Social Work Services
Within Donaldson's Lodge (our residence) many staff are
qualified and very experienced within social work and social
care. We can therefore offer social work support to families
of both residential pupils and day pupils. We can offer a
number of additional services including:
- Family Solutions: a service operated by Donaldson's which aims
to promote the emotional health and well being of all Donaldson's
children and young people and reduce or prevent family stress
wherever possible.
- Respite: Donaldson's Lodge can provide emergency respite places
if necessary
- Extended day: Offering Donaldson's day pupils the opportunity
to stay on after school until 9pm. Visit Extended Day section
for more information.
- Pre-referral assessments: Our team can offer support and
guidance to families who are in the process of applying for a place
at Donaldson's for their child.
- Home visits: We can spend time with our pupils, day or
residential, and their families within their own home
environment
- Links: We work closely with social work departments across all
local authorities and we also link to the Deaf Action social work
team. We can offer advice on how to get access the best
support for the family.
- Out of hours support: Our team are available at any time should
a parent/carer, child or young person need our support or
advice.