Our vision

Our Caring & Philosophy

Our caring and philosophy here at Bachlaw Projects is child centred. Staff will be chosen for their commitment to young people and for their abilities to communicate warmth, care and genuine regard to young people, whilst being able to maintain appropriate boundaries. The Intensive Support Units create a safe environment that allows therapeutic work to take place.
The young people who come to Bachlaw Projects will have had a range of difficult experiences. It is intended that through intensive, therapeutic work young people may be able to make some sense of their experiences and start to realise their potential.

We will follow the policy of ‘Getting it right for every child’ and as such we will work holistically ensuring that the young people that live in our unit are Safe, Healthy, Active, Nurtured, Achieving, Respected and Responsible and Included. In addition we believe that a successful outcome for these young people would be for them to be able to say “I am happier”.

“There is regular consultation and sharing of information, senior staff always deal with suggestions appropriately”

“The weekly reports and care plans are very detailed and reflect the needs of the young person”

“Very detailed and adaptable to meet young person’s complex and changing needs, Bachlaw appear to work towards meeting young person’s needs and change accordingly, they do not try and make young person fit in with what’s suitable for them”

“The accommodation gives a very homely feel; it does not have the atmosphere of an institutional residential unit”

“I feel in the time the young person has been placed at Bachlaw, they have made significant progress due to the dedicated support and care provided. The staff at Bachlaw have always put the needs of the young person first and have been flexible in their approaches on how best to meet young person’s needs”

Our Commitment

At Bachlaw we commit to:

Providing a comfortable, safe environment for young people

Ensuring that the young people placed at Bachlaw Projects are suitably matched

Ensuring that the staff who care for them have the appropriate qualifications and experience

Undertaking continual dynamic assessments which inform meaningful care plans

Having clear, effective guidance on and strategies for managing risk and challenging behaviour

Involving young people, their parents, carers and social workers in meaningful decision making

Providing a range of therapeutic activities designed to support the young person where appropriate

Supporting young people to access an appropriate education package

Supporting young people to have opportunities to socialise and take part in active pursuits within the community

Ensuring that the support given is designed to properly equip the young person with the skills that they need to manage the adult world

Providing support to help the young person manage the transition process successfully

Our Values

Bachlaw Projects follows the Codes of Practice for Social Service Workers and Employers.
The Directors of Bachlaw Projects follow the employer’s code in order to provide the proper support so that:

Our staff will:

Protect the rights and promote the interests of young people and their carers
Strive to establish and maintain the trust and confidence of young people and their carers
Promote the independence of young people while protecting them as far as possible from danger or harm
Respect the rights of young people while seeking to ensure that their behaviour does not harm themselves or other people
Uphold public trust and confidence in social services

Be accountable for the quality of their work and take responsibility for maintaining and improving their knowledge and skills
We will also carry out our work with the Rogerian principles of respect for persons, congruence, empathy and unconditional positive regard, equality, social justice, partnership, citizenship, empowerment and authenticity. This way of working enables us to connect with young people, demonstrate that they are important and cared for but will also be held responsible for the choices that they make.

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