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Active Support at ARK involves helping people to be actively, consistently, and meaningfully engaged in their own lives regardless of their support needs.
Our Support Approach
Active Support at ARK involves helping people to be actively, consistently, and meaningfully engaged in their own lives regardless of their support needs.
Engaged
Doing things; Participating; Spending time with others; Making decisions; Making choices.
Actively
Each day; Throughout the day, whenever there is an opportunity.
Consistently
With approaches that provide enough structure and predictability that people experience comfort, continuity, gaining a better ability to be engaged.
Meaningfully
In ways that increase competence and opportunity; that help people be and stay connected to others (socially); that provides enhanced esteem; that are focused on the needs, preferences, and goals of the person.
Mission
To enable our community to improve their Health and Wellbeing, Confidence and Community Engagement, by providing a safe and nurturing outdoor environment.
Vision
A safe inclusive place where everyone can connect with others and just be themselves.
Values
Inclusivity Equality Person-Centred Expertise Choice
How Do We Achieve This?
- Individual Learning and Positive Support Strategies.
- Starts from the point of view of the individual and they are an active and ongoing partner in their options.
- Focus on engagement, choice, and opportunities for personal development.
- Ark Team planning to be led by ongoing observation, assessment and feedback, ensuring all preparation is based on each individual’s needs and expectations.
- Making it enjoyable.
- Ensure it suits their circumstances and is accessible to them.
- Provide valuable engagement opportunities both in structured and non-structured time.
- Plan for personal growth and new opportunities.
- All people are participating as a team.
- Strives for a positive impact on how an individual feels and helping them to maintain this.
Day Services
See what we get up to on a daily basis using our land based environment to support meaningful work experience and community integration
Supporting Education
See how we can use our physical and mental skills to support educational visits for schools and community groups.
Biodiversity at ARK
Learn how we are caring for the world around us and using our knowledge to care for the earth’s resources of land, soil, air and water
Meet the Team
Meet a few of the team behind the ARK at Egwood project and learn a bit more about them
Get in touch
See what we get up to on a daily basis using our land based environment to support meaningful work experience and community integration