Admission Policy
Crannoch provides a Short Stay Service and Long Term Care
for Children and Young People aged 6 and upwards.
Referrals will be made by Local Authorities and will be
considered by the management team. A risk assessment including the Matching
Process will be carried out to consider the appropriateness of the referral and
once it is agreed that the young person should be admitted a planning meeting
will be scheduled which includes the young person, his or her social worker,
family member, representatives from education, other professionals who
may be involved with the young person and representatives from “Who Cares?” or
“Children’s Rights” organisations. This will clarify the plan for admission and
timescales along with long-term goals for the young person as well as education
arrangements, family contact, activities and outings, and ongoing links with
the community (including ongoing contact with friends and or clubs).
Ideally, the young person will be admitted on a planned basis over a period of seven to ten days. However, it is acknowledged that there may be occasions when young people who have been assessed as meeting the criteria for the house will require to be admitted on an emergency basis. A robust Matching Process is followed prior to any admission to ensure that the young people are a good match for each other and that Crannoch Staff Team has the skill set and is sufficient to be able to provide a safe and nurturing environment for all who live with us.
The young person must:
Have access to education, college, or work placement and with support be able to attend the particular establishment.
Have an allocated Social Worker
Be able to live in a group living situation
Be able to live in the community
There is no specified age range for the young people who can come to live with us, however, as part of the matching process, we ensure that the gap between ages is not detrimental to younger children in particular.
The needs of the young people are paramount and they are consulted in relation to all aspects of life in the house with their views being taken into account in all decisions that are made about them. Their length of stay is determined by their individual needs and we will then endeavour to facilitate one of the following;
