PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

Every Child Matters is a shared programme of change to improve outcomes for all children and young people. It takes forward the Government's vision of radical reform for children, young people and families.

Nurturing Hands can take referrals from the following agencies:

• Solicitor’s
• CAFCASS
• Local Authority – to include Children’s Centres, Family Information Service, Family Learning
• NHS
• The Court Service
• Psychologists
• Social Services
• GP’s
• Youth Service

Services available for direct work with children:

1. Child Contact Centre

Nurturing Hands is currently working towards being an accredited Child Contact Centre for Cornwall, under the guidance of the National Association of Child Contact Centres (NACCC). This will be a safe, friendly and neutral place where children of separated families can spend time with one or both parents and sometimes other family members. It is a child-centred environment where there will be toys, games and facilities that reflect the diverse needs of children affected by family breakdown. Please call us for more information.

2. Supported and Supervised Contact

3. Needs, Wishes and Feelings Assessments with Children

4. Life Story Work

5. Story Stem Psychological Assessments in Association with The Anna Freud Centre

6. Mature Child Mediation

7. Counselling Support

Every parent needs a listening ear every now and then. The Child Practitioner will listen to your concerns and will help you to build confidence, self esteem and reassurance in your role as a parent.

Our counselling Service is here to help our clients with a variety of problems. More often than not, it helps to talk to someone neutral who is not a family member or a friend. The centre’s Counsellors aim to be as understanding as they can of the issues and feelings you bring. Counselling is a process of helping you explore and express your thoughts, feelings and behavior. Doing this usually brings relief and may enable you to make some changes in your life, or it may help you deal more effectively with things that cannot be changed.

8. Parenting Assessments

9. Parenting Groups

These include:

• Parenting advice and information groups to educate a parent about behaviour management, the importance of routine, child health and safety and nutrition and weaning.
• Headspace –A Support group to raise parents self esteem, confidence and psychological well-being.
• Support Groups for Separated Parents. When parents separate, emotions often run high. Whatever your feelings, it is really important to put your children’s needs first and avoid them being caught up in conflicts and arguments. This group will help you to work out the best possible arrangements to try to ensure they are clear, consistent and reliable for everyone involved.

10. Support Packages

Nurturing Hands can provide a support package tailored to suit your individual needs. This could include an initial meeting with your clients, setting up and supervising contact sessions, providing written feedback of these observations, offering parents additional advice and support through our in-house parenting workshops. Mediation between the parties. All work completed would be fed back to the referring agency via a letter or report format.