Our Team
Therapeutic Parents
Each home has a team of Therapeutic Parents. They live alongside the children, providing all the day to day care, love, support and guidance.
Therapeutic Parents have a strong understanding of the impact on a child’s development of loss, abuse, neglect, fear and lack of safe attachments. Having this understanding is integral to providing the love and care required to connect, attune and build relationships and trust with a child.
Therapeutic Parents understand that children at Glow need something special. They need the full support to co-regulate, to be interdependent, and to relearn their beliefs about themselves and others. They are dedicated, attentive and resilient, proud of the children and their ability to survive and grow.
It’s integral and important to all that the Therapeutic Parent cares for the child, prioritises the child as any good parent does. Love will be in abundance, with high aspirations and a proactive approach for providing the child with the best.
Therapeutic Parents have a range of life and work experience. Our experience has shown us that the best adults are those that are able to deliver the trauma informed therapeutic model, rather than relying solely on formal childcare qualifications. Although required to meet regulations in holding a level 3 residential childcare certificate, our TP’s will undergo a robust induction programme of therapeutic parenting, positive behaviour management, child development, and safeguarding
Management Team
Sophie Barton – Director
A qualified and registered Social Worker with 30 years experience working with children in care and child protection. Sophie worked as a front line social worker, followed by Children’s Rights Advocacy Service, Ofsted Regulatory Inspector, Managing Director of a national Independent Fostering Agency and Owner / Director of Budwood Ltd (children’s residential service). She has a degree and a post graduate qualification in Leadership & Management. Sophie’s main professional focus over the past 15 years has been developing and embedding therapeutic services within fostering and residential services for children.
Paul Eady – Director
A qualified and registered Social Worker with 20 years of experience in social care, including 10 years in a management role. He has previously worked as an Approved Mental Health Practitioner and a practice educator. He holds a Level 4 Award in Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector and has completed a programme in Strategic Leader
Rachel Barton-Coates
A former Graphic Design Director running her own design company. In 2018 she became the joint owner of Budwood Ltd, responsible for the administration of the residential children’s provider. Rachel’s business experience successfully transitioned to ensuring full financial, HR, H&S and administrative compliance of the business.
Clinical and Education Team
Helen Thompson
25 years experience supporting the education of care experienced young people, in local authority, IFA and Registered Children’s Homes settings.
Experience includes Director of Education – Fostering, Head of Virtual School for LAC – Portsmouth City Council & Bournemouth Borough Council, Advisory Teacher.
Wimborne Psychology
Our partnership is with Wimborne Psychology Service who deliver a bespoke package of support to Glow Futures including:
• Training for therapeutic parents by the Clinical Psychologists
• Regular Reflective Practice for therapeutic parents (and any linked foster carers) facilitated by the clinical team
• Therapeutic Needs Assessment for each child
• Attendance at all key professionals meetings for the child
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