We accept Local authority referrals, fostering agency referrals and families who have an agreement through court, private referrals.
Who We Are
Contact Supervisors
Our contact supervisors are friendly, impartial and highly experienced. This service is delivered peripatetically with our contact supervisors travelling to the children rather than children travelling to a contact centre. Sessions are delivered in community settings such as parks, play areas, cafes, restaurants, bowling, crazy golf, dog walking, museums, etc.
Escort Service
We provide escorting service to and from contact sessions, school runs and relocations of placements.
Bespoke Adult Support Packages
Family Support
Workers
We provide experienced family support workers, assessment support workers to work with families within their home and communities. We undertake the following works, 24hr support and observations, support for young or first-time mums, parents with learning disabilities budgeting, routine…
Respite Service
Providing respite for parents or carers by taking children out to engage in a variety of activities. We also provide respite if parents need to attend court, assessments or meetings.
Outreach Support Workers
We provide support workers to work with and support children with additional needs. Our staff are well versed in their field and have been enhanced DBS checked and vetted.
Foster Carer Resource Services
This service is designed to build bridges between foster Carers and children to support placements and prevent placement breakdowns.
Mediating between carer and child by helping them to reach a mutual understanding with the aim of the placement continuing if there are difficulties. Listening to the child and advocating if needed.
Helping carers with different tactics and Strategies around challenging behaviour, boundary setting, routines and budgeting.
Independent telephone or face to face support for carers if they need to talk or struggling.
Foster carers may need regular breaks to support them in their role. Often, it is these breaks which help to maintain placements when they are particularly demanding.
Respite breaks can prove helpful in supporting fostering families who cater for children with a range of needs. It affords them the opportunity both to recharge their batteries and protect the carer from becoming burnt out.
Reality Family Support can take the child out on various activities, including school run assistance, allowing the carer(s) time for themselves, relieving the pressure and allowing them time to recharge their batteries.
Working with professionals to support the best outcome for the child.
It is crucial that the needs of both the carer and child are met appropriately and both are content with their individual level of support.
Additional Services
- Parenting Support Packages
- 24hr parenting assessment support
- Bespoke support package
- Unannounced welfare checks
- Support for children with disabilities/additional needs
- High level family support
- Supporting fragile foster placements
- Foster carer support
- Supervised Contact
- Detailed Reports
- Child Advocacy
- Housekeeping or domestic work for vulnerable adults.
- Child Contact Arrangements
- Child Advocacy
- NACCC Accredited