Groups
Groups
Working within a group to build social skills, confidence and self-esteem has many benefits – learning to share, take turns, negotiate, understand the need for rules and boundaries, accepting the opinion of others and building the confidence to express your own opinion. These skills transfer to home, school and the wider community, enabling young people to become effective members of society.
Within “The Dreadnought Centre” a high ratio of adult to young person is practiced within group sessions– a minimum of 1:2 and this enables young people to have access to a worker for one to one conversations and support if required.
Group sessions are facilitated by a staff team member supported by trained volunteers, providing young people with a variety of positive adult role models.
Nurture Groups
Developing group and friendship skills while building confidence and self-esteem in a supportive nurturing environment. A great way to build on and put into practice one to one work already undertaken or as a support for young people in school or for their transition back into school.
This group is offered both during the daytime and evening.
In School Groups
Dreadnought can deliver issue-based peer support groups within the school setting. Aimed at groups of young people who are having similar difficulties, for example, friendships or anger management.
The young people are encouraged to work together and support each other to work through the difficulties they are having. As with all Dreadnought work the groups are confidential which the young people are asked to respect, no young person is asked to discuss their personal situation in front of others.
The work undertaken focuses on looking to the future and how young people can move forward together – with no one being blamed for past situations. There will be a minimum of three and a maximum of six young people.
The groups are facilitated by a staff team member supported by a trained sessional worker and run for a minimum of six weeks, the work undertaken is specifically tailored to the needs and issues of the young people in the group.
Sibs Groups
Dreadnought’s Sibs is a fun peer-based support group for the siblings of children with additional needs and disabilities.
Dreadnought’s Sibs provides a ‘safe space’ where Children and Young People are able to relax, unwind and socialise in a supportive and nurturing environment with those who are experiencing similar difficulties to themselves. The group will be based on Children and Young People having fun and developing new friendships while having time out from family life.
Whilst the group is not specifically issue based there are opportunities for a Child or Young Person to talk with one of the experienced team members in the group on a one to one basis. If the Children and Young People attending the group bring similar issues a portion of the session will be devised to address this in a fun, safe and supportive way, enabling Children and Young People to recognise that they are not alone in their experience.