Transcript OBERSTOWN BOYS SCHOOL DEVELOPING INDIVIDUAL PROGRAMS OF CARE EDUCATION AND

OBERSTOWN BOYS SCHOOL
DEVELOPING INDIVIDUAL
PROGRAMS OF CARE
EDUCATION AND
REINTEGRATION.
OBERSTOWN BOYS SCHOOL
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CHILDREN DETENTION SCHOOL
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FUNDING DEPT ED AND SCIENCE
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24 HOUR 365 DAY SERVICE
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Trinity House School
Oberstown Boys School
Oberstown Girls School
Finglas Childrens Centre
St Josephs Ferryhouse
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Special Residential Services Board
Board of Management
Director and Management Team
Core Staff Team
Ancillary Services.
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STAFF, Teaching, Social Care, Psychology,
Nursing.
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YOUNG PEOPLE Referred by the courts.
Behaviourally and emotionally damaged
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OFFENCES. Multiple Minor, Single Major
Murder Rape Manslaughter
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1908 Childrens Act
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2001 Childrens Act.
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Whats The Difference?
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Committal 12
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Remand 8
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Home Leave
Mobilities
Key Workers
Training and Development
Relationships with stakeholders
Review and Renewal
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Staff are supported by a range of measures
designed to promote work life balance,
reflective practice, personal wellness,
transparency and accountability all of which
lead towards best practice therapeutic
residential care for young people. The
highest standards are therefore demanded of
the staff team.
OBS Staffing Structure
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Director
Deputy Director X 2
Unit Manager X 3
Residential Care Staff X 34
Night Supervising officer X 9
Relief Staff X 12
OBS Staffing Structure
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Nurse
Chaplain
Drugs Resource worker (2 Days).
Administration Staff
Domestic staff.
Maintenance Staff.
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Program
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Commencing formally 2005-post qualification of staff
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Education
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Informally already happening. leicester student/staff keyworking
sexually reactive young people.
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Culture Reduced anxiety in part of team – building a level of
competency in a specialised area.
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BEST PRACTICE
THERAPEUTIC
RESIDENTIAL CARE FOR
SEXUALLY REACTIVE
YOUNG PEOPLE
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Why sexually reactive?
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Why not merely young people who have
sexually offended?
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IDENTIFIED NEED
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How did we know we needed something different.
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DIFFICULTY IN OBTAINING SERVICES
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Where did we look?
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HIGH ANXIETY ABOUT SEXUALISED
BEHAVIOUR
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Who was anxious?
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DECISSION TO DEVELOP PROGRAM
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University of Leicester MSc
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By distance learning
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Dr N Banks.
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Dr Arnon Bentovim .Rob Longo .Pete
Thomason .Graeme Farquharson
Attend relevant study days.
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Safety of Young People
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Changing Policies
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Emphasis on the elusive Therapeutic.
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The Group formulated the following program outline ;
RISK ASSESSMENT – 6 week session. .
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Sex Education – 5 weeks session
Offence specific – 5/6 weeks
Victim empathy – 4/5 weeks
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OPTIONS
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Anger management
Victimisation
The core programme should be at least 15 weeks. .
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Young people (below the age of 18 years) who engage in any
form of sexual activity with another individual, that they have
powers over by virtue of age, emotional maturity, gender,
physical strength, intellect and where the victim in this
relationship has suffered a sexual exploitation and betrayal of
trust. Sexual activity includes sexual intercourse (oral, anal or
vaginal), sexual touching, exposure of sexual organs, showing
pornographic material, *exhibitionism, *voyeurism, *obscene
communication, *frottage, *fetishism and talking in a sexualised
way. We should also include any form of sexual activity with an
animal+, and where a young person sexually abuses an adult.
(Calder, 2001)
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HOLISTIC PROGRAM
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24 HOUR BASED
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DELIVERED BY QUALIFIED CARE STAFF
EXTERNAL SUPERVISION
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Profile of Young Person.
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Charged with or
convicted of a criminal
offence
Under 16 on admission.
Risk
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Typically
Trauma
Abuse-Neglect
Sexual Abuse
Psychological Abuse
Emotional Abuse.
Socially disadvantaged
Learning difficulty
Interrupted Schooling
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Behaviour Modification
Milieu Practice of Care
Therapeutic Crisis Intervention
Individual Programs of care education and
reintegration
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The Future Youth Justice developments
Special Residential Services Board
Probation and Welfare Service
Specialist care forum
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Care Education Welfare of Staff
Team(Sanctuary, University of Leicester, In
service development)
Strategic Positioning (Young People who
sexually offend Remand and short term care)
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Child Centered Practice
The Reflective Practioner(Supervision)
Mentoring
Standards
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Our Staff are our most important resource
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Motivated empowered well managed staff
provide quality care
Oberstown Education Centre.
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Principal+Teachers X 12
Teacher/Pupil Ratio 1;5
Remedial Education.
Numeracy/literacy
FETAC
Junior Cert
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Remand /Short Term Care
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Changing Group Dynamics
Gathering Information
Building Relationships
Ensuring a safe environment for all.
Managing Behaviour.
A day to a year.
RESIDENTIAL CARE WORKER
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Teams of Four
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Three Week Roster
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Daily Routine
RELATIONSHIP BUILDING
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Ethical
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Professional
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Genuine
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Relationship with families
MANAGING DIFFICULT BEHAVIOUR
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Background Knowledge
Planning each shift
Attention to detail
Remaining focused
Communication with Team
Early intervention / Avoid crisis escalating
MANAGING CRISIS
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Maintaining Focus
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Maintaining Safety
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Self Awareness
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T.C.I
POST CRISIS
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Empathy
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Restore Calm / Teamwork
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Clear Goals
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Problem Solving
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Crisis as Opportunity
KEY-WORKING
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Each Boy Assigned a Key-worker
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Primary Care
Care Planning
Case Planning
Advocacy
Report Writing / Case Conference Organisation
Communications
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IS IT ETHICAL ?
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DOES IT WORK ?
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HUMAN SOLUTIONS TO HUMAN
PROBLEMS
Oberstown Boys School
Lusk
Co Dublin
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