SERVICES PROVIDED

SERVICES INTRODUCTION

At Safe Haven Parenting Assessment Unit, we offer a range of comprehensive and tailored services designed to support families in achieving the best possible outcomes for both parents and children. From 24/7 residential assessments to specialist interventions and community-based outreach, our dedicated team provides robust, evidence-based support that aligns with local authority and court requirements. Through our holistic approach, we ensure every family receives the right level of guidance, care, and therapeutic input needed to foster safety, stability, and positive development.

Residential Placement: We provide safe, supportive, and structured residential placements for families undergoing parenting assessments, ensuring stability and comprehensive support.


Parenting Assessments (12-16 weeks): Evidence based comprehensive assessments to identify parental strengths and areas for development offering clear recommendations for future planning.


Crisis Placements: Emergency response services for immediate intervention to stabilize families during urgent safeguarding concerns.


Personalised Care Plans:  Tailored care plans and interventions that address the unique needs of each family addressing learning needs, social integration, and parenting capacity.


Supervised Contact: We offer safe and structured supervised contact sessions enabling parents to maintain meaningful relationships with their children under professional guidance.


Group Learning:  Our interactive group sessions provide opportunities for skill-building and peer support in a structured environment. It includes topics such as child development.


Parenting Workshops and Resources: Practical, hands-on classes covering parenting techniques, child development, and emotional resilience.


Customised Support Plans: Tailored interventions addressing specific needs such as trauma, domestic abuse, or learning disabilities. Strength-based approaches to build on families’ existing capabilities.


Community-Based Assessments: In-home evaluations of family dynamics to observe parenting skills in a natural environment. Flexible scheduling to fit around family routines, offering a practical, real-life perspective.


In-Reach Hospital Assessments: Collaborative joint assessments for families in hospital settings addressing safeguarding concerns and placement requirements.


Contact Centre Services: Supervised contact sessions in a neutral, child-friendly environment and include safe and positive interactions between children and their families. We provide detailed observations and professional reports to inform court decisions.


Viability Assessments: Evaluates the ability of extended family members or others to provide safe and suitable care for children and provides evidence based recommendations.


Specialized Court Assessments: Tailored assessments for complex cases, including mental health concerns, substance misuse, and domestic abuse. Comprehensive, evidence-based reports for family law proceedings.


Outreach Packages: Practical, hands-on support for families transitioning back into the community post-assessment. Targeted interventions to address parenting challenges and ensure long-term success.


Post Discharge Services: We provide ongoing support and follow u-up after families leave our unit, helping them maintain progress, and ensure a smooth transition back in the community.


Identify Parents Situation & Skills

We ensure safety and developmental progress

Focus on Areas for Development

We provide customised support plans and tailored interventions

Bespoke collaboration

Working with agencies and families to evaluate solutions

Assessment 

Our assessment framework is based on The Department of Health ‘Framework of Assessment of Needs of Children and Families and Assessment Guidance (2000).  


Staff will complete daily records of parents progress and areas of development, outlining tasks and activities undertaken. At the end of each day parents will be provided with an update of their daily activities and observations. This will be an opportunity for parents to clearly understand achievements and set targets for the following day. 

Daily recordings will be incorporated in review discussions and parenting assessment. 

If any parent has difficulty reading written records support will be given and a member of the staff team will read records to the parent. Where English is not their first language, we use an Interpreter to aid understanding.


The assessment is completed within a 12-16 week timescale.  Within these time frames, Safe Haven reserve the right to suspend/terminate an assessment if, at any stage, it is felt that it is not in the best interests of the child for the placement to continue. Should this  situation arise, a meeting will be held with the Local Authority Social Worker to discuss the concerns prior to a final decision being agreed. 

Outreach Support

At Safe Haven we also offer outreach work and advice regarding additional support required when a family leaves us. At the end of the assessment period it is important for all families to receive a planned exit, identifying specifically the areas of additional support a parent would need if they were to continue to parent their child in the community.