Ephyrm Healthcare Services

Aim

At Ephyrm Healthcare Services we have realised that one support package doesn’t fit all service users. As such, we thoroughly work out a client’s support requirement and thoughtfully prepare a bespoke and fit for purpose support solution for each individual in a safe environment. All our service users are treated with respect and dignity at all times whilst receiving support and lifelong independent skills.

Objectives

• To provide a safe, secure, homely and comfortable environment and services.
• To provide practical and outcome focussed engagement sessions aimed at integrating our clients back to the community with the essential skill to be independent.
• To empower children and young people to develop physically, psychologically, intellectually and socially.
• To provide a home that young people are proud of and feel able to invite their friends and family
• To create a stable environment where young people are nurtured and cared for by committed trained staff where our expectations and boundaries are clear.
• As appropriate and documented in the care placement plans, to source support and counsel from external therapists to give them support and prepare them for independence.
• Empowering and harnessing young people’s potential and ensuring they are well integrated into the community.
• We will provide a conducive ambience where young people evolve positively with a sense of responsibility.

Supported Living

We provide comfortable accommodation to adults and young people in the range of 16plus to live , learn and make transition to adulthood. The set up includes having staff member tasked with encouraging service users to be self –organising, focussed on their strengths ,build their confidence , empower them with social and physiological skills . Also we ensure that we are proactive in sensing risk and managing risk .

We take delight in engaging clients in constructive activities, paying apt attention to de-escalating and or seeking to prevent all potential situations and incidents before they occur and ensuring detailed log of incidents and issues in the event of occurrence. We have an emergency contact aimed at visiting the site if such situation arises.

Child Sexual and Exploitation Prevention Homes

Accordingly to Children Society in UK, there are over 16,500 children at risk of sexual exploitation in England. Preventing children and young people from being exposed to (CSE) Child Sexual Exploitation and providing support to those who have been directly involved is a collective responsibility.  At Ephyrm Healthcare Services, we provide confidential and independent support and advice for all children and young people who are either at risk of or actually experiencing sexual exploitation. We offer friendly and safe accommodation with extensive support for children who have had or at risk of having being exploited sexually. We ensure that we listen to what children say and take it seriously. We endeavour to restore confidence and hope through valuable and engaging services. We consult experts for advice and invite them in for therauptic sessions at when required.

Unaccompanied Asylum Seekers

We are aware that section 17 of the Children Act 1989 imposes a general duty on local authorities to safeguard and promote the welfare of children within their area. Therefore at Ephyrm Healthcare Services, we provide asylum seekers with safe and comfortable accommodation. We ensure that through our dedicated staff and engagement with the local council 7 dimensions to a child’s development needs are looked after:

• Health
• Education and training
• Emotional and behavioural development
• Identity, with particular regard to religious persuasion, racial origin and cultural and linguistic background
• Family and social relationships
• Social presentation
• Self-care skills.

Other Services we specialise in are those with Mental Health Needs and Young People on the Austic Spectrum