Group Living
About Group Living
Our residential team work in partnership with families, carers, local authorities and commissioners, and the young people themselves to establish the most suited residential care placement based on their individual needs and requirements so we can deliver the best level of care and support.
Who’s it for?
We offer placements to children and young people who have experienced trauma, adverse childhood experiences and display attachment difficulties or challenging, emotional behavioural difficulties, and require medium to long-term specialist care. We draw on the practice based evidence and current research on child development, attachment, neuroscience and therapeutic community work. All children/young people are considered on an individual basis.
Our group homes can support children from as young as 5 up to the age of 18. We provide safe and secure homes to children of any sex. Risk matching is a key priority, ensuring that we are not only able to meet the needs of the children but that we can support them to thrive. We are able to meet a wide range of needs across our homes, with some homes focused on supporting younger children and others having teams that are skilled in working with children moving towards independence and adulthood. We have a range of group homes that offer 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 bedded homes.
We provide warm and therapeutic residential placements for children and young people to benefit from a period of stability in residential care that allows them to re-engage with education and where applicable work towards independence / return to family or a foster family.
How we support young people in Group Living homes
All of our services with the exception of our emergency placement homes provide an integrated package of Care, Education and Therapy and seek to make positive progress in children’s and young people’s lives through joint working with key professionals and placing authorities.
We work with children and young people to build a stable and trusting environment where they can benefit from a reliable education from one of our independent schools, with the hope to progressing to the mainstream education system. The team at Five Rivers provide assessments at the time of referral to learn and understand more about a child or young person’s past and present, to develop a plan that takes a holistic approach that includes educations, care and therapy. We also work closely with children and young people in our care to develop their own Care Plans, and provide support and guidance to achieving their goals and aspirations.
Outcomes from Group Living
- Improved behaviours for example a reduction of aggression or self-harming
- Improved sense of self-worth and self-esteem
- Re-integration into mainstream education
- Ability to consider being part of a family, able to create attachment in a family placement
- Increased life skills and ability to take responsibility and social awareness
We currently have 7 group living children’s homes; Avon House, Bourne House, Clannad, Ebble House, Fountain House, and The Orchard. You can find out more about all our homes here.
If you’d like to discuss Group Living further or would like to make a referral, please contact us.