极速赛车168最新开奖号码 Comments on: Thousands of children risk losing access to vital therapy, claim support providers

极速赛车168最新开奖号码 By: Sandra Georgeson

Sandra Georgeson — Fri, 21 Mar 2025 17:25:28 +0000

I’m sad to hear this become a competition between social work and therapists. In our local authorities the social workers are just as anxious as we therapists are about the ASGSF as we work together as a team around families. I own and run one of these so-called corporate companies. I earn less running this than I ever did as a freelance therapist. The overheads in adoption support are huge because it’s a specialist area and so insurance alone is costly. I maintain it because the work we deliver is vital and rewarding. Our CIC also fundraisers for children who can’t access funded therapy. We do all this because we love the work, it isn’t a money maker. I agree with a number of points made – social workers are not therapists, but they definitely need to be able to do social work. I have massive respect for our social workers. Some organisations are getting away with not using fully qualified and registered therapists, which is totally wrong and doesn’t happen on my watch. Adopters and special guardians are caring for children who have been traumatised and without support many would not be able to maintain this long term without huge detriment to their own mental health and wellbeing. This wait is causing massive stress all round and preventing planning for families needing long term support.

极速赛车168最新开奖号码 By: AdoptiveMum

AdoptiveMum — Sun, 16 Mar 2025 10:25:11 +0000

Another point I’d like to make is that adoption agencies are now themselves cashing in on the ASGSF by ‘training’ their own workers to offer courses such as theraplay and NVR (the new white elephant in the adoption room) and then charging to complete an assessment and then for delivering the courses to adopters.

极速赛车168最新开奖号码 By: Belinda

Belinda — Sat, 15 Mar 2025 10:18:08 +0000

Irrespective of if an overhaul is needed etc, it is the apparent stop and unknown start date of therapy that is difficult. My child took a while to attach to the OT and make progress. At the end of the funded sessions, she is asking when will I see her again? With a child like her it is difficult to say maybe we can if we get funding and if we do I don’t know how long until we see her. Time to worry about these things it looking at it middle of cycle rather than at the end of financial year

极速赛车168最新开奖号码 By: Deborah Sharratt

Deborah Sharratt — Sat, 15 Mar 2025 08:36:12 +0000

In reply to AdoptiveMum. This is a misunderstanding the majority of people providing therapeutic services are small companies or sole traders providing an important specialist service to adoptive families. I’m making a living but certainly not making big profits

极速赛车168最新开奖号码 By: Polly Baynes

Polly Baynes — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 20:57:50 +0000

There are skilful and dedicated workers in every part of the private sector as well as greedy charlatans – just as there are good and bad public sector workers. But in principle, serving the most vulnerable children should not be for profit – any more than policing or water.

Children need social workers and therapists who are properly trained, resourced and supported. They would be able to access the right help through local authorities and health if adequate funding was available. We need equal access to therapeutic support for all children, including those who are fostered, return or remain at home or are in any kind of kinship care, not just those on SGOs or in adoption. Ending austerity and increasing funding for preventative services would help keep more children safe at home and support new families better when this is not possible. We need to pay more tax if we want decent services.

极速赛车168最新开奖号码 By: Johnny

Johnny — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 17:03:24 +0000

In reply to Crispyjay. Totally agree. Having worked in post adoption services and been horrified by the reality of the discrepancies and bureaucracy the fund has resulted in an overhaul is desperately needed.

极速赛车168最新开奖号码 By: Clare

Clare — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 11:14:26 +0000

In our adopted family of two sibling brothers, our youngest 11 year old having more complex needs our DDP Therapist is my lifeline. The constant daily anxiety our youngest is in is heartbreaking and ‘love, patience, curiosity, acceptance and empathy does help but we are only human and abuse and threatening abuse is very hard to take. If I didn’t have DDP therapy it’s an extremely scary thought. Our family is now deemed as ‘in crisis’

极速赛车168最新开奖号码 By: Claire

Claire — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 10:21:52 +0000

In reply to Liz. Here to back the creative therapists. For children without the mental or cognitive power to verbally process their trauma (i.e most of them), creative therapies are invaluable. Do we want those therapists to be qualified and experienced like Andrew and Liz, above? Of course. Do we want them to be paid adequately for their valued services? Also yes.

极速赛车168最新开奖号码 By: Carol

Carol — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 08:06:07 +0000

In reply to Julie. If we let social workers actually do social work there would be fewer children and families referred to so claimed specialist therapy companies. Social workers aren't therapists but it might come as a surprise that not every 'therapist' is a trained practitioner equipped to do the work companies claim they are doing either.

极速赛车168最新开奖号码 By: Liz

Liz — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 07:54:13 +0000

In reply to AdoptiveMum. Hi I'm not part of a big corporate company but a sole trader and accredited play therapist. To become a play or other therapist is three years of postgraduate training and 200 clinical hours. Additional training is required on top of that to work for the asf. The work I do enables children to process their traumatic experiences and move on from them. It supports families to stay together. I do not overcharge for my services and my costs are real. The lack of decision in this area is going to have a big impact