Oberstown Boys School
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.
YOUNG PEOPLE Referred by the courts. Behaviourally and emotionally damaged
OFFENCES. Multiple Minor, Single Major Murder Rape Manslaughter
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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
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
Nurse Chaplain Drugs Resource worker (2 Days). Administration Staff Domestic staff. Maintenance Staff.
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Program Commencing formally 2005-post qualification of staff
Education Informally already happening. leicester student/staff keyworking
sexually reactive young people.
Culture Reduced anxiety in part of team – building a level of competency in a specialised area.
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Why sexually reactive?
Why not merely young people who have sexually offended?
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IDENTIFIED NEED How did we know we needed something different.
DIFFICULTY IN OBTAINING SERVICES Where did we look?
HIGH ANXIETY ABOUT SEXUALISED BEHAVIOUR
Who was anxious?
DECISSION TO DEVELOP PROGRAM
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University of Leicester MSc By distance learning
Dr N Banks.
Dr Arnon Bentovim .Rob Longo .Pete Thomason .Graeme Farquharson
Attend relevant study days.
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Safety of Young People
Changing Policies
Emphasis on the elusive Therapeutic.
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The Group formulated the following program outline ; RISK ASSESSMENT – 6 week session. .
Sex Education – 5 weeks session Offence specific – 5/6 weeks Victim empathy – 4/5 weeks
OPTIONS
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
24 HOUR BASED
DELIVERED BY QUALIFIED CARE STAFF EXTERNAL SUPERVISION
Oberstown Boys School.Profile of Young Person.
Charged with or convicted of a criminal offence
Under 16 on admission. Risk
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
Motivated empowered well managed staff provide quality care
Oberstown Education Centre.
Principal+Teachers X 12 Teacher/Pupil Ratio 1;5 Remedial Education. Numeracy/literacy FETAC Junior Cert
Oberstown Boys SchoolRemand /Short Term Care
Changing Group Dynamics Gathering Information Building Relationships Ensuring a safe environment for all. Managing Behaviour. A day to a year.
MANAGING DIFFICULT BEHAVIOUR
Background Knowledge Planning each shift Attention to detail Remaining focused Communication with Team Early intervention / Avoid crisis escalating
KEY-WORKING
Each Boy Assigned a Key-worker
Primary Care Care Planning Case Planning Advocacy Report Writing / Case Conference Organisation Communications