Placement CriteriaPenarth House is a 6 bedded residential home and Kamina House is a 5 bedded residential home, both homes aim to care and support children/young people who have a range of emotional complex needs through suffering either emotional abuse, sexual abuse, physical aggression or neglect. The decision to admit a young person to the home will be the responsibility of the Registered Provider in conjunction with the Registered Manager. Subject to risk assessments, and the other residents Penarth House can accommodate:
Admission RequirementsBefore a young person can be admitted to either Penarth House or Kamina House, a full risk assessment of his or her needs must be carried out.
In the case of emergency referrals,Penarth Group recommends that an assessment period of one month is required to be able to constructively offer the best support and suitability of the placement of the young person.
Admissions ProcedureAdmissions to either Penarth House or Kamina House, will always aim to be planned as Penarth Group considers this good practice. In this scenario, the Registered Manager and the Head Teacher from Penarth Group School (if school placement is also requested) will visit the young person at their current home so that they can introduce Penarth Group and discuss and assess with the young person their needs.
Once an initial assessment has been completed, the young person, their family or carers (where appropriate) and the social worker from the placing authority, will be invited to meet to discuss the placement further. If it is felt by all parties that the placement should proceed, then a formal contract will be drawn up between the placing authority and Penarth Group.
The young person will be given copies of the ‘Young Person’s Guide’ and our welcome pack, which will be fully explained to them. They will be invited to discuss the general ethos of Penarth Group with the Registered Manager / Deputy Manager or their Key Worker.
The staff will clearly define what the young person can expect from Penarth Group and the young person will have a clear understanding of what is expected from the young person. They will be asked to help with their reward scheme, identifying and commit to the areas that they need to address in order to demonstrate their commitment to living at Penarth Group. The expected standards of behaviour will be discussed as often as necessary to ensure that the young person has understood. |