Services Provided at Shrewsbury House

Accommodation and independence training programme:

Each young person has their own room for which they are responsible for the upkeep of. The rest of the house is communal with a well equipped kitchen, living room and bathrooms.

Each Young Person will have an agreement that details the areas in which they need to focus upon in terms of developing independence skills. The areas include all aspects of an individuals development in becoming an active citizen, i.e., practical skills such as cooking, laundry, budgeting, cleaning, etc.; social and emotional development such as forming appropriate relationships, communication and problem solving; and economic independence such as developing future plans for education, training and ultimately employment. Young People are also supported in undertaking life story work.

Each Young Person will have a keyworker. Together they will devise the targets for acquiring the identified skills in the independence plan by weekly meetings and monthly reviews. The Young Person and their keyworker will agree when the required skills have been developed and plans will then be made for the Young Person to move on. A monthly report will be sent to funding authorities detailing progress made.

Services for Young Parents:

Shrewsbury House also take placements for Young People and their babies/young child. A cot/child’s bed, toys, equipment, etc. need to be provided for these placements – there is safety equipment (i.e. fire guard, stair gates) in the communal area of the house. Services for young parents will be the same as for single young people, with additional input given in relation to developing safe parenting skills.

Twenty Four-Seven will not supervise a Young Parent with their child - they will offer high support to them, to assist them in developing good enough parenting skills, as well as independence skills for themselves.

Staff are trainied to be aware of child protection issues, and any concerns will be reported to funding authorities immediately.

Parenting assessments for the Courts and/or Local Authorities can be carried out at additional cost. The assessment would be completed by a qualified, experienced Social worker.