Safeguarding and Child Protection<\/div>\n
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<\/a>Safe and nurturing placements in a picturesque rural setting<\/li>\n- Regularly monitored and inspected under the relevant legislation<\/li>\n
- Compliance with current Safeguarding and Child Protection Policies and Procedures<\/li>\n
- All team members receive current child protection and safety intervention training<\/li>\n
- All team members understand and adhere to the policy and procedures of the Galtee Clinic<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
\nSocial Pedagogy as our Model of Care<\/div>\n<\/p>\n
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- Two house pedagogues who live in Hill House, providing a nurturing family analogue setting and supported by a fully trained team<\/li>\n
- Learning through a shared living experience<\/li>\n
- Learning through doing along with the community as opposed to being shown (the Common Third)<\/li>\n
- Pedagogy to encourage children to become the good-enough citizen and establish community links<\/li>\n
- A small team creating a community feel<\/li>\n
- New team members introduced slowly and sporadically<\/li>\n
- No shift work, no office in Hill House or paper work done there to truly reinforce the fact that it is a home<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\nPsychology<\/div>\n
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- Daily in-house available Senior Clinical Psychologist who lives on site with his family, who are an integral part of the community<\/li>\n
- Hands on, direct work with the children, individually and as part of the Galtic Clinic community<\/li>\n
- Comprehensive Assessment Process<\/li>\n
- Individual Behaviour Management Plan<\/li>\n
- Individual psychological treatment plan<\/li>\n
- Access to local CAMHS<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\nEducation<\/div>\n
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- Close link with Local Education Welfare Officer\u00a0(Access to mainstream education and\/or home tutoring)<\/li>\n
- Links to local and regional National and Secondary Schools
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<\/a><\/li>\n- Links to Youthreach<\/li>\n
- ASDAN Programmes: Trained ASDAN tutors onsite<\/li>\n
- Apprenticeship Schemes through established community links<\/li>\n
- Links to the National Learning Network<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
\nStaff Team<\/div>\n<\/p>\n
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- Highly trained and skilled workforce with extensive work experience (Master and\/or BA-degrees throughout the staff team)<\/li>\n
- Live-in House-Pedagogues for a consistent continuum of care<\/li>\n
- Clinically led staff team<\/li>\n
- Each young person has two Activity Therapists assigned specifically for them – reduced staff numbers as much as possible, guided by attachment theory<\/li>\n
- Weekly team meetings<\/li>\n
- Fortnightly community meetings with the young people<\/li>\n
- Weekly meetings with Activity Therapists, Manager and Young Person<\/li>\n
- Outreach – Approven understanding of family work<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\nSocial Farming<\/div>\n
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- Farm on nearby site from Hill House at the foot of the Galtee Mountains, forming a parallel community<\/li>\n
- Opportunities to work with a variety of animals<\/li>\n
- Encouraged social farming and animal husbandry<\/li>\n
- Provides a therapeutic outlet for young people<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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