Dawlish House provides care for up to three young people aged 8–17 of any gender who may have experienced trauma, neglect, or disrupted family relationships.
The Home offers care and accommodation to children and young people with Emotional and Behavioral Difficulties (EBD) and has the expertise of working with children /young people who display:
• Challenging behaviours
• Complex behaviours
• Mild learning difficulties
• Risk of being sexually exploited
• Trauma
• Attachment Difficulties
• Truancy
• Low level criminal behaviour (petty offences)
Our approach focuses on understanding the reasons behind behaviour and responding with empathy and consistency.
At Dawlish House, the health, safety and wellbeing of our children, staff and visitors are our highest priority. Our commitment includes conducting regular risk assessments to identify and reduce potential hazards, carrying out routine safety checks on all areas of the property, including fire safety systems, electrical equipment and emergency procedures, monitoring access to the premises and ongoing training for staff in first aid, safeguarding, behaviour management and emergency response.
We believe that the quality of care begins with the people who provide it. Our staff are carefully selected for their professionalism, compassion and commitment to supporting children with emotional and behavioural needs. Every member of our team holds the relevant qualifications and training and receives ongoing professional development to ensure they remain up to date with current legislation, therapeutic approaches and best practice.
We recognise education as a vital component to the development of all children. It should suffer the least amount of disruption without any long gaps. We aim to ensure that all children placed at Dawlish House have the opportunity to redress any identified deficits in their education through the correct forum. Some of the children who come to Dawlish House will have experienced a sense of difficulty in their education. The education system may or may not have worked for them – either by exclusion or their desire to opt-out, if this occurs, staff will work closely with the young person and their educational setting in an attempt to re-engage the young person with their education.
Our commitment is to provide an environment that is safe, comfortable and positive assuring that everyone will be treated with respect and dignity. We look to ensure that no resident or family member, job applicant or employee is discriminated against, either directly or indirectly on the grounds of race, gender, age, marital status, physical or learning disability, nationality, sexual orientation, religion, language, ability or current employment status.
At Dawlish House , supporting the mental wellbeing of every child in our care is at the heart of what we do. We recognise that children often face unique challenges, and we are committed to providing a safe, nurturing environment that promotes resilience, confidence and emotional growth. By creating a calm, structured environment, encouraging open communication and facilitate access to therapeutic interventions including counselling, we not only support children through immediate challenges, but we also equip them with lifelong skills for self-confidence and positive relationships.
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