Referrals

Referrals by social workers, other professionals or parents can be made via the Alderwood Head Office. We will shortly have a vacancy in our children's home and enquiries can be made to Anita Smart CMgr FCMI, Strategic Director & Head of Residential Services.

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Assessment visits can be commissioned either to the school, residential home or parental home by mutual consent. Alderwood will provide written feedback on such assessments before further discussion will take place with any of the relevant parties. In the event of all parties wishing to pursue a placement proposal, a support package would be suggested in order for further assessments to be made and a potential transition to be planned.

Assessment and placement fees can be supplied on request. Enquiries to be made to Ray Wadlow, Business Director.

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Outreach Support

Alderwood offers an outreach and consultancy service to support families, schools and residential care homes to meet the needs of children and adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders, related disorders and challenging behaviours.

Alderwood Outreach Support and consultancy provides programmes of training, advice and behaviour work for individuals with Autism and challenging behaviour, their families and care/education staff.

Support can be in the form of:-

Family Projects

Consultants can provide advice and strategies and implement structures for improving the quality of family life. Enquires to the Alderwood Head Office; Click here for contact details

School & Residential Care Homes

Alderwood can offer support for individual clients where residential care/education has broken down or become problematic. This is a unique package of support for each young person. Alderwood consultants work closely with local authorities to ensure that all aspects of the care and education package meets the individual’s needs.

Consultancy & Training

Alderwood consultants provide advice and training to a variety of institutions and organisations. These include education authorities, residential children’s homes, Social Services departments and residential, special and mainstream schools.