About us

The Company

Ohana Parental Assessment Centre is a small independent and privately run service based in East London.
We provide residential parenting and risk assessments for up to six vulnerable parents and their children from the ages of 0 – 4 years old, where there are child protection concerns.
We are primarily involved in producing evidence based parenting assessments, which are designed to inform decisions for Courts and Local Authorities.
We are also able to offer pre-admission Viability Assessments and on-going community assessment upon request.

Core Values

OUR OJECTIVES

  • We aspire to be a leading provider of residential parenting assessments and are motivated by our vision, values and beliefs.
  • Ohana Parental Assessment Centre provides parents with support and encourages them to never give up on themselves.
  • We work in partnership with families to protect children and prevent family breakdowns where this is possible. Our staff adhere to person-centred working, are open and honest with families, non-judgmental, consistent and respectful.
  • We are committed to ensuring quality for families and regularly monitor and review our services, welcoming service user feedback to enable us to continuously develop and improve our service.

  • Every individual should be treated with dignity and respect.
  • Every individual should have the opportunities, support and encouragement to exercise control over their own lives, whilst acknowledging their responsibilities.
  • To provide parenting assessments which are independent, robust, evidence-based, child-centred, detailed and in adherence with childcare legislation and best practice.
  • To work in partnership with families and instil hope by assessing, building and improving upon their existing strengths and weaknesses.

  • Promoting the safety and welfare of the children in our care as a priority.
  • Providing a residential centre with a highly trained staff team which meets the diverse needs of each family.
  • Ensuring the families in our care are given every opportunity to develop ‘good enough’ parenting skills and make the necessary changes required.
  • Tackling discrimination, promoting independence and ensuring equality of opportunity.

who we are

Ohana Parental Assessment Centre is an Ofsted registered company that, undertakes various assessments for vulnerable families.
Our assessment centre is from pre-birth for expectant mothers, parents and their children from the ages of 0 – 4 years old in a very supportive and nurturing environment, what we refer to as home from home experience, in order to achieve positive outcomes parents and their babies.
Our service provides continuous parenting assessments, risk assessments & support plan and in all to provide an excellent residential accommodation for four vulnerable parents and their babies where the Local Authority has concerns.
We are primarily involved in producing evidence based parenting assessments, which are designed to inform decisions for the Courts and Local Authorities.

what we do

We accept parents from the age of 13 years up to 40years. Our placements can either be a single assessment for a mother / father and their baby or a joint assessment for a father, mother and baby.
The families we have may have domestic violence issues, drug, alcohol or substance misuse and families with learning difficulties.
In addition we assess and support vulnerable expectant mothers by giving information, advice, guidance and counselling until the birth of the child.
We provide onsite specialists services with experienced multi-disciplinary teams of social workers, psychotherapists, psychologists, psychiatrists, counsellors, drug and alcohol workers and family support workers.
We aim to provide assessments which are independent, robust, evidence based, child centred and detailed according to good practice and childcare legislation.

Service Enquiry

We aim to provide assessments which are independent, robust, evidence based, child centred and detailed according to good practice, child protection and safeguarding legislations.