Ally
Ally has always worked in the field of social care, since her teenage years. She has worked in public and private schools, residential care, day centres, and on a one-to-one basis with adults with disabilities for the last ten years. She has fostered 40 different children from 0-18 years (many with special needs) over a 23 year period up to 2011. Ally has a teenage daughter who has an autistic spectrum disorder, tourettes syndrome, depression and OCDs.
Her qualifications include certificates in social care, equality and diversity, psychology, counselling and NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming). She is first-aid qualified and also recently trained in mental health first-aid.
Ally has a positive “can-do” attitude, is very flexible and open-minded, always being willing to adapt and change according to situations that arise.
Abbi
Abbi has six years experience working in residential homes for adults with physical and learning disabilities, three years one-to-one experience with adults and eight years working one-to-one with children. She has also supported adults and children with mental health, tourettes, autism, down syndrome, and challenging behaviour.
Abbi grew up in a family who fostered children and young people with disabilities. She has a younger sister with special needs. She began volunteering at the age of 16 for a day service which provided an educational project for adults with disabilities.
A trained advocate, Abbi has a level 2 and a level 3 diploma in health & social care. She has attended many training courses through the NHS which include, PEG feed, SCIP training, first-aid, epilepsy, and autism awareness.
Abbi works with individuals using a totally holistic approach considering all aspects of their abilities and interests. She completely appreciates their diverse identity and uniqueness.
We are both highly skilled in building successful long term relationships with both carers, parents, siblings and the individual. Relationships are built on respect and trust. We are affective communicators and both possess a genuine interest in the individual’s welfare. We believe in their potential and strengths, empowering individuals to be as independent as possible and encouraging active involvement and acceptance into community life.