Who we work with
Most of our young people have experienced abuse, trauma or family breakdown. They are struggling to cope with life and presenting behaviours which in turn mean others struggle to cope with them.
There are very few reasons why we would not consider placing a young person within our services, where consistent care, a stable placement, and the addition of a bespoke educational package and specialised relevant therapeutic service is likely to meet their identified needs.
This list indicates the most common presentations which would suggest that a Bryn Melyn Group placement is suitable to meet the needs of the child or young person:
- Attachment Disorder
- Conduct Disorder
- Personality Disorder
- ADD/ADHD
- PTSD/Anxiety/Depression
- Eating Disorders
- Survivor of sexual abuse
- Survivor of physical abuse
- Survivor of emotional abuse
- Family breakdown
- Trauma (including post traumatic stress syndrome)
- Suicidal threats or attempts and para-suicidal behaviour
- Self injury including serious/high risk self harming activity
- Moderate – severe destruction of property
- Aggression and violence towards others
- Intimidating/bullying behaviour
- Eating disorders (anorexia/bulimia)
- Enuresis or urine incontinence
- Encopresis or faeces incontinence
- Firesetting
- Stealing within the home/residential placement
- Stealing within the community
- Has experienced multiple placement breakdowns
- Has difficulty living in substitute family settings
- Has difficulty living in large groups
- Has experienced multiple school exclusions
- Unable to cope with mainstream schooling
- Persistent absconding/risk taking behaviour
- Prostitution/renting
- Pregnancy and young mums
- Drug and alcohol misuse
- Firesetting
- Sexual offences or worrying sexualised behaviour
The following medical problems in combination with any of the above do not present us with any problems and any specialised training which may be required to help the team support the young person more effectively with any of these conditions is implemented prior to placement commencing. Items marked with an asterix indicate that we are currently working, or have worked very successfully in the past, with this condition
- Epileptic - Petit mal /Grand mal*
- Mental Illness*
- Diabetic*
- Asthmatic*
- Partially wheelchair dependent*
- Unable to climb stairs
- Brain damaged with memory or cognitive impairment*
- Speech impaired*
- Moderate learning difficulties*
- Autistic – mild*
- Autistic – severe*
- Aspergers Syndrome*
- Blind*
- Hearing impaired