Apasen
Description
Service Description
Apasen offer a flexible service for children and young people to support them to take part in a range of activities in the community, considering the views and interests of the child or young person accessing the service.
Apasen will actively encourage children and young people to participate in activities of their choice. The service will be provided to children and young people individually (i.e. on ratios of 1:1) or in a group (i.e. on ratios of 1 staff to 2 or 1 staff to 3 children/young people) depending on the level of need.
Apasen provide person centred services based on the social model of disability and on a good understanding of the principles inherent in the Children Act 1989 and its associated Regulations and Guidance; the National Service Framework for Children, Young People and Maternity Services; the Care Standards Act 2000; Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2010; the Children’s and Families Act 2014; the Care Act 2014; UNICEF UK’s Child Rights; and the Tower Hamlets Children and Families Strategy 2019-2024.1
Apasen work in partnership with parents, carers and other agencies to provide high quality provision to meet the holistic needs of children and young people needing a short break. All parties involved in safeguarding and promoting the child or young person’s welfare shall consult, co-operate and co-ordinate their activities in order to achieve the best results for the child or young person and his or her family.
Apasen also provide service to the Children and young people with complex health needs, including those with physical and/or learning disabilities, those who require palliative care (continuing care) and those with associated sensory impairments. Complex health needs include children and young people with profound and multiple learning difficulties and complex and severe medical needs who may also have additional physical and/or sensory impairment.
Additional Information
Additional Information
We provide following services-
• Domiciliary care for adult and children
• Befriending service for children
• 1:1 Support
• Carers respite service.
• Outreach service
• Night Services
• Advice on benefits, services, and schemes
• Information on entitlements and how to claim
• Help with completing forms
• Checking that payments are correct and up to date
• Support on housing/rehousing
• Initial benefit assessments, guidance if circumstances change and helping with mandatory reconsideration process (PIP, ESA, and Attendance Allowance etc.)
• Our specialisations include:
• Personal Independence Payment(PIP)
• Disability Living Allowance
• Attendance Allowance
• Employment and support allowance and other disability related benefits.
• Universal Credit