Services we provide
An important part of the assessment is parental participation in groups. The group dynamic offers an additional assessment tool in addition to individual work and enables information to be imparted to establish the parents capacity to understand and process information shared within the group.
Freedom Programme for Men and Women
A women only group and a men only group which is a mandatory part of the assessment, using group intervention. This group looks to raise self-esteem, the impact of domestic violence on children and adult victims and is a 'safe space' for families to talk about their experiences and feelings. This programme is also available as an outreach service for external service users.
Mindfulness & Wellbeing
A safe and reflective space for parents to speak openly about how they are feeling about the assessments. They can share experiences and talk about their feelings. Topics include adult attachment and how we create patterns of interaction with others based on earlier experiences. Looking at how it impacts them as individuals and as parents.
Men's Support Group
This group looks at fatherhood, masculinity, the changing role of a man in society and how that impacts on how they see themselves as well as their relationships with parents and partners.
Baby Sensory, Messy Play & Rhyme Time
We run a child focused play group for all families to attend, this group aids as a teaching and fun social setting, promoting positive play, interactive stimulation and bonding between babies / children and parents.
Parents Social Activities
Aims to give residents a shared space to feel nurture. Activities include breakfast club, coffee morning, pamper sessions, movie nights and Pilates, as well as planned outings into the wider community.
Nutrition: Eating as a Family
Support is given to residents to gain an understanding of nutrition, meal planning, appropriate meals for children at different ages eg. weaning food, toddler food and how to manage healthy eating for parents and children on a low budget when out in the community
On Site Mental Health Nurse/Risk Assessment
Our Mental Health Nurse will sit in with the parents and complete a mental state examination and conduct a personalised mental health risk assessment. This will help us identify the parents’ mental health needs and ways we can support them. Throughout the parenting assessment, parents will receive ongoing mental health keywork sessions, individual and group mental health workshops, as well as referrals/ signposting (psychology, GP, substance misuse etc). Our mental health nurse will also complete medication audits as well as liaise with our local GP practice for any medical reviews if needed. Our Mental Health Nurse also works closely with the local peri-natal teams.
EYF- Child Development, Bonding, Attachment
Jamma Umoja have members of staff with a background in children’s early years foundations and carry out a variety of child focused activities promoting the bonding and attachment between babies’ children and parents. Focusing on early years development and education. We run regular groups such as circle time, story time, sensory music time.
Online Tapestry
Jamma Umoja have an online tapestry to promote communication between parents and staff, of their child’s journey through placement. Each parent has a log in and can access details about their child’s week and are able to add their own observations and pictures within the online journal. Tapestry documents milestones, activities and achievements for the child and parent weekly This also promotes life story work for all babies and children placed at Jamma Umoja. It is free to access for all families
Student Placements, The Future of Social Work.
We are proud to offer student placements to various universities across the country in the case of social workers, (first, second and final year, BA and master's level). We have also offered shadowing placements and NHS midwife and mental health practitoner placements. We take great care in ensuring that students at Jamma Umoja are given direct learning opportunities, and support in their social work or other social care studies and future careers. We hold weekly student groups to promote learning and support the social work and social care industry in training the next generation of workers.
Post Natal Recovery Physical Wellbeing Support
We recognise the importance of post-partum recovery and the impact this has upon anyone who has given birth. At Jamma Umoja we provide post-natal recovery sessions including support with pelvic floor, core strength and alignment as well as mental and physical wellbeing. These sessions are run by our qualified post-natal fitness trainer and facilitated with the input of our Mental Health Nurse.
Stand Alone Services
We provide a wide range of standalone services, including risk assessments, supervised contacts (in our designated contact centre), domestic abuse work, welfare checks, we also offer the Freedom Programme free of charge to families awaiting assessment or post assessment.
New services
The Community Team
Jamma Umoja are pleased to announce the re-launch of the Community Assessment Team. This team will specialise in Community Assessments, this can be provided to families moving on from Jamma Umoja Residential services or as a stand alone service.
Our unique assessment process allows for both announced and unannounced visits. drugs tests, access to groups and key work sessions with the allocated case manager.
The Solihull Approach
The Solihull Approach brings together three core psychological constructs
-Containment
-Reciprocity
-Behaviour Management
It aims to help parents to under their child's behaviour in the context of their development and the parent-child relationship
Wellbeing Services
A personalised approach to promoting wellbeing of both parents and children. Focusing on emotional, physical, spiritual and social wellbeing. Our wellbeing coach provides movement focused sessions and advice on healthy lifestyle choices. Enabling parents and children to create lifelong realistic healthy habits. Our Wellbeing Coach provides weekly family fitness sessions as well as 1:1 sessions.
