| Rights & Reps for Looked After Children |
Rights & Reps for Looked After Children
Geographical Area: Telford and Wrekin and as far afield as Somerset and Devon to keep in touch
Age Range Min: 0
Age Range Max: 21
Gender Specific: No, but has run male only groups.
| Culturally Specific: no
|
| Description |
Looked after young people face peer pressure in relation to drugs, this project works pro-actively with them to find out what they want to do with their spare time to help them avoid situations where they could end up taking drugs. Although the project works with young people up to the age of 21 it carries out more focussed work with the 6 -11 age group.
The project helps individuals develop interests in activities such as cookery clubs and poetry. It also runs group work sessions with the local young people. Usually work is carried out with mixed groups of young people but single sex sessions have been run in the past as this is sometimes more appropriate depending on the subject matter. For example in 2004 working with a sexual health worker, the project ran a course for young men on issues of sexual health and related topics.
If a young person has not got an allocated Social Worker then the project manager will assist them in exercising their right to have one.
All Looked After Young People are on a mailing list and are sent Birthday Cards and receive regular letters and visits. The project manager works actively to ensure that all looked after young people know how to contact with him.
Rights and Representations projects have been set up across the country. |
| Objectives |
| To develop positive relationships with children so they don't feel they will be judged and so that they can make informed choices. |
| Staff Profile |
I Project Manager
I part time admin support |
| Linked Organisations |
| Part of a Customer Services Team actively supporting young people. Works closely with Jackie Plant (Sexual Health Worker) and Catherine McCormick (Children's Fund - Leisure and Fun Co-ordinator). Together they run a youth group for young people aged 5 - 13 who are in foster care or who live in children's homes. |
