and provide a platform for them to live safely in a community. This will enable them to reach their best potential and prepare them for the future.
We promote choice, dignity, and respect for all children and young people in our care, as well as the need for them to be respected members of society. The safety, welfare, and positive esteem for each individual shall be at the heart of all decisions, interventions, and interactions.
Our Vision
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To ensure that the views of the children and young people are at the heart of everything we do.
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To achieve a balance of care and support that allows children to develop and flourish.
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To provide a high level of physical care and security in a supportive setting where the children feel valued and proud of their surroundings.
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To provide a service where the children and young person can experience a loving and caring family environment.
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To ensure that services are given in accordance with an agreed-upon individual care plan based on partnerships between the home, the young people, their families, and the referring local authority.
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To establish Ty Caredig as a preferred provider of innovative and imaginative service who try to keep siblings together.
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To be a great employer with employees who are well informed and who are empowered in their decision making and who feel inspired and committed to produce positive results.
Our Aims
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To actively encourage each young person's development, personal growth, maturity, and knowledge, as well as their self-confidence, self-esteem, and independence.
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To instill a sense of stability, security, and belonging in each young person.
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To encourage children and young persons to openly express their feelings and to respond to their expressed needs and wants in a fair manner. This includes supporting them to make their own decisions. o To recognize and watch a child's or young person's behaviour, comprehend its context, recognise any unexpected changes, and sensitively respond to each young person's emotional needs.
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To create placement plans and programmes that address the underlying issues that contribute to clusters of problem situations that lead to inappropriate or offending/deviant behaviour.
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To interact with children in order to aid and support their abilities to think, process information, and learn from their experiences.
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To enlist the assistance of third-party professionals to assist the children in making sense of their own life events and regaining a sense of worth and value.
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Give young people the opportunity to gain independent living skills, such as budgeting, cooking, cleaning, laundry, looking for work, and learning about benefits.
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To use a restorative strategy to actively illustrate the need of clear boundaries, praising positive behaviour, and criticising undesirable behaviour.
How We Provide Our Service
Admission Criteria
We will consider young people who: -
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Are victims of abuse/traumatic life events.
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Go missing on a regular basis.
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Have poor life skills and are approaching independence.
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Are in a cycle of criminal offending.
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Display verbal/physical aggression.
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Expose themselves to risk of harm.
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Self-harm.
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Display drug and alcohol related issues.
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Are at high risk of CSE.
Ty Caredig will follow the Part 6 Regulated Services (Service Providers and Responsible Individuals) (Wales) Regulations 2017 when it comes to admissions. Only through the agreed-upon referral process will requests for placement be approved and confirmed by the Operations Director in conjunction with the Appointed Manager, personnel, and young people.
On or before admission, any relevant material, including the Placing Authority's Care and Support Plan, the Child's Risk Assessment, PEP, IEP, and any other pertinent documents they retain for the child/young person in issue, should be made accessible.
