Professionals
“The Assessment Centre is a vital resource. We really need a service which can provide independent, time-limited, well-organised, in-depth and rigorous assessments.” A Senior Child Protection Worker
"The Assessments have resulted in real positive outcomes for the children who have been involved." Social Worker
“Assessment staff displayed a good level of understanding of my role as Social Worker and the complexity and limitations that this brings." A Social Worker
"The reports compiled were extremely detailed, clear, concise and well-organised. It explained the areas of assessment in great detail and gave specific recommendations for each child." A Social Worker
"Assessment Staff were always respectful of the families’ views and all times and were consistently transparent, open and clear with parents, children and other professionals involved." A Social Worker
"The process was clearly explained to both me as referrer and the family. The stages of assessment e.g. sessions, opportunity for feedback, formal reviews and possible outcomes were shared in detail with everyone concerned at the outset." A Social Worker
“Really positive relationships developed very quickly.” A Social Worker
"The key feature of this valuable service is the impartial nature of the assessments undertaken. The parent I represented felt that for the first time in three years she was given the opportunity to be assessed in an objective and unbiased way. The final report that was produced was detailed, comprehensive and well-written with clear recommendations." A Leading Family Law Solicitor
Parents, Children and Carers
“Talking about all the things children need has really taught me a lot." A Kinship Carer
"It was sometimes hard to talk about what it was like when I lived with my Mum, but the games we used made this easier to do.” A Child
“I have learned so much about myself, I have really been able to think about my own childhood”. A Parent
“It was good to see myself on the video. I didn’t know there were so many positive things we did together.” A Parent
The games we played, like the circle time, helped us to tell each other how we were feeling.” A Child