Seameadows Ramsgate
We offer short, medium, to long term care for three young people, aged between 10-18 years of age who are from backgrounds of distress and disruption.
We are committed to maintaining a well-thought out, healing environment, and believe that trust will develop from the testing of boundries which, if clear and consistent, will enable young people to feel safe, explore their emotional pain and develop their sense of worth. We strive to maintain a balanced approach that is both nurturing recognizing that developmental needs have been denied and realistic, helping young people to understand that their actions have consequences.
It is our aim that every young person who is placed with us will experience safety, a sense of belonging and of feeling valued. The growth and change that may then take place will better equip them to manage their future relationships.
Therapeutic Services
We believe that is vital for these young people, with an extreme diversity of issues, to have access to a range of therapeutic approaches.The therapeutic thread runs through all our work at Sea Meadows and whilst visiting psychotherapists offer individual sessions for the young people, and work from an integrative arts model, as a staff group we are committed to the use of a wide range of creative media to support both 1:1 and group work. We hold the belief that the creative arts such as Sand Play, Puppetry, Music, Drama and Art can provide a safe arena in which to convey powerful and profound feelings, to say what might otherwise be unsayable, and to offer wider options of being, thinking and feeling. The use of imagery is invaluable in enabling young people who suffer from disturbed thinking to understand and to be understood. |