“The parent shared that the sessions have been helpful as he felt heard, not judged, and encouraged as at times he felt he had no one to fully talk to about what he had been going through. He has been able to talk to his son on an emotional level about difficult topics and he feels that he is on the right track.”
AFRUCA Healing and Reconciliation Service for Children at Risk or Returning Home from Foster Care
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The AFRUCA Healing and Reconciliation Service provides one to one, confidential and culturally appropriate therapy service for children (5-18 years) who have been involved in the local authority child protection system because of child/domestic abuse and/or are being reunified with their birth parents after a period in foster care. Using a range of integrative person centred approaches (parents and children) and play or arts therapy (children) to work with service users, our psychotherapists provide support for children to help them build emotional well-being, rebuild trust, emotional bond and attachment with their birth parents.
Our psychotherapists conduct initial assessment, make recommendations and provide short-term or longer term intervention for the child and his/her parents. This will help to strengthen the relationship between them and prevent escalation that could push children into the foster care system or improve the process of reunification with less likelihood of child protection issues recurring and less likelihood of them returning into care.
Service Criteria
Our service is for families from Black and other Ethnic backgrounds
We accept all family types (eg: single, dual and multi-parented families)
Local authorities must provide an interpreter for referrals if required
Face-to-face sessions (AFRUCA offices in London and Manchester only) incur extra charges of £30 per hour
Our Therapists
All our Therapists have been vetted and are registered with the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP). They are obliged to abide by the BACP Ethical Framework 2023 which sets out the expected ethical principles, values and good practice standards for BACP members.
Charges for sessions: one to one sessions: £70; couples (including one adult/one child): £90; group sessions (whole family of up to 5): £120. Face to face sessions (London and Manchester only) incur extra £30 per hour charges. Please note that we charge for all appointments whether clients attend or not.
For further enquiries, please email us at therapy@afruca.org