Testimonial – G-map

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I have had the pleasure of working with G-map in my role as Assistant Chief Officer for the National Probation Service…I have been particularly impressed by the knowledge, understanding and professionalism of G-map staff. As the chair of the MAPPA Level 3 meetings, I found G-map’s contributions to be insightful and helpful, striking a perfect balance between genuine care for the service user and understanding of the risks presented and the need for these to be managed.

Nisha Bakshi

Assistant Chief Officer, National Probation Service

This particular young person struggled to engage in a meaningful way with all of the professionals he worked with. The team at G-map helped him recognise and overcome his avoidance and used this as one of the central planks of the therapeutic relationship…I feel the workers mirrored a secure attachment relationship which gave the young person a sense of safety he had not previously experienced.

Andrew Dalton

CAMHS Outreach Social Worker, Children and Young People in Care

Young person said: “I’ve done things in the past that I couldn’t talk about…because it hurt too much…when I saw how my behaviour fitted with the Good Lives Model I felt relieved that it was understandable…and it was easier to talk about it to others who understood.

Qualitative study, G-map practitioners and service users (2012)

G-map have done a wonderful job in helping keep our family together. Without their intervention we may have lost our son altogether. They have helped us to understand his behaviour and how to manage it. They do a great job of including the parents in the work that they do with the young people.

Adoptive parent (2016)

My allocated child has been accessing GMAP therapy for nearly two years. Over this period, I have watched his therapist painstakingly get to know and understand my looked after child who was initially extremely resistant to any form of talking therapy. Over this time, he has built up so much trust and truly feels that he has a safe space each week to express himself in whichever way he feels comfortable. With the expertise, empathy, and commitment to support children, my looked after child has now reached a point with GMAP whereby he has been able to feel safe enough to explore his past and understand how to be reflective, understand his thoughts and feelings and eventually, disclose which was a profound moment in his journey.

I know he is safe hands with a genuine level of care to support him to heal in his childhood and prepare for adulthood.

It has been a truly wonderful experience to watch a very confused, angry, and unsettled child become a calm, measured and thoughtful young man who is finally making sense of his life so far and taking steps to feel justified and put himself first.

Rose Woodcroft

Social Worker

Our successful and longstanding partnership with G-Map is a fundamental cornerstone in our ongoing achievements within the sector. Their support, interventions and direct work with both staff and children is invaluable. The children in our care have benefited immensely and this is reflected in the progress they make and the outcomes they achieve, both during their time with us and in their adult lives. I cannot speak highly enough of G-Map from the practitioners to mangers to admin. Their willingness to adapt, work collaboratively and our open and honest relationship along with our aligned child focused approach has seen our specialist therapeutic residential service go from strength to strength. G-Map have been absolutely pivotal in achieving our consistently Outstanding results!

Kelly Jones

Therapeutic Service Manager, Crystal Care Solutions Ltd

Having worked with young people who have attended G-map over a seven-year period, I have observed how a number of our young people feel shame and embarrassment in regards to their sexualised behaviours and find it difficult to talk about their experiences and passed trauma. G-map assists them to address their sexualised behaviours, in a calm, considered and patient approach using the Good Lives Model. G-map have enabled our young people to improve their wellbeing, form positive relationships, grow their confidence and become more independent. I personally have gained from my experience of working with G-map and feel it has enhanced my practice, which in turn assists the young people I support.

Dorene Jones

Senior Residential Social Care Worker
The Together Trust

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