Care Services

Services

Residential Care

One of our units, the Coach House, provides residential care for up to twelve young people in single bedroom accommodation. With both male and female residents, the focus in this unit is on assisting young people to establish appropriate peer group relationships, encouraging them to participate in a variety of activities and issue-based groups and to address the individual issues in their lives. Linking to the positive behaviour system in operation in the education unit, the Coach House rewards positive behaviour with increased levels of trust and access to solo time activities and addresses negative behaviour through clearly defined consequences.

A major focus of work in the Coach House is developing within young people a sense of self confidence, personal responsibility, teamwork and leadership through a range of outdoor activities.

Close Support

Two of our units, the Gate House and the Main House, provide close support to young people who require smaller group living, more intensive programmes and a higher level of support and supervision.
Each unit accommodates up to eight young people in single and twin bedrooms. The units provide individually structured care packages which address the specific needs of the individual child. The staff teams provide a therapeutic experience for young people in which they are encouraged to address the difficulties they face. The focus is on individual work which encourages young people to engage in the change process.

Supported by a positive behaviour system which links to the system in place in the education unit, clear messages are given to young people about what is acceptable behaviour and what is not.

Day Provision

The Day Unit provides a separate base for up to 12 pupils who commute by taxi from all over Central Scotland. Managed by the Head of Education Services, the unit is staffed by two Child Care Workers and a Senior. The unit comprises a lounge, kitchen/dining room and access to games facilities.

Young people are referred to the Day Unit for a variety of reasons. They may have been resident at the school and progressed to day status, or have a supportive home base but require additional support for their social and emotional needs in a specialist education setting. Each young person has a key team responsible for providing them with an individualised care and education programme.