THE COST OF TRAUMA
Please click here to read 'The Cost of Trauma' article written by Helen Oakwater; Adoptive Parent, NLP Coach & Trainer for Adoption UK, April 2008
FAMILY FUTURES FEES AND COSTS
Several hundred local authorities have now commissioned Family Futures to carry out assessment and treatment programmes for children who have experienced trauma in their early childhood, and are now, or needing to be placed in permanent families. These authorities are recognising the human and cost benefits of investing in therapeutic help for these children and families, to ensure placement stability.
Family Futures is a registered and inspected Adoption Support Agency. We do not receive any government subsidy or grant as we are a social enterprise organisation that is ‘not for profit’ and privately funded.
The government has recognised that adoption is the best option for the majority of looked after children who can not return home. The ‘Cost and Outcomes of Non-Infant Adoption’ (BAAF 2006) states that: -
- The cost of statutory social work intervention is £95 per hour for post adoption support. This is comparable to the hourly rate at Family Futures, which includes all our overheads and on costs
- Independent foster carers on average cost £630 per child per week (at 2001/2 prices)
- The average cost of a child in residential care is £2000 per week (CSCI report on residential care; 2006)
Family Futures has an exceptional success rate in keeping families together and its assessment, treatment and support programme therefore represents a cost effective way to invest in families and prevent disruption.
| PHASE
1 |
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A Comprehensive Integrated Multi-Disciplinary Child-Focused
Assessment
Assessment Tools (as appropriate):
- Basic trauma-nurture time line
- Child Behaviour Check List
- Child Trauma Check List
- BRIEF Questionnaire for Executive Functioning
- 'A Day in the Life' Form
- Paediatric Occupational Therapy Questionnaires
- Nutritionist Questionnaires
- Bridge Siblings Check List
- Child Sexual Behaviour Inventory
- Parent Stress Index
- Individual child, a parents and family session
| Comprehensive Child Focused Assessment and
Report (Per Child) |
£3,095 |
Additional charge for each extra child who attends
Comprehensive Assessment
Non assessed children who attend will be charged at £619 |
£1,238
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Court Assessment:
These complex pieces of work are costed on a case by case basis and are based on the Family Futures hourly rate of £124
| PHASE
2 |
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A Comprehensive Integrated Multi-Disciplinary Family Assessment
File Search and Enhanced Trauma-Nurture
Time Line
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£1,238 |
Educational Psychologist Assessment (per child)
- Full Psychometric and Report by our Educational Psychologist
- Executive Functioning Assessment and Report by our Educational Psychologist
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£1,857
£1,857 |
Psychiatric Assessment (per child)
- Psychiatric State of Mind Assessment & Report
by our Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist
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£1,857
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| Complex Psychiatric Assessments and Case Reviews (per child) |
£2,786
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| Ongoing Consultation (per child) |
£931
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Paediatric Appraisal (per child)
- Paediatric Appraisal & Report by our Paediatrician
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£ 1,857
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Paediatric Occupational Therapist Assessment (per child)
Nutritionist Assessment (per child)
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£931
£931
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Test:
Adrenal test
Hair Mineral analysis
Testing fee will be charged at Laboratory costs but is subject to price change
Please note: It is the Parent/Guardian's responsibility to pay for the Supplement(s)
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£92
£35
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Parent Education & Preparation programme
Per Day (Between 2-5 days) |
£1,238 |
Possible Additional Assessment Tools (some
of which may be used during the programme ):
- Attachment Style Interview
- Adult Attachment interview (short version)
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Family Assessment Days (per child)
Additional charge for each extra child, per day |
£1,238
£1,238
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Possible Additional Assessment Tools (some
of which may be used during the assessment Day ) :
- Theraplay Assessment
- Story Stems Child Assessment
- Child Sexual Behaviour Inventory
- Post Traumatic Stress checklist
- Disassociation checklist
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Telephone counselling and parent
mentoring, per month
- Low Level
- Medium Level
- High Level
|
£ 124
£ 248
£ 371 |
| Phase 2 Assessment Report and Network
meeting |
£1,238 |
| PHASE
3 |
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Intensive Multi Treatment Programme
Intensive Week (per
child)
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£9,903 |
Additional charge for each extra child
who attends
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£2,476 |
Follow Up Therapy Programme: Therapy days
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Half Day Rate per child
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£ 619 |
| Additional charge for each extra child who attends
half day |
£ 310 |
Full Day Rate per child
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£1,238 |
Additional charge for each extra child who attends
full day
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£1,238
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Home or School Visit
Per Visit (one Team member including travel time)
Home Visit or School Visit in London
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£619 |
Home Visit or School Visit outside London
Parenting Educational Tools
(Where total travel time exceeds 5 hours the fee will
be higher)
(Where more than one team member visits for safety or other clinical reasons, the fee will be charged per team member)
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£929
£200
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Paediatric Occupational Therapy Treatment
Programmes
Treatment Programmes are devised on an Individual basis
(costing subject to individual programme)
Equipment for Paediatric Occupational therapy programmes at home
- Low Level £200
- Medium Level £300
- High Level £400
Nutritionist Treatment Programme (per child)
Treatment Programmes are devised on an Individual basis
(costing subject to individual programme)
Tests:
Additional Test (if required) and Re-testing will be charged at laboratory costs and may be subject to price change.
Please note: it is the Parent/ Guardian's responsibility to pay for the Supplement(s)
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School support and liaison, per
month
- Low Level
- Medium Level
- High Level
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£124
£248
£371 |
Telephone counselling and Parent mentoring, per month
- Low Level
- Medium Level
- High Level
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£ 124
£ 248
£ 371 |
Telephone-Video
Link counselling and parent mentoring, per month
One-off set up Fee (Inclusive of Equipment)
- Low Level
- Medium Level
- High Level
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£102
£ 124
£ 248
£ 371
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PLEASE NOTE
Crisis support will be agreed on a case by case basis
All charges are exclusive of VAT
Accommodation, travel and subsistence will be charged separately
Contracts must be signed before work commences
Cancellation policy
If work is cancelled with less than 48 hours notice the full
charges apply except in the case of Intensive weeks when there
needs to be two months cancellation notice.
Annual inflationary fee increase will be applied.
| Training
Rates |
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External Training
Daily for two trainers
(Maximum of 30 delegates)
Cost agreed individually
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Professional Consultation
Hourly Rate (at Family Futures)
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£124 |
Supervision
Hourly rate (at Family Futures)
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£124 |
PLEASE NOTE
All charges exclude VAT.
Accommodation, travel and subsistence will be charged separately and at cost.
Contracts must be signed prior to confirmation of training
and dates being agreed.
Cancellation policy
All cancellations must be in writing.
Cancellation made less than 30 days, full charges apply.
Annual inflationary fee increase will be applied
Revised 13 March 2008
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