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<h1><a href="profile.htm">CHILDRENS HOMES
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Residential Children's homes - Prospect House are leaders in residential childrens
home care and education. A childrens home home providing residential
care for children and young people.As a
residential childcare provider we provide
emergency assessments for children and
young persons.Prospect House providing
residential childcare facilities and education
for young people and children, including
those with hearing impairment and learning
difficulties.Prospect House childrens home is situated
in Withernwick, East Yorkshire, Humberside <br>
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<p><a href="education.htm">Prospect House</a> residential childrens home are
specialist providers of childrens and young peoples residential
child care. Children and young persons
who are presenting challenging behaviour.
Prospect House was formed in 1999 with
the intention of offering the best possible
care and education for children and young
people with challenging behaviour.</p>
<p>Childcare - Residential Childcare and
Education - Excellence in Child Care at Withernwick, East Yorkshire, near Hull and
Education - Prospect House Child Care Home.
We are leaders in child care education
and residential care for children and young
people. As a child care provider we provide
emergency assessments for children and
young persons. We provide residential facilities
and education for young people and children,
including those with hearing impairment
and learning difficulties and challenging
behaviour</p>
<p> Prospect House are specialist providers
of childrens and young peoples residential
care. Children and young persons who are
presenting challenging behavior. Prospect
House was formed in 1999 with the intention
of offering the best possible care and
education for children and young people
with challenging behavior.</p>
<p>Our emphasis is to work in partnership
with young people, their families and placing
authorities to enable the young person
to maximise their potential within a caring
stable environment. <br>
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To achieve the highest possible outcomes,
the individual's care programme is carefully
designed, managed and reviewed. Our philosophy
of care is simple, to provide a children's
home which is indeed a care homes in
the truest sense, together with the best
possible care and education; offering
young people a fresh start where they
can move forward to build a positive
future. We care for young people with
challenging behavior of either sex.<br>
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The home provides care for short, medium
to long stay placements. This does not
preclude emergency admissions, or placements
for assessment, if longer-term placements
are the intended outcome. </p>
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<a href="referrals2.htm">Prospect House</a> has been set up to provide
a positive and nurturing environment
for the young people in our care. We
believe that the home is indeed the child's,
home and should be treated as such, therefore
education and therapy (if required) are
provided. We recognize education as a
fundamental part of a young persons growth
which prepares them to take their place
in the community. <br>
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Our care team consist of highly motivated
professional, experienced staff who are
committed to the care of young people. <br>
Best practice is promoted through continuous
staff development and training linked to
regular structured supervision and appraisal.</p>
<p>The philosophy and the goal of Prospect
House Child Care is to support individuals
with learning difficulties and provide
them with a home and support to live meaningful
and valued lives within the local community. <br>
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We provide the opportunity to encounter
ordinary life experiences taking into
account age and personal preferences,
while recognizing that to treat each
person in the same way is not to treat
them equally. Each individual's strengths
and needs will differ and at Prospect
House the service we provide will reflect
this.The company continues to grow because
we care about what we do; we all want
what is best for the young people in
our care, and constantly strive to make
things better. </p>
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Whilst the telephone can establish basic
information it obviously has inhibitirs
in relation to confidentiality.</p>
<p>We further believe that as the person
responsible for identifying an appropriate
placement, the social worker must feel
comfortable with the placement before any
attempt is made to share the idea with
the young person.</p>
<p>To this end, whilst we are pleases for
contact to be made by telephone in the
first instance, the most important part
of the referral process is to make a visit
to Prospect House.<br>
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This clearly offers a more accurate platform
for the social worker to assess the environment
and what it may have to offer in terms
of a future plan of work.</p>
<p>However, having made the initial contact
by telephone, we would then ask that you
send all appropriate information regarding
tthe young person to enable us to consider
in more depth the needs of the young person
and how best they may be met. It also follows
that one hopes this will give the individual
a degree of confidence, and the feeling
that although strangers, we have an interest.</p>
<p>We would also hope, if it was felt to
be appropriate, that the young person would
make their initial visit with any members
of their family who may also wish to assess
for themselves the placement and what it
has to offer.</p>
<p>Clearly, as stated previously, it is important
that we also work with significant family
members and early contact with them is
desirable.</p>
<p>Following the initial visit, if the placement
were to proceed, we would identify a mutually
convenient date as soon as possible after
the visit to arrange a pre-admission conference.
