The part the internet plays in our lives and those of our children continues to grow and it is an important part of ongoing training, and development as corporate parents to maintain our awareness of the apps and sites that our children and young people visit. A constantly changing landscape, we make the most of…
DetailsDr Lucy Wheen, Clinical Lead for Bryn Melyn Care wins Gold at the Wales Care Awards. Entered in the “Excellence in Mental Health Care” category Lucy was presented with her Gold Award at the ceremony held at Cardiff City Hall on 21st October 2016. The Award came as a result of Lucy’s pioneering work in setting up…
DetailsFollowing the ‘callous terrorist attack’ in Manchester overnight, Emma Williams, Forensic Phycologist with the BMC clinical team takes a moment to highlight the possible aftereffects of such a significant event, especially one that is so close to home both in distance and the individuals who were targeted. Emma says, “Whether reflecting as individuals, parents or…
DetailsBryn Melyn Care recently appointed Alan Challinor as Head of Care (Commissioning) who has joined the organisation to develop further their growing portfolio of residential children’s homes. Alan will work with local authority customers throughout the UK to match appropriate placements for looked after children and young people with multiple, complex and enduring needs. A…
DetailsTo mark World Sleep Day, assistant psychologists, Jade Hardy and Jasmin Bowen from the Bryn Melyn Care clinical team share some insights into how we can all make sure we get a good night’s rejuvenating sleep. Are you getting enough sleep? World sleep day is an annual event to raise awareness of sleep disorders and…
DetailsAssistant Psychologists, Jade and Jasmin from the Bryn Melyn Care clinical team attended a 3-day mindfulness conference at Bangor University; The Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice. Here Jade recounts their experiences of the training and thoughts for the future. To begin, it might be useful to understand what we mean by the term mindfulness. …
DetailsAs an organisation which aims to support and challenge our young people to achieve their fullest potential, it makes sense that we also have those aspirations for the staff who come to work for us. The organisation’s investment in mentoring is helping to discover rising talent, to enable the transfer of vital knowledge, skills, and experience…
DetailsSteve Travis, Head of Care for our northern region homes, reflects on a career working with children looked after, based on his many years of experience in the sector. I remember being asked some years ago what I did for a living? I work with children was the reply. This was usually followed by aah…
DetailsWe are pleased to report that Dr Lucy Wheen, Clinical Lead for Bryn Melyn Care has been announced as a Wales Care Awards finalist 2016 in the “Excellence in Mental Health Care” category. This prestigious award ceremony will take place at City Hall Cardiff on Friday 21st October 2016 and we would like to take this opportunity…
DetailsBryn Melyn Care is pleased to report that progress on the expansion of Smallbrook School on the current Gateway VTEC site continues on schedule for the beginning of the new school year in September. The School broke up for the summer holidays on the 5th August following end of term celebrations and site work stepped up…
Details
