Our Service at
Northridge
Care Group Children's Homes
1-2-1
support
At Northridge, our dedicated team provides 1-2-1 support, advice and practical sessions for all young people. These sessions will help the young people with various areas – for example:
- staying safe,
- being healthy,
- attending school,
- positive relationships
- working towards independence
- Behaviour management & setting boundaries
- Health & hygiene
- Substance abuse
Our
Homes
Our homes can cater for young people experiencing a wide range of difficulties:
- BESD
- ADHD
- Autism / Asperger Syndrome
- Attachment disorder
- ODD
- Challenging behaviour
- Suffering from trauma / crisis
- Multiple placement breakdowns.
Our expertise
- Behaviour & anger management programmes
- Steps that are achievable to the young people which are praised and rewarded
- Offer daily planning which offers consistency, stability, and boundaries
- Stick-ability
1-2-1
support
RIDGES Therapeutic Model Northridge has a highly experienced and trained team that offers a bespoke approach to caring for each young person’s needs.
The RIDGES therapeutic model is implemented at Northridge and provides a robust guide for the creation of a therapeutic environment for young people.
The principles of the RIDGES model:
- Respectful Relationships
- Insight
- Direction
- Give Boundaries
- Embracement
- Sustainability
All staff within Northridge attend a training course on therapeutic skills and approach as part of the induction programme. The company therapist works alongside the staff team to ensure that the RIDGES model is being implemented across all areas.
Northridge Care Group's
promise
If you would like any further information and a copy of our Statement of Purpose please click here.
- Provide our young people with support that will meet their individual intellectual, interpersonal and social needs, fostering independence and preparation for a full active life.
- Provide a safe and supportive environment in which the Young people can be considered and developed as individuals.
- Provide a secure, homely and calm environment.
- Identify and offer the young people’s preferred method of communication ensuring that effective skills are developed and used in all areas of activity.
- Promote children’s rights and ensure that young people’s views are represented and considered.
- Analyse the function of each child’s behavioural challenges, and to seek to reduce the frequency and severity of such behaviour by the teaching of alternative and appropriate ways of achieving that function.
- Extend the ‘Person Centred Planning’ process to include behavioural self-directed strategies, Individual Education and Skills Programmes and Care Plans that are monitored consistently and reviewed regularly.
- Provide ordinary life experiences within the community, accessing local networks.
- Foster self-esteem, mutual respect and trusting relationships
- Ensure equality of opportunity irrespective of gender, race disadvantage or disability.
- Ensure the Young people are healthy, stay safe, enjoy and achieve, make a positive contribution, whilst maintaining their economic wellbeing.
- Carry out effective care planning and reviews and promote partnership with local authorities.
- Commission the services of outsider consultants as appropriate in order to meet individual treatment needs.
- Ensure that educational opportunities are made available to young people that take into account their current needs, abilities and emotional capacity.
- Implement systems of quality control and maintain a commitment to updating and reviewing our practice.
- Provide a high standard of staff care through training, supervision, support and appraisal.
Working for
Northridge
It’s an exciting time to join Northridge Care Group. We’re opening new homes across Lancashire. If you’re interested in joining our dedicated team, take a look at our current vacancies.