Pillars of Parenting practice partnership
with
Focus Residential Childcare Services Ltd
¨ Focus will offer looked-after children and the placing authority a bespoke package of care through a
recovery program.
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Assessment and report writing from a child psychologist.
¨ On going therapeutic programmes of work undertaken with the children in our residential setting.
¨ Monthly evidence-based reviews of children’s care plans and therapeutic progress
supported by child psychologists.
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The application of the Pillars of Parenting through trained
staff and supported by experienced child and educational psychologists.
Our Philosophy
The care practice at Focus has been underpinned by research and has been incorporated
into our everyday task of residential childcare. Our objectives are achieved through the implementation of the 8 Pillars of
Parenting, which form part of ‘The Authentic Warmth’ model of professional childcare, were originally created
by Colin Maginn, Dr Sean Cameron and their staff team.
The 8 Pillars of Parenting have been devised as an innovative
approach to professional childcare which can identify the developmental needs and delays of each child. Once the needs assessment
has been completed the staff team can then prioritise the aspects of care most needed in the child’s care plan.
Pillars of Parenting
The 8 Pillars of Parenting have also been specifically devised to incorporate
the five outcomes from the every child matters (DfES, 2003) .Below is a list of the 8 Pillars of Parenting with a basic summary
of each:
1. Primary care and protection
Sensitivity
to a child’s basic needs shows the child that we care and that they are important. Education is paramount because in
our complex world, knowledge and skills are essential to survival.
2.
Secure attachments: making close relationships
Secure attachments act as a buffer against risk and operate
as a protective mechanism.
3. Positive self-perception
To allow the child to develop a positive self image. Positive and negative statements have a powerful impact on self-perception
and esteem.
4. Emotional competence
This ability
underpins the successful development of relationships outside of the family and can moderate susceptibility to the propensity
for later mental health problems.
5. Self-management skills
Self-image is the insulation, which prevents inappropriate behaviour when enticing or compelling negative factors try to
intrude.
6. Resilience
Resilient individuals are
able to understand what has happened to them in life (insight) develop understanding of others (empathy) and experience a
quality of life that is often denied to others who have suffered negative life experiences (achievement).
7. A sense of belonging
Research and theory on relationships have highlighted
a sense of belonging as a basic human need.
8. Personal and social responsibilities
Essentially, personal and social responsibility means being able to coordinate one’s own perspective with the help
of others and developing personal views of fairness and reciprocity.
