Moorland Assessment Services mobile unit, comprises a highly trained team of experienced workers, furnished with all necessary equipment, This unit is based some five miles from the children's home and school and also provides an optional resource , through agreement with social services.

Moorland Assessment Services UK Limited is owned by Moorland View Limited which will be a registered facility with CSCI. The Registered address is:

Moorland View Children's Home and School,
The Old School,
Manchester Road ,
Burnley
BB11 5PQ
Owner: Quality Time Care Limited

A comprehensive system is in place to provide support and formal supervision from management to all grades of staff. These are carried out on a fortnightly basis and annually each staff member is fully appraised. This offers opportunities to assess work performance and any training that is desired.

Moorland Assessment Services offers time out emergency care and Assessment packages for up to three young people of mixed gender and race between the age range 10-18 years .

Moorland Assessment require a full referral form for application for a place in the unit from user Local Authorities.We require full information on the needs considered to be necessary for the young person, a full history and other documentation. with details of school history and education statement. Moorland Services can as required carry out a full assessment. An admission panel meeting with all relevant and interested parties will take place. A further planning meeting will then decide whether a long term placement is suitable.

We will consider emergency placements on receipt of the above information, with the agreement to meet within a maximum of seventy two hours of admission.

Those placed with the mobile unit afford us the opportunity of least disruption to the residents in the residential units current at any one time by providing the assessment away from the main children's home and school . The 1-1 work , working in a therapeutic manner, under the supervision and guidance of our Consultant Psychologist.

Each young person has a key team, a key worker, and a Case Manager, who ensure all their individual and emotional needs and contacts are met. All activities are also considered in relation to needs and most take place individually.

The high staffing ratio ensures that we strive to achieve for our young people the ability to express and make decisions with our help. As stated, our Consultant Psychologist is available for advice and guidance, and her qualifications and resume are available for inspection.

All young people admitted to the Assessment Service have access to medical facilities as required. Individual needs may be discussed on admission and met by agreement, including special dietary and other requirements, and internal care plans ensure that any psychological , psychiatric or other professional intervention is activated.

Many of the team working on the Assessment unit , are qualified instructors in climbing, water sports and similar, and they also can work providing extra curricular school outings and field trips in the Residential Units. We also work to formally train our own staff team in supervisory roles, for hill walking and other outdoor pursuits. The facilities and equipment on site and at the Assessment Unit are quite extensive.

It is recognized that there will possibly be a need for control, discipline and restraint from time to time, and to this end all staff trained in TCI, Therapeutic Crisis Intervention, which trains all the team in the use of de-escalation techniques and where necessary specific restraint . All team members must pass and hold a current certificate in TCI for them to be allowed to be authorized to use such techniques. These would only be used to keep a young person safe from harm, or harming another resident or staff member, or creating extensive damage. All incidents are fully recorded, and a “ Life Space Interview” takes place as soon as practicable with the young person to discuss the incident that has occurred and allow for their comment.

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