Statement of Purpose: Chroma wants to ensure that children who are not able to live with their birth parents grow up in safe, nurturing and healing families where they are able to develop to their full potential. We want to encourage these children to have a positive sense of themselves and a clear understanding of their history. We want children to have good self-esteem, be able to make friends and grow up in a family where fun and laughter are part of everyday life. We believe that the best way to do this is to ensure that adoptive and special guardianship families are provided with the comprehensive, high quality support they need, at the times that they need it. We believe that it is essential that we learn from what works and ensure that we keep ourselves informed of all research and good practice in the field of adoption, early trauma and attachment.
Referral Details for Adoption Support Fund
| Name of Client: | DWP |
| Date of birth: | |
| Therapy Provider: | Chroma Therapies Ltd t/a Chroma |
| Type of Therapy: | Music Therapy |
| Definition: | Music therapy is an established psychological clinical intervention. Music therapists help people through supporting their psychological, emotional, cognitive, physical, communicative and social needs. Evidence shows that Music Therapyhelps children to heal and re-attachdevelops healthy bonds between children and their parentsfacilitates positive changes in emotional well being and communication.Enhances self awareness and awareness of othersImproves concentration and attention skills Dramatherapy is a form of non-verbal psychotherapy that uses drama and theatre as the primary mode of expression and communication. It’s about encouraging people to access their creativity thereby activating the potential for healing through imagination, learning, insight and growth.Dramatherapy provides a safe space for to explore and make sense of difficulties through the use of stories, art, music, play and creativity. It can support our emotional regulation; helping with anger outbursts, anxiety, depression and social withdrawal.It facilitates positive changes in emotional well being and communication, Improves confidence and self esteem and can enable processing and assimilation of the emotional impact of traumatic experience Art therapy is a form of psychotherapy that uses art media as its primary mode of expression and communication. Within this context, art is not used as diagnostic tool but as a medium to address emotional issues which may be confusing and distressing.Art therapyaddresses emotional issues that may be confusing and distressinghelps clients identify emotional responses and experience connections between emotion and body awarenessstrengthens identity and self imagehelps clients modulate emotional responseshelps clients put emotions and non-verbal expression into words. |
| No. of Therapy Sessions: | 22 sessions to support the young person in their emotional and social development. |
| Brief Planned Outcomes: | *Following discussions with the family and the social worker, a period of music therapy is recommended in order to provide the young person (YP) with a safe therapeutic space and creative medium through which they can express their internal world safely in a contained space and to work to achieve the following aims: Support the young person’s sense of self esteem and confidence.Enable the young person’s ability to express, process and regulate emotion.Offer the young person coping strategies when experiencing challenges and difficult emotions.Support the young person’s relationships with peers, family and helping adults.Provide space for the young person to explore their sense of self and identity.Explore the impact of early attachment on young person’s behaviour and feelings.Improve the young person’s parents/carers ability to create a trauma informed environment.Enable the young person to express themselves and communicate using creative, non-verbal therapy.Support the young person through a period of change/transition, for example, changing schools.Support the young person to cope with issues concerning bereavement and/or loss Outcomes will reviewed at the following points: Initial meeting and Assessment report to prioritise aims for therapy and take baseline measuresInterim review meeting to review aims and to assess progress Review report (final)Final review meeting to review the programme, assess progress through outcomes measures, recommendations and signposting. Sessions will take place face to face where possible and in accordance with government guidelines. Where face to face sessions are not appropriate, sessions will be held online. Outcomes will be evidenced through the Brief Assessment Checklist for the purpose of ASF reporting. We will also be using Goal Based Outcomes as part of the therapy process. |
| Evidence Base: | INSERT EXAMPLES OF EVIDENCE HERE |
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| Timescales: | Chroma aims to start therapeutic services within 8 weeks of notification of ASF funding. Your local authority post adoption support team are responsible for notifying Chroma that funding has been successful. In many cases, therapy can commence before the 8 week limit. Please be advised that we do not receive notification of funding from the ASF direct. |
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| Therapists email, address, phone number & website: | ChromaOverross HouseRoss ParkRoss on WyeHR9 7US0330 440 1838www.wearechroma.com moc.amorhceraew@leinaD – Directormoc.amorhceraew@ziL – Operations Managermoc.amorhceraew@aicilE – Administrator. moc.amorhceraew@oJ – Clinical Directormoc.amorhceraew@lehcaR – Senior Therapist and Training lead, Clinical moc.amorhceraew@cetak – Clinical Referrals Managermoc.amorhceraew@nywnorB – Senior Therapist, Referralsmoc.amorhceraew@nereS – Senior Therapist, Referralsmoc.amorhceraew@yllaS – Senior Therapist, Referralsmoc.amorhceraew@werdnA – Finance Director (vendor information)Jenny@wearechroma – Finance Administrator |
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