The purpose of the meeting would be to
look towards the needs of the young person,
and how the "Team" can work to
meet those needs, and to identify the specific
contribution. Prospect House can make towards
the identified goals.</p>
<p>At the conclusion of this meeting an admission
date would be agreed and plans for the
young persons first four weeks in placement
which the young person would be part of
agreeing.</p>
<p>Given the breadth of our operations nationwide,
we have a central referrals department
within our head office. This enables us
to ensure that each referral received is
dealt with as promptly as possible and
that an holistic view can be applied when
ascertaining the best and most appropriate
residential placement for a young person.</p>
<p>Referrals can be made 24 hours a day by
telephoning us on 01964 - 529218 or Click
Here to download our Referrals form in
Word Format, fill in the necessary details
and fax it back to us on 01964 - 529218</p>
<p>Alternatively you can email any referral
to us at info@prospecthouse-childcare.co.uk. <br>
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Welcome to 'Prospect House'. Prospect House
accommodates a maximum of six young people
of either gender in the age range of
ten to seventeen years, and is registered
with the Care Commission.</p>
<p>We receive, assess and formulate the Individual
Care Plan of each young person. We offer
care, accommodation and education to young
people in need. The young people referred
to ourselves have encountered previous
hurts and disruption in their lives, therefore
our aim, whilst recognizing their past,
is to create an environment which facilitates
the disclosing of feelings in an open and
non threatening manner whilst ensuring
that we have in place a framework of support.</p>
<p>We do not work with the young person in
isolation, their family and significant
others in their lives are important components
in a fragile system if inter-personal dynamics.
Total communication with all professionals
involved in the young person,s life is
also a priority if we hope to succeed in
the healing process.</p>
<p>We believe that our house should be an
'open window' to our practice, and welcome
any objective and constructive comments
on this.</p>
<p>What follows sets out our statement of
Purpose, Aims and Objectives, and other
relevant information in terms of the function
of Prospect House.</p>
<h2><a href="statement.htm">STATEMENT OF PURPOSE</a> <br>
PHILOSOPHY<br>
It is appropriate at the outset to state
that we believe that young people are individuals
with RIGHTS. In reality the above statement
can only be realised if the adults themselves
are comfortable with their own authority.</h2>
<p>To this end we have carefully selected
a TEAM of people for whom SOCIAL WORK in
a RESIDENTIAL SETTING is more than a stepping
stone into other Social Work disciplines.
Consequently there is a belief among the
team that they are here because they want
to be, not because they have to be, this
is also a view that we nurture in the young
people.</p>
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PURPOSE<br>
To provide accommodation and education
(52 week's a year ) for a group of six
people of an equal gender balance, within
the ten to seventeen age range regarded
by their referring agencies as presenting
emotional and behavioral difficulties.</p>
<p>To provide a setting in which the individual
needs of the young people can be met, and
respect for the individual is given a high
profile in the daily life of the house.</p>
<p>Young people also need to feel safe from
previous experiences which may have led
to their need for being looked after and
to know that they will not be rejected
when they act out their feelings.</p>
<p>If the feelings acted out by the individual
young people are considered inappropriate
then the following actions will apply:-</p>
<p>The young person is advised that their
behaviour is unacceptable and the reason
for this.</p>
<p>The specific behaviours are reflected
upon in an open and honest way.</p>
<p>The behaviours are raised as an agenda
item at the young peoples meeting.As an
absolute last resort a sanction may be
imposed which will range from the loss
of the 'bonus' portion of their pocket
money, to missing out on any planned events,
i.e., concert, trips to theme parks, cinema
etc</p>
<p>The removal of privileges is not always
the answer, it is our view that the relationship
shared between the individual young person
and the adults who share their daily lives
is indeed a powerful vehicle, within which
to assist the young person in accepting
their responsibility for their actions
and the impact these actions have upon
others.</p>
<p>AIMS<br>
To stabilize young people and involve them
in a programme of care that clearly demonstrates
a professional concern for their well
being and safety. The main components
of this will inevitably involve Education,
Emotional Growth/Development, Health,
and appropriate contact with significant
family members, whilst keeping in frequent
contact with the young person's social
worker.</p>
<p>To enable hurt young people to unlearn
negative behaviours and develop more positive
behaviours.</p>
<p>To identify the emotional, social and
educational needs of each individual young
person.</p>
<p>To assist each individual to recognize
their strengths and resources. </p>
<p>To provide an environment of acceptance
and healing in which the young person may
develop their strengths and overcome previous
hurts.</p>
<p><a href="contact.htm">OBJECTIVES</a><br>
To establish effective communication with
relevant agencies and with the young
persons network of significant others.</p>
<p>To encourage each young person to realise
their full potential through developing
relationships with the adults employed
at Prospect house.</p>
<p>In conjunction with he young person, to
construct Individual Care Plans with identified
aims, objectives, goals and time scales.</p>
<p>To offer regular detailed reporting to
referring agency on individual young people's
progress and development.</p>
<p>To create a facilitative environment where
young people are valued, and appropriately
involved in decision making and planning
for their futures.</p>
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Education at Prospect House</p>
<p>Prosect House is situated just outside
the City of Hull, at Withernwick, a very
quiet rural village, in the East Riding
of Yorkshire. We are very proud of the
achievements we have made and the quality
of teaching we provide.</p>
<p>All the pupils are assessed on entry,
so as to understand his or her level of
ability, and their present attainment in
basic core subjects such as Numeracy and
Literacy. An Individual Education Programme
(IEPs) is then put into place for each
young person.<br>
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These plans and individual targets are
subject to regular reassessment and revision
to monitor the level of progress for each
individual pupil.Due to differing circumstances
in the young persons life and the reality
of missing many years of schooling the
needs of each individual vary enormously</p>
<p>This shows the way the education is adjusted
for each young person, For example the
students may be, 14-15 years, but academically
they may be at Key Stage 2/Year 3. <br>
Therefore whilst always trying to match
the needs of the pupil to the National
Curriculum it is often a case of trying
to go back to basics and revisit areas
that the individual has missed. Each child
is an individual. Every child has an entitlement
to a broad and balanced curriculum and
it is our aim to provide educational opportunities
of the highest quality. </p>
<p>We try to provide for each young person
according to his or her full potential.
This means providing opportunities for
all children to find success, enabling
them to become more confident and to grow
in independence in all aspects of their
development. Reintegration into mainstream
schooling is always part of the overall
picture and each individual's plan which
forms part of the regular liaison between
care and educational staff.</p>
<p>Each child is an individual. Every child
has an entitlement to a broad and balanced
curriculum and it is our aim to provide
educational opportunities of the highest
quality. We try to provide for each young
person according to his or her full potential.
This means providing opportunities for
all children to find success, enabling
them to become more confident and to grow
in independence in all aspects of their
development. Reintegration into mainstream
schooling is always part of the overall
picture and each individual's plan which
forms part of the regular liaison between
care and educational staff.<br>
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Prospect House educational resources <br>
Prospect House educational resources
uses a range of methods to achieve interest
and progress in the young person. These
include:-</p>
<p> The use of individual worksheets <br>
Introduction to personal research <br>
One-to-one attention and assistance <br>
Group work and field trips <br>
Varied work tools and resources </p>
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Education staff are highly qualified and
are familiar with the special educational
needs of the pupils, they liaise with
the care staff at Prospect House and
the educational providers in the community
to achieve the best possible outcome
for each young person attending education</p>
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CURRICULUM <br>
The Prospect House Child Care Home aims
to:- <br>
Provide a curriculum which as well as meeting
all the National Curriculum requirements
is presented in a manner which is relevant,
appropriate and stimulating to all pupils
thus equipping the young person for the
skills they need for life, work, leisure
and social responsibility in the world
as future adults. <br>
Develop the pupils understanding and involvement
in other dimensions and themes such as:
Personal and Social Development and Health
Education, Education for Citizenship, Art
and Design, Physical Education, Music,
Drama. <br>
Ensure that knowledge, concepts, skills
and attitudes are developed in a systematic
and structured manner to ensure that pupils
are extending their understanding upon
firm foundations. The Curriculum will therefore
spiral and contain built-in progression,
hopefully resulting in formal qualifications. <br>
Provide opportunities for each young person
to gain accreditation with the AQA (Assessment
and Qualifications Alliance) in all subjects
of the National Curriculum. <br>
Provide opportunities for relevant pupils
to sit GCSE's in appropriate subjects. <br>
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