The School Family Worker service is part of Hertfordshire's Families First Early Intervention strategy. To find out more visit: www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/familiesfirst
All School Family Workers are skilled and experienced and trained to support families. All personnel involved with St Albans Plus and Vista and delivering services on our behalf are trained in safeguarding and hold enhanced CRBs with the company.
The St Albans Plus team of School Family Workers in St Albans are there to support your child and to help remove barriers to their learning. They are non-judgemental in their approach and can support you with:
- Routines and boundaries
- Bullying and internet safety
- Separation
- Changing school/Transition
- Communication with your teenager
- Housing and benefit support
- Rewards and sanctions – anger and behaviour management
- Supporting SEN
St Albans Plus quality assures all its associate personnel, Counsellors and Mentors. We ensure Counsellors and Mentors have up to date relevant qualifications.
Counsellors have, as a minimum, the Advanced Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling and AQA High Diplomas and are members of MBACP – their professional body. All our Counsellors are experienced practitioners who follow the BACP ethical codes of practice and receive regular clinical supervision.
Our Mentors have a background in education, youth work or counselling and receive regular supervision.
The team
Director
Jo Maher
Deputy Partnership Development Officer
Karin Ridout
School Family Workers
Chris Engstrom
Claire Coker
Jackie Green
Katie Hildreth
Leanne Shaw
Zoe Hier
Janet Wiggins
Office Manager
Jennie Hames
Behaviour Support Worker
Stacy Holland
Counsellors
Suzanne Towner
Helen Uwins
Mentors
Mark Broom
Mike Rose