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from diverse social backgrounds “We do what we can to to help them them nd nd nd a a a a a a a a a a a secure base and work on their life challenges together ” says Anne
“We advocate for for them them with other agencies but we also provide the the the the the the scaffolding for for the the the the young people to take control themselves ” Before a a a a new nurse joins the the team they undergo an intensive recruitment process “It’s not for for everyone You have have got to to give a a a a a a a a a lot of yourself yourself heart and and soul but you you you you also have have to to to to be be able to to to be boundaried to to to protect yourself yourself and and the young women ” says Anne
Guided meditation helps as does weekly supervision and and team meetings and and the services of a a a a a a a clinical psychologist
who is assigned to to the the the team to to support the the the nurses re ect on their practice Anne
whose mantra is is is ‘be bold creative and strong’ says: “This is is is is a a a a a a a a a a a a strengths-based approach but we we are not blind to to de cits The baby’s wellbeing is is is is at the the centre of the the work we we we do and sometimes we we we need to to request assistance from partner agencies “This is is is a a a a a a challenging role and takes a a a a a a lot of energy however it it is is is is immensely rewarding when we we see the the the young women and their babies ourish on on the the the programme - it’s a a a a a a a a a privilege that
we get to go on on an an an an important life changing journey with them ” QU
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