1. FRONTSIDE

2. RIVERSIDE

3. BACKSIDE

4. ORGANISATION SAHAKOSKI VEHKA 6 PLACES 6 INSTRUCTORS KAISLA 4 PLACES +
2 FAMILY APARTMENTS
5½ INSTRUCTORS
FAMILY WORK
6 FAMILY WORKERS
MANAGER
HOUSEKEEPER

5. SURVEY PERIOD FOR THE CHILD´S OR ADOLESCENT´S LIFE SITUATION
Living in Kaisla from 1 month to 1 year
BACK HOME
CHILD OR
ADOLESCENT COMES TO KAISLA
LONGTERM CARE IN VEHKA (SAHAKOSKI)
SURVEY AND EVALUATION
CLIENT PLAN
IN 1- 5 DAYS
CONCLUSIONS
SOME OTHER ALTERNATIVE

6. PARENTHOOD ASSESSMENT AND FAMILY REHABILITATION
CONCERN OF SOCIAL WORKER
VISIT TO SAHAKOSKI
DECISION
KAISLA-PERIOD BEGINS
1-2 weeks
Living in Kaisla 1-5 months
ORIENTATION TO THE FUTURE
ORIENTATION TO SAHAKOSKI
EVALUATION, INSTRUCTING
AFTER KAISLA- PERIOD

7. CAUSES FOR A PERIOD A CHILD/ADOLESCENT
child endangers his/her own development by using intoxicant, missing school or committing crimes
parents´ difficulties in parenthood
child`s behaviour problems
parents` intoxicant abuse (alcohol, drugs)
parents`/child`s mental health problems
domestic violence
A FAMILY
Instable circumstances in family life
disability in parenthood
parents` intoxicant abuse
mental health problems
conflicts in family
tiredness
help for a young parent
the management of personal finances

8. MEANS OF EVALUATION Interview/basic facts Week plan
THE WORK IS BASED ON INTERACTION BETWEEN
CLIENT AND INSTRUCTOR
Interview/basic facts
Week plan
Observations in everyday life and interaction of the family
Rhythm of 24 hours
Conversation with named instructor
Instructing in everyday life
Network with authorities
The management of personal finances
Professional cards and games, netmap, life`s path, circle of time, treasuremap, future planning
Parenthood rolemap
Child nursing

