24/7 Evalution and rehabilitation services for families Family Rehabilitation centre Lauste

About us One of the oldest providers of child support services in Finland We are located in Turku and Uusikaupunki with housing for 70 children and 16 families We have 170 employees.

Uusikaupunki

Our services include family rehabilitation foster care follow-up care Own school (60 places). All units are special units

History We have 95 years of experience in child support The current name of the association has been in use since 1985 development work has lasted for more than 30 years  education, orientation and projects New service y. 2004: “Family is taken on the custody”(In to the institution, rowhouses)

Arguments more alternatives before taking a child into care work in families home was not sufficient  The whole family had to move to a new environment, where support, assistance and control is 24/7 family reuniting New service started y. 2004

Turning point We were well prepared for the change in the law Finish Child Welfare Act renewed y. 2007 We were well prepared for the change in the law

Evaluation and rehabilitation periods 3 to 18 months + post-rehabilitation family moves to us There are no charge for the family

Why? Finnish law requires, When The child's physical and mental development has been compromised several times Parents' parenting is not sufficient family must reunite (ending child custody) Problems behind new helplessness mental health problems substance abuse problems

Challenges evaluation and rehabilitation is voluntary but forced… to “sell” the idea to the parent vs. you have no choice the customer can not be acute mental health (psychosis) or substance abuse problem (untreated) customers can come to us, if they are in replacement therapy for drug problems or it`s possible to come after detoxification

Why succes? The association's strong support from the beginning sufficient number of staff adequate facilities evaluation and rehab at the same time ”We found solution – We found a good - Empowerment in everything we do”

Learned through the practice that Rehabilitation is slow, usually very slow… adequate parenting is not much! to give the family time to be (1 year or longer) tolerate incompleteness

the region's best employees workers who work hard and works with the right attitude  Playful, Loving, Accepting, Curious, Empathic! massive investment in learning and work-based learning time to develop work

Family Rehabilitation in Lauste Everyday life

We believe that every day is a new possibility The main principles: confronting the family holistically co-operation with authorities and relatives openness planning the rehabilitation individually for every family We believe that every day is a new possibility to change things!

Before the rehabilitation Contact from the social worker responsible for the child’s welfare Ideally family visits our unit and meets team leader / unit leader and special family workers, that would be working with them Practical information about the rehabilitation Thinking over: decision is made next day

Moving to Family Rehabilitation Unit help with the move, if needed the flat is always modified to the needs of family members The flats are fully furnished, the family may bring toys, curtains, tableware… Agreements are signed Day care, school, hobbies, health care issues

Becoming acquainted Sharing Daily Moments (SDM) and getting to know the parent and the child daily routine first meeting with the social worker responsible for the child’s welfare: goals for the rehabilitation! financial support: for example food, clothing, activities, travelling to family’s own home

Working with the family Assessing and rehabilitating at the same time Own meetings for the parent and the child every week Meeting the whole family together  Weekly program in writing

Week 17   Tuesday Children to day care/ mother 10.30 collecting mother from family’s own home/Johanna and Heli 14 –14.45 weekly meeting/ Anu, Johanna, Mervi and Heli 14.45 collecting the children from day care/ Johanna

Wednesday 8.30 Sharing Daily Moment (SDM) and taking children to day care/Johanna and Mervi 10-11 Talking about the Child –method/ Johanna, Heli and Mervi 14.45-17.30 collecting children from day care and SDM /Heli

Thursday 8.30 SDM and taking children to day care / Heli 12-13 acupuncture for mother/ Heli 14-16 Meeting the social worker/ Sari, Johanna and Heli 16.15 collecting the children from day care/ Johanna and Mervi - 18 SDM / Johanna and Mervi  

Methods used in rehabilitation Sharing Daily Moments in purpose to rehabilitate (SDM) and SDM all day The MIM Assessment (the Marschak Interaction Method ) and other methods for evaluating parent-child relationship and interaction Theraplay Rehabilitating photography and videos, for example Video Interaction Guidance

Working with family history with for example Family Tree or Life Line Parenting Role Map Common activities and celebrations

“ If the family were a boat, it would be a canoe that makes no progress unless everyone paddles. “