Why do we train our professionals?

Why do we train our professionals?

To help families, we need the necessary training to provide them with the best services   Why do we offer training? Over the past 10 years, our services have helped many parents and repaired families. We understand the sensitivity of our work and the level of...
Securing Change: what we’re learning

Securing Change: what we’re learning

Securing Change: what we’re learning Towards the end of our 3-year pilot, after nine months of the pandemic, what are we learning? All parents at our residential assessments know continued support is available when they leave, regardless of the outcome of their...
Securing Change: An Update

Securing Change: An Update

Securing Change: an update mid-way through the pilot After a challenging start, we have made an informed re-appraisal and created a revised model. Revisions Our original model was based on learning from other projects supporting mothers in repeat care proceedings, our...
Our intern Libby’s experience at St Michael’s

Our intern Libby’s experience at St Michael’s

Libby, a Criminology and Sociology student at the University of Sussex, has just completed an eight-week internship here with us. Here she explains some of the things she got up to in her time here and what experiences she learned from going forward into her third and...
Meet Ann-Marie our Securing Change Practitioner

Meet Ann-Marie our Securing Change Practitioner

When a parent leaves one of our residential assessments it can be hard to adjust. Now they can get support from our Securing Change project to help them take the next steps and adjust back in the community. Here we have a chat with Ann-Marie, our Securing Change...
Storytelling and how it helps children

Storytelling and how it helps children

Storytelling at Friday Young Parents Group Storytelling was a great session. We discussed how storytelling can benefit our children; basic speech skills; stronger parent-child relationship; strong sense of identity; encourage logical thinking, reading and...