Specialist Residential care and support
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Athena Housing and Support Ltd and Athena Children's Services Limited are a specialist residential care service designed to support children and young people who have a range of complex needs requiring care, support, guidance and assistance on a wide range of subjects from initial basic care needs through to transition process into independent living.
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We are a national resource, currently based in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire and are also collaborating with several other local authorities to develop resources in order that children and young people do not have to move out of their domiciliary region.
Athena services provides an outstanding quality of mentoring and guidance; this is instrumental in helping our children and young people to modify and change any negative behaviour, take learning seriously, and make good progress. The individually tailored packages are outstanding, being broad and personalised exceptionally to meet the highly specific needs of each individual.
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Athena is professional and committed to an open and honest exchange of information in order to enable accurate assessment of risk and effective planning for best outcomes for the children we work with. We are open, caring and respectful and we welcome enquiries and confidential discussions. Athena will make individual plans, beginning from the moment of referral consideration and planning will continue through to the transition into their new accommodation from the current residence if possible, and if appropriate, providing them with a key worker that will remain consistent for them throughout their placement.
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Athena care and support teams will engage in early discussions and facilitate meetings and visits for potential residents, their families and significant others, social worker and other relevant professionals. We believe in full participation and involvement of the people we support in the planning process and are flexible and creative in engaging their interests.
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We provide a range of services, all of which are tailored during an initial assessment to ensure the needs of each individual person placed with us.