Marymead Adolescent Support Program (MAPS)
About This Program
The Marymead Adolescent Support Program (MAPS) provides medium to long term care for children and adolescents aged between 12 and 17. The program provides these young people with a high level of support and management.
How We Work / Who Can Use This Program
The young people in our care display challenging behaviours, and may have a mild intellectual impairment or learning disability.
The program has two cottages on Marymead grounds. Residents have their own private room, and one house has a separate flat. The program cares for the young person's physical and emotional needs. Individual management plans are devised to meet the needs of the individual resident. To this end, the program liaises with outside agencies, schools and the community wherever necessary. In most cases the long-term goal is for young people to make a successful transition back to their own homes or into stable community living arrangements. For each resident, a set of interim goals and objectives is developed as part of the case plan – these could include the implementation of a stable and productive day program, the re-establishment of links with parents, and the satisfactory management of challenging behaviours.
The High Support Program has a Team Leader and two caseworkers. The caseworkers have daily contact with the residents, and are instrumental in devising and implementing individual management plans to meet the needs of the young people in our care.
Direct Care Workers take care of the daily running of the houses and liaise on a regular basis with the caseworkers and the Team Leader. The program holds regular meetings and training for the workers to best meet the needs of the residents. All staff are trained in Therapeutic Crisis Intervention to help residents deal with emotional and behavioural issues.
All referrals come from the ACT Office of Child, Youth and Family Support.
Funding Bodies
The Marymead Adolescent Support Program (MAPS) is funded by the ACT Department of Disability, Housing and Community Services.
