New CHARMS™ Customer - Affinity 2020 CIC

News ID: 709

Welcome to our newest CHARMS™ customer, Affinity 2020 CIC!
 
Affinity 2020 CIC is a Rotherham based Community Interest Company focused on supporting and working with care experienced young people from 0 to 25 years old. To find out more about the work they do check out their website, https://affinity2020cic.co.uk/

06/02/2024

New CHARMS™ Customer - Youth Support Solutions

News ID: 707

Welcome to our newest CHARMS™ customer, Youth Support Solutions.
 
In their own words, Youth Support Solutions is "striving to become the UK’s leading independent provider of support for young people aged 16+. Our purpose is to deliver a high standard of accommodation and support services to young people across the country."
 
To find out more about the services Youth Support Solutions offer please take a look at their website: https://youthsupportsolutions.co.uk/

16/11/2023

New CHARMS™ Customer - ABC Housing

News ID: 706

A very warm welcome to our newest CHARMS™ customer, ABC Housing.
 
Harrow-based ABC Housing has been delivering semi independent accommodation services to Looked After Children since 2012. To find out more about their services please visit their website, https://www.abchousing.org/

16/10/2023

New CHARMS™ Customer - Progressive Mindz

News ID: 705

Welcome to our newest CHARMS™ customer, Progressive Mindz!
 
Progressive Mindz provide supported accomodation with a personalised support package to Looked After Children, Care Leavers and Unaccompaied Asylum Seeking Children. To find out more about their service please visit their website,  https://progressivemindz.com/

06/10/2023

New CHARMS™ Customer - Tender Care Management

News ID: 704

Welcome to our newest CHARMS™ customer, Tender Care Management!
 
Tender Care Management provide homecare and community support services to vulnerable people in London and the surrounding counties. Visit their website https://www.tendercarem.org/ to learn more.

29/09/2023

New CHARMS™ Customer - Thrive ChildCare Services

News ID: 703

Welcome to our newest CHARMS™ customer, Thrive ChildCare Services!
 
Thrive Childcare Services is an independent children’s home provider for children aged from 8-17 years old. To find out more about their services please visit https://thrivingchild.co.uk/

20/09/2023

New CHARMS™ Customer - Thrive ChildCare Services

News ID: 703

Welcome to our newest CHARMS™ customer, Thrive ChildCare Services!
 
Thrive Childcare Services is an independent children’s home provider for children aged from 8-17 years old. To find out more about their services please visit https://thrivingchild.co.uk/

20/09/2023

New CHARMS™ Customer - Northamptonshire Childrens Trust (fostering service)

News ID: 702

A very warm welcome to our newest CHARMS™ customer, Northamptonshire Childrens Trust!
 
Northamptonshire Childrens Trust are an independent, not-for-profit organisation delivering children's social care and targeted early help services on behalf of North Northamptonshire Council and West Northamptonshire Council.
 
To find out more about the services they offer please visit their website, https://www.nctrust.co.uk/

15/09/2023

New CHARMS™ Customer - Aspris Children's Services

News ID: 701

Welcome to our newest CHARMS™ customer, Aspris Children's Services!
 
"Aspris Children’s Services is one of the leading providers of specialist education and residential care services in the UK.
 
Through our Aspris Education and Aspris Care divisions, our specialist schools, colleges, children’s homes and fostering agency provide the highest standards of education and care to individuals with a range of needs. Whether we are working with young people with autism, learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) difficulties or supporting some of society’s most vulnerable children, we are committed to helping each child to fulfil their goals and achieve their aspirations.
 
Aspris Children’s Services is part of the Aspris Group, which also operates class-leading mental health and specialist education services in the Middle East. This includes the acclaimed Al Karamah School and Training Institute, the first facilities of their kind for children and young people with autism in the UAE."
 
To find out more about the services they offer, visit www.aspriscs.co.uk

23/08/2023

CHARMS™ for Higher Education Institutions

News ID: 700

CHARMS™ - the secure, online case management system for social care, is used by 90% of independent fostering agencies in the UK and Ireland; scores of adult services providers; around 50 local authorities; and many not-for-profit organisations such as Barnardo's, Action for Children and the Royal Society for Blind Children. It is one of the most widely used case management systems in the care sector.
 
From the outset, CHARMS™ was designed to mimic the best features of paper files. A simple case record, in chronological order, with separate sections for each stage of the referral, assessment and care processes.
Over recent years we have worked in conjunction with universities to demonstrate how CHARMS™ can be used to assist social work students, in the first instance, to access a real system for case recording and has now progressed further to assist Higher Education Institutions (HEI's) in preparing Students to be ready for practice placements and of course for employment in care.
 
Working with universities we have created a platform whereby simulated scenarios or case studies are created within CHARMS™ and this assists in two areas in particular:
 
HEI
- Lecturers/tutors can create case studies/simulated scenarios
- Students learn how to navigate a computer system including logging into the system
- Students have to search for and find relevant records
- Students update the system with case records - which are immediately visible to tutors
- Tutors can manage student activity on case records in real time and with no need for emails and files back and forth
- Students gain experience of what they will see when they go out on placement
 - Lecturers can see every case recording by all Students
- The system can be set up so that Students may (or may not) see each other's case recording(s)
- Ability to utilise throughout various modules

On Placement
- Experience of using CHARMS™
- Navigating a computer system
- Searching for and finding relevant records
- Case recording
 
If you would like a demonstration of the system, we would be happy to provide it, free of charge of course.
Just email lorna.sturgess@socialcarenetwork.com and christine.lewis@socialcarenetwork.com and we can book a time.
 
If you would prefer a quick conversation on the phone you can speak to our Managing Director, Jim Moores on 07930 541 248.
 
We look forward to hearing from you.

08/08/2023