Edge of Care programme!
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2015 11:24 am
Hello
In our C.I.N meeting last week, the Social Worker said there's a programme that D offer, its called Edge of Care. This is what the Social Worker said about it:
"the team are based at a Children's Home, well, it used to be a Children's home, but it's not a Children's home anymore ( ), they come out to your home, and work with you and your child for 8 weeks, they can even have Little Miss stay with them for a few nights, if you want"
She told us to think about it. We have to phone her today and let her know whether we want to go ahead and do it or not. I don't see that we have a choice.
After a little research, I've found a news article on the website of D Children's Services Trust (who are an independent team who have taken over the running of D Social Services), saying that Ofsted have rated their Children's home as good. The news article also states "team members work for up to 8 weeks with parents and carers to help them set boundaries and manage behaviour. At the same time they support young people to tackle issues such as drug taking, drinking and aggressive behaviour, and can offer one night a week at the care home"
I then found the report on Ofsted's website, it says the building is registered as a children's home.
The present Core Group members all agree that we, as Little Miss' parents, have put the boundaries in place and have tried to 'manage' Little Miss' behaviour - so I cannot see what this edge of care team can do.....I have read the Explosive Child (by Dr Ross Greene) book and thanks to Dr Ross Greene, I have a list of lagging skills and unsolved problems, but no-one's interested !
I know over the years, I've asked for help from NHS, Social Services, School, etc. and the present team have done their best, but with CAMHS - once again - refusing to get on board, no diagnosis of anything other than attachment disorder - and the strategies we were given (by the School's therapist who was a child psychologist, and trained in attachment disorders) which failed on an epic scale and all other strategies THEY have told us to try have failed, Pathological Demand Avoidance not being recognised in Dr, one failed private assessment of PDA (it failed because the Social Worker involved at the time and her school she was attending at the time, lied in their reports to the assessment centre).....I can't help but feel they've failed her. I fear whether we agree to the edge of care programme or not, they will take Little Miss away
In our C.I.N meeting last week, the Social Worker said there's a programme that D offer, its called Edge of Care. This is what the Social Worker said about it:
"the team are based at a Children's Home, well, it used to be a Children's home, but it's not a Children's home anymore ( ), they come out to your home, and work with you and your child for 8 weeks, they can even have Little Miss stay with them for a few nights, if you want"
She told us to think about it. We have to phone her today and let her know whether we want to go ahead and do it or not. I don't see that we have a choice.
After a little research, I've found a news article on the website of D Children's Services Trust (who are an independent team who have taken over the running of D Social Services), saying that Ofsted have rated their Children's home as good. The news article also states "team members work for up to 8 weeks with parents and carers to help them set boundaries and manage behaviour. At the same time they support young people to tackle issues such as drug taking, drinking and aggressive behaviour, and can offer one night a week at the care home"
I then found the report on Ofsted's website, it says the building is registered as a children's home.
The present Core Group members all agree that we, as Little Miss' parents, have put the boundaries in place and have tried to 'manage' Little Miss' behaviour - so I cannot see what this edge of care team can do.....I have read the Explosive Child (by Dr Ross Greene) book and thanks to Dr Ross Greene, I have a list of lagging skills and unsolved problems, but no-one's interested !
I know over the years, I've asked for help from NHS, Social Services, School, etc. and the present team have done their best, but with CAMHS - once again - refusing to get on board, no diagnosis of anything other than attachment disorder - and the strategies we were given (by the School's therapist who was a child psychologist, and trained in attachment disorders) which failed on an epic scale and all other strategies THEY have told us to try have failed, Pathological Demand Avoidance not being recognised in Dr, one failed private assessment of PDA (it failed because the Social Worker involved at the time and her school she was attending at the time, lied in their reports to the assessment centre).....I can't help but feel they've failed her. I fear whether we agree to the edge of care programme or not, they will take Little Miss away