Young Options
Provides comprehensive care, education and therapy service for Looked After Children and Young People with complex and severe behavioural, psychological and psychiatric difficulties.
Samples of Possible Presentations:
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Abuse Reactive Behaviours
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Adjustment Disorders
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Attachment Disorders
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Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
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Conduct Disorder
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Dysfunctional Reactions to Crisis
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Emotional, Behavioural & Social Difficulties
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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
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Sexualised Behaviours
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Specific Learning Difficulties
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Other Mental-Health Presentations
Young Options Evaluation and Assessment Service
Young Options provides Psychological Reports based on longitudinal assessment of each of our students.
Young Options accepts commissions for in-depth formal multi-disciplinary assessments leading to Diagnostic Opinion Report
Young Options Offers
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A range of high-quality Registered Children Homes
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A full-time school
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An individually tailored Care programme
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An individually tailored Education Plan
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An Individually tailored therapeutic provision
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Pathways to Independence
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A First Step to Independence Programme
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Further Options Leaving Care Service with independent accommodation and support
- Family Options Fostering Service
Young Options Exists to
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Provide children and young people with positive and enriching care and education experiences based on Positive Psychology Principles
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Provide opportunities for children and young people to achieve the following objectives as defined in 'Every Child Matters' National Framework (Children Act 2004):
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Being Healthy
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Staying Safe
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Enjoying and Achieving
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Making a Positive Contribution
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Economic Well-Being
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Provide high quality individualised therapeutic interventions, using the expertise of a range of experienced, specialist therapists, psychologists and consultants
Young Options' Residential Care Service includes
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Short-term crisis intervention and evaluation service placement with fast-track admissions and intensive support
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Specialist medium to long-term placements with therapeutic provision based on the specific needs of the child/young person
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Gradual introduction to an appropriate Independent Living Scheme and possible return to the home authority.
Young Options' Education provides
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Full-time, academic and vocational programme based in our registered school.
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Personalised educational programme based on careful assessment of the child's/young person's emotional/social and scholastic needs. This may include one-to-one teaching programme in our school's Individual Learning Centre with the aim of eventual integration within the school's small-groups teaching environment.
Young Options' Professional/Clinical Team provides
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Assessment and Evaluation of our residents
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Therapy provision to residents, as appropriate
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Development of new care and educational provision projects
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Contribution to care and education plans
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Advice, counselling and support to care and education staff
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Training and Personal and Professional Development to operational management, care and education staff
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Advice and counselling to referrers and commissioners of our service in relation to potential/actual referral cases
- Evaluation of outcomes, audit and research