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Susie, 16
Transitioned to Oakfield from long term secure
placement.
Background
- >18 months in secure placement
- Repeated community placement breakdowns, lasting maximum of days/weeks
- Extreme challenging + complex behaviour
- Repeated failed rehabilitation into the community
Following long term placement with Oakfield
- 9 month placement with Oakfield
- Significant reduction and frequency of challenging behaviour
- Successful reintegration within community and education
- Engagement in therapeutic programme
- Progression within independent living
Harriet, 16
Transitioned to Oakfield from long term secure placement.
Background
- ADHD, PTSD, Complex childhood trauma
- >12 months in secure placement and repeated psychiatric hospital admissions
- Repeated community placement breakdowns, lasting maximum of weeks
- Extreme challenging + complex behaviour
- Significant CSE risk
- Significant self harming risk
- Frequent attender of A+E due to high risk-taking behaviours and suicide ideation
- Repeated failed rehabilitation into the community
Following long term placement with Oakfield
- 7 month placement with Oakfield
- Significant reduction and frequency of challenging behaviour
- Successful reintegration within community
- Engagement in trauma intensive therapeutic programme
- Completion of family therapy work
- Successful transition back home to family
Feedback
“The level of therapeutic input is strong. There has been significant duration of no self-harming incidents or hospitalisations. It is very important to understand the child’s history here and level of complexity – as her life has been one of continuous instability and on-going self-harming and suicidal ideation – that has led to her being admitted to a number of psychiatric units. To achieve this shows significant progress” – Social Worker
“Oakfield is the first placement to work to end this crisis cycle and face/manage the complexity” – Commissioner
Becky, 17
Transitioned to Oakfield following another placement breakdown.
Background
- ADHD, Severe Autism, PTSD
- Extensive background of violent behaviour
- History of use of harmful weapons
- Multiple assaults and aggressive behaviour to others and animals
- Family related trauma
Following 12 month placement with Oakfield
- NO placement breakdown
- Transitioned positively into semi-independent living
- Successful social integration with peers
- Consistent attendance in education
- Positive interaction with animals and pets
Feedback
“You really know how to brings families together.” – Young Person
Amy, 15
Transitioned to Oakfield from Long term Hospital setting due to no suitable provisions identified to safely manage complex needs
Background
- >18 months in secure placement
- Repeated community placement breakdowns and instability due to challenging behaviour
- Extreme challenging + complex behaviour
- Repeated failed rehabilitation into the community
- No therapeutic engagement
- No educational progression for many years
- Inability to socially interact and regulate emotions
Following long term placement with Oakfield
- 7 month placement with Oakfield
- Significant reduction and frequency of challenging behaviour
- Successful reintegration within community
- Full time engagement in education
- Transformational outcome in terms of emotional regulation and processing following Oakfield’s intensive therapeutic programme
- Significant independent milestones achieved
Feedback
“I have found the team to be very co-operative and engaging, targets and goals are routinely set which allows for the network to measure performance and outcomes. Amy is so happy and feels like she is making progress, this is significant and emphasises the value of your service and provision.” – Social Worker
George, 16
Transitioned to Oakfield from long term secure placement.
Background
- Multiple placement breakdowns
- Significant suicidal ideation
- Tying up to 30 ligatures per day
- Multiple assaults and aggressive behaviour towards others and self
- Significant risk of absconding and frequent attendance at A+E
- No socialisation / ability to interact with others due to emotional dysregulation
- Significant disruption in education
- Sexualised behaviour / Risk of CSE
Following 12 month placement with Oakfield
- NO attempts of ligatures
- NO attendances of A+E
- NO assaults on staff or self
- NO placement breakdown
- Sustained demonstrated ability to emotionally regulate and socialise with peers
- Full time engagement in education/ vocational course
- Achieved horse riding/ animal care qualification
- Volunteer at horse stables four times per week
Feedback
“I really like this place and I don’t want it to be ever over because it makes me feel safe.” – Young Person
“Truly transformative change.” – CAMHs Consultant Psychologist
“ He’s like a totally different person.” – Social Worker