The Ashwood Practice has a registered Contact Centre (NACC) known as The Ashwood
Contact Centre which offers managed / supervised and therapeutic contact
services for children of separated parents and for those children living
permanently in alternative homes.
The Ashwood Contact Centre is situated in warm, comfortable rooms with cooking
and play facilities and a safe space to play outside. There are separate
entrances for those clients who do not wish to meet and a security system in
place in case of need.
Contact Managers at the Ashwood Contact Centre are employed qualified
professional staff and we do not use volunteers. There will always be a person
available who is not involved in the contact who can provide additional help in
case of a difficulty arising. The Ashwood Contact Centre can make contact
possible even when there has been a dispute between parents. We seek to manage
contact in a way that reduces the anxieties of parents and creates a safe place
for children to develop a good relationship with their absent parent(s) and / or
other significant relatives.
The Ashwood Contact Centre is part of the Ashwood Practice and therefore has
access to a multi-disciplinary team offering a wide range of services for
disrupted families:
Assessment of risk and / or contact viability
Preparation of Reports and provision of Expert Opinion for
Matrimonial and Care Proceedings
Clinical Mediation for separated parents in dispute about residence
and contact for their children
Support Groups for separating parents
Family Therapy
Individual Therapy for children and young people
Re-introduction of estranged parents
Contact by Proxy
Managed Contact to promote damaged relationships between a child and
absent parent and ensure safety
Management of transition to Unsupervised Contact where appropriate /
feasible
Therapeutic Contact to address unresolved conflict / historical
anxieties
Contact for children living separately from their parents following
placement in long term foster care or adoption
Please call us for further
information on 01483 487979
