Welcome to Sweethope
Providing nurturing care for children and young people
At Sweethope House, we prioritise the well-being of children and young people. We have a clear process in place to ensure that they can raise any concerns or complaints they may have during meetings and key work sessions. Our goal is to encourage constructive communication and to work together to find solutions that improve the quality of life for all young people.
We understand that every child and young person has a unique cultural, religious, racial, gender, and personal needs, which is why we tailor the way we care for our young people individually.We are committed to providing a caring and informed environment that promotes tolerance and understanding of diversity of people and the environement we all live in. Our ultimate aim is to nurture children and young people so that they can develop into confident young adults who have a positive sense of self and a deep appreciation for other cultures and beliefs.
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Why we do it
Every child and young person has distinctive historical, religious, ethnic, gender, and language needs, which Sweet Hope House is understanding of. As a result, we create our placement and key planning processes to provide each young person a unique and fulfilling experience that caters to their personal requirements.
Establishing a caring and informed atmosphere that promotes acceptance and tolerance of others is one of our core principles. Our ultimate objective is to support young people’s development so they may mature into confident young adults who have a healthy sense of self and a desire to fulfil their true potential.
We Care
Creating security, encouraging growth
Sweet Hope House has access to high levels of training on safe practices. Our care staff aims to establish a strong protecting culture in the household. Including children in planning and decision-making for the household while also listening to, respecting, and involving them in these processes are required to accomplish this.
We have invested extensively in the development and the refurbishment of the home which is set at a high standard for our young people; offering a nurturing and secure home environment. Every child has their own bedroom and the communal areas have been designed to create space and relax.
How We Care
At Sweethope House, we offer a 52-week residential care in a setting for up to three young people. The children or young people can be admitted through a planned process, however there may be occasions when young people are admitted in emergencies, when young people are at risk in their locality.
Here at Sweethope, we do not believe that one model of care or tool holds the answer to supporting a child to reach their potential. The leadership team believe that by incorporating PACE training- PACE means Playfulness, Acceptance, Curiosity and Empathy that this model of approach is a way of thinking, feeling, communicating and behaving that aims to make the child or young person feel safe.
PACE is based upon how parents and carers are to connect with the child or young person so the troubled child or young person can start looking at themselves and let others start to see them or get closer emotionally. The child or young person can start to trust the adults around them who use this approach.
The staff team will undergo full training in this model of approach, once the home if fully functioning, so they can use this learned technique as well as safe ways to intervene where necessary by using the de-escalation model that will be used by incorporating PRICE Training. PRICE emphasises the use of de-escalation and distraction techniques that underpin the PACE approach. Both of these techniques will work well with the young person who presents with challenging behaviours.
The vision of the leadership team will ensure that staff working with the young person are trained to provide quality care for the child at the home and will employ various resources that aim to capture the wishes, views and feelings of the child at the home. Values to be incorporated include positive parenting such as respect, empathy, positive relationships, honesty, trust, safety, acceptance, empowerment, curiosity and advocating on behalf of the child at the home to achieve the desired outcome.
The Management team realises that a young person coming into the home is likely to be apprehensive, and the staff will aim to create a nurturing and respectful environment which supports young person’s ability to thrive and function to achieve their full potential.
Get In Touch
We would love to hear from you! Whether you have a question, feedback, feel free to reach out to us through the contact form provided below. We will do our best to respond to your inquiry as soon as possible.
admin@thesweethope.co.uk
Ethos Of Our Home
We are committed to working towards a therapeutic and caring environment that supports young people to achieve their maximum potential. The management team acknowledges that by incorporating knowledge gained through workshops, training, evidence-based research, adapting a child-centred practice and making the welfare of the child paramount, will ensure that the child in our care is empowered to be in control of their life.
This is accomplished by encouraging positive routines and structure to the day by supporting attendance in education, developing life skills, and encouraging emotional growth. We recognise that by instilling routines and boundaries, this will allow the young person to flourish and enable them to achieve better outcomes. We aim to ensure that the young people feel safe and cared for and to enable them to grow into young adults.