Registration no : 2606467
Our Vision
The Wellbeing Service works within the core purpose of the Apricot Centre to ‘cultivate sustainability in land, lives and livelihoods.
Our core values are ‘people care’, ‘fair share’, and ‘earth care’ (Permaculture Ethics), leading to a holistic therapeutic approach guided by feedback from people and from nature (Process Oriented Psychology).
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Our Aims
To enhance wellbeing in young people and families with complex needs, informed by theories of attachment, trauma, and child development
To provide an Adoption Support Service to Looked-after and Adopted children and carers and families.
To find the ‘Edge of Potential’ development for young people and families at the ‘edge of care’ or the ‘edge of education’.
To provide high quality initial assessments, multidisciplinary assessments, and bespoke therapeutic packages.
To provide individual and group therapeutic mentoring support young people struggling at home, in mainstream education or whom have Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)
To provide a welcoming and non-clinical setting which is nature-based.
To deliver ‘nature-based’ therapies and activities.
To enhance community resilience through facilitating community forums and projects.
To provide a proportion of low-cost therapeutic services or activities for those who are financially disadvantaged.
For young people to have an increased experience of wellbeing.
For carers and professionals - to facilitate and enhance your capacity to care while deepening your own experience of wellbeing.
For families - a deepening sense of ‘home’ and ‘belonging’ through valuing diversity in individuals and relationships.
We specialise in focusing on wellbeing benefits to young people from actively connecting with the land, food, creativity, and nature.
What Is Wellbeing?
Wellbeing means different things to different people. Our approach to wellbeing is discovering what makes us feel ‘well’ or ‘at home’ in ourselves, our families and communities, and in our relationship with nature. Wellbeing work can help build a sense of meaning and enhance our emotional/physical health or relationships.
How can accountable professionals benefit?
Holistic and child-focused
Accountable service
Accessible
Responsive
Measurable and outcome-focused
Transparency and value-for-money
How can children benefit?
A safe place with someone who will listen to and respect you.
Reducing worry and stress levels
Opportunities for increasing enjoyment and wellbeing
Help with communication and relationships
Feeling safe and secure
How can parents and families benefit?
Advice and support
Respect and being listened to
Helping children feel a part of their family and community
Enabling families to resolve distress
