Who Are Hamaan Care?
Hamann Care is a dedicated team committed to providing exceptional care to young people. Our mission is to nurture them into adulthood by equipping them with the essential skills, tools, and knowledge needed to flourish. We specialise in delivering top-tier care for children facing a variety of behavioural and emotional challenges, all within the framework of highly personalised care plans. Our focus is on empowering each child with the resources and support they need to thrive as they grow into responsible and confident individuals.
A warm welcome
Upon entering our home, everyone is greeted by a warm, happy and caring team who are ready to help youngsters to start their journey with us to create a brighter future, whatever their needs may be.
Tailored planning
Every care plan will be tailored individually to each young person, involving the young person and ensuring their voice is heard.
Parental input
To have parents involved where it is possible is important both to us and the children. Working together leads to better outcomes for the children and families.. At Hamann Care we have a “Parent plan” that supports our holistic approach.
Specialised team
Our staff have been chosen after a vigorous recruitment process. Children are involved within this throughout the interview questions and the final stage visit. The staff are trained to a high level and are learning more each year.
Providing outstanding care
When entering our home you will notice a calm and sensory environment thanks to carefully selected decoration, soft furnishing and lighting, which is important to achieve therapeutic surroundings.
Child centred approach
Our professional psychotherapist takes the route which works best for each child. We address issues as anger management, self-esteem, self injury, suicidal tendencies, relationships and bereavement, the list is long.
Therapeutic approach
If the child is not ready to engage in direct therapy with our psychotherapist, they will give therapeutic input in the young persons report and direction is given to the staff team which they can put into their practice and constant guidance is given.
Providing outstanding care
When entering our home you will notice a calm and sensory environment thanks to carefully selected decoration, soft furnishing and lighting, which is important to achieve therapeutic surroundings.
Child centred approach
Our professional psychotherapist takes the route which works best for each child. We address issues as anger management, self-esteem, self injury, suicidal tendencies, relationships and bereavement, the list is long.
Therapeutic approach
If the child is not ready to engage in direct therapy with our psychotherapist, they will give therapeutic input in the young persons report and direction is given to the staff team which they can put into their practice and constant guidance is given.
EVENT PLANNING
We organise inclusive events for Young children & Parents
OUR IMPACT
The Children we Care For:
Our aim is to work with our young people, so that we build safe, strong relationships that combine trust, affection and comfort, along with clear behavioural expectations, boundaries and routines in order to build resilience and alternative coping strategies which they are able to adapt and develop into the next stage of their life.
- Challenging behaviours
- Complex behaviours
- Child Sexual Exploitation
- Sexually harmful behaviours
- Risk of being exploited including county lines
- Sexually harmful behaviours
- Criminalised behaviours
- Early life trauma and neglect
- Attachment difficulties
- Substance misuse
Admission to the Home
At Mayfield House, we prioritise the well-being and safety of children and young people in our care. We carefully consider all referrals, ensuring that placements align with available rooms and the individual needs of each child or young person. We request comprehensive information to evaluate and match placements effectively, taking into account the expertise of our staff. If necessary, we provide specific training to ensure our team can address potential challenges.
Our commitment to effective matching involves requesting all relevant documentation during the referral process. We collaborate closely with the placing authority to identify needs and manage potential risks. The final decision for admission rests with our Home Manager, but we also convene a placement panel to assess each referral.
Once we move forward with a referral, we introduce the child or young person to our staff and complete a Matching Criteria and Impact Risk Assessment using the pre-placement information. The final decision is a team effort, incorporating an initial action plan that includes risk assessments, behavioural support, health plans, and placement plans in alignment with the placing authority’s statutory Care plan and social worker.
Mayfield House only accepts emergency admissions when we receive a referral and risk assessment before placement, ensuring the safety of all residents in our care.
Placements teams should anticipate placement at Mayfield
House for a minimum period of 6 months in order for us to be able to follow our framework, treatment and support plan to benefit the child.In summary our minimum requirements of accepting a placement are as follows:
Placement teams should anticipate placement at Mayfield House for a minimum period of 6 months in order for us to be able to follow our framework, treatment, and support plan to benefit the child.In summary, our minimum requirements for accepting a placement are as follows:
- Pre-placement information/referral form to contain essential information
- Impact Risk assessment
- The placing authority referral form completed in full up to date placing authority’s risk assessment
- Consideration given to the needs of the children/young person already in placement
- Local authority placement plan and chronology.
- Assessment Framework Stages
Assessment Framework
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After Admission is Agreed
The child’s bedroom will be prepared in advance, checked and made clean, tidy, warm and homely. The home will provide appropriate toiletries. A key worker will be appointed. As soon as is practicable, the child will have an informal meeting with their key worker. The young person will be given a children guide so that they can understand what life in the home is about. If happy with this, the home will devise a transition plan with the young person, their social worker and the child’s key worker. The home will follow through with the transition plan. Any unforeseen risks or eventuality will be assessed. If suitable, the placement will go ahead. The children’s guide is an information pack containing information about life in the home including daily routines, pocket money, use of telephones, household jobs, activities,education and how to raise concerns, complaints and the fire evacuation procedure. The child will be given then opportunity to ask questions, meet other resident children, and staff. On their first day, after the transition visits, an induction checklist will be completed with the child. An inventory will be made of all clothes and personal possessions bought in with the child. The staff member responsible for the admission must ensure that the child has secure lockable facilities for storage of valuables and / or important personal possessions. They must be offered the opportunity to pass items of financial or personal value to the home for safe keeping. A record of all such items must be maintained, signed by the staff member and the child. The home has an induction plan to support children. The young person’s social worker will help them to work through this so that it is easier to navigate the dynamics of group living. Care must be taken to ensure that child’s health care/medication needs are maintained. The child must be registered with local primary health care providers (G.P.,dentist, optician) and initial appointments made.If not already received, consent forms e.g. for medication and medical treatment, must be obtained.
Within 7 days of the placement starting there should be a placement planning meeting
involving the home, the child, their family, and the placing authority. This could extend to 7 days if the young person’s social worker had to travel far..The purpose of the placement planning meeting is:
To formally reiterate the importance of the child having a voice in the process of planning for their future.
To ensure no vital information has been missed in the matching and subsequent placement.
To clearly set out from the start the specific expectations of the placement.
To establish the exact level of support/interaction expected of the Social Worker and placing authority
To establish placement targets and goals and ensure the child is aware of these expectations
To summarise for the child the expectations of group living and school attainments at the home.
Ongoing planning and support, placement review meetings
As part of ongoing planning, placement review meetings must take place within statutory timescales, in accordance with the Placement Planning Regulations. The date of the first statutory review in placement will be agreed between the placing authority and the home and school at the time of admission. Whilst it is the responsibility of the placing authority to initiate statutory reviews, the home will be pro-active in advocating on a child’s behalf if there is any delay. It is the key worker’s responsibility to prepare a written
report for the statutory review under the guidelines contained in The Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (England) Regulations 2010. It is also the responsibility of the key worker to ascertain verbally, or in writing the child’s view(s) and wishes regarding the placement. In essence the key worker will ensure that they are fully prepared for the review, have a clear understanding of their role in the review process and will have facilitated the child being able to express their view or wishes.The review process involves all professionals, the child, and relevant key members from their family. Key objectives and tasks are set within the planning forum to indicate work to be carried out on a range of criteria individual to the child.
