Therapeutic Care
At Timeout Homes, we focus on providing our children with individualised Therapeutic Care throughout our care and education sectors. We achieve this by following our Model of Care, that was created for specific requirements in line with the children in our care.
Our Model of Care is embedded into our all of our employees, to ensure a Therapeutic Approach is at the core of our care and education.
Model of Care
Our Model of Care, focuses on DDP (Dyadic Developmental Practice), and Secure Base. DDP is a broad approach for parenting and caring for children that is vital in each role here at Timeout.
This is a model for professionals and parents to support children to move towards recovery from trauma and disrupted attachments. Our Model of Care includes a framework for practice across all levels of service delivery in social care, education, and within child and adolescent mental health services.
This is delivered within Timeout through the parenting, education, and care, alongside therapy sessions with our specialised clinical team.
Nadia Khurram
Nadia is the clinical lead. She is involved in using different therapy models such as cognitive behavioural therapy, compassion focused therapy, and more specifically for children and young people, dyadic developmental practice. Therapy is used for targeted interventions around low mood, anxiety, and trauma, with the aim of helping the young person learn to develop an understanding of how their difficulties began, and how they could contribute to their behaviour now. A significant part of Nadia’s role involves working with those around the child to consider how trauma manifests in their behaviour, everyday communications, and expectations of a relationship. Additionally, she works alongside other agencies such as social workers, court systems and therapeutic carers to consider trauma-informed care, as well as running training programs for care staff and teachers.
Demi Clutton
Demi currently works as an Assistant Psychologist. As part of her role, she contributes to the therapeutic support of children and young people who have experienced trauma through administering psychometrics, cognitive assessments, and formulations, as well as preparing reports. Demi is specifically assisting in bridging the gap between the clinical team and the children’s home and implementing DDP and PACE as a way of caring for the children to help them feel safe.
Ebony Harrison
Ebony works as an Assistant Psychologist. As part of her role, she is involved with the education team and assists them with the implementation of DDP and PACE within the schools to help the children to develop secure attachments with the school staff. She administers psychometric assessments to therapeutically support children and young people that have experienced trauma and attachment difficulties.
Lorna Wilson
Lorna is a Highly Specialist Speech & Language Therapist. Lorna assesses and develops personalised treatment plans for children with speech, language, and communication problems to help them communicate to the best of their ability. Using specialist skills, Lorna works directly with children and their carers to provide them with tailored support. She also works closely with teachers and other health professionals, such as psychologists, to develop individual treatment programmes.
Gina Anderson-Keeble
Gina is a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist. Gina assesses and develops personalised treatment plans for children with speech, language, and communication difficulties. Gina works directly with children in 1:1 and group therapy sessions and works alongside their teachers/carers to provide tailored support. Gina also works closely with teachers and other health professionals to develop individual treatment programmes and provide consultative support.
Hannah Leathley
Hannah works alongside Lorna and Gina, the speech and language therapists, providing support to those with speech, language, and communication difficulties. She assists in delivering therapy interventions, both universal and targeted, and is also involved in creating training materials to support staff on the implementation and understanding of communication strategies.
Nathan Ellison
Counselling and therapy both involve talking or exploring through art and other creative materials. This can help a child to make sense of what’s going on in their life. Nathan aids in developing coping strategies, building self-awareness and encouraging the development of social support. Through incorporating aspects of therapeutic play, it is the process of giving a child more means of communication than spoken words alone.
Lex Bagust
Lex is a Specialist Child and Adolescent Art Psychotherapist who uses art, creativity, and play as the main tools for communication. Through these mediums, Lex helps children and adolescents explore and express their emotions and thoughts, promoting psychological and emotional development, as well as overall mental well-being. Lex’s approach is particularly beneficial for those who may find it difficult to articulate their feelings verbally.
In addition to working directly with children, Lex also supports parents, carers, and teachers by identifying strategies to manage emotions, thoughts, and behaviours, helping create a cohesive support system around the child or young person.
Kathy Riley
In Play Therapy children enter into a dynamic relationship with the therapist that enables them to express, explore and make sense of their difficult and painful experiences. Kathy assists individuals to find healthier ways of communicating, develop fulfilling relationships, increase resiliency, and facilitate emotional literacy. Children use play as a form of communication.
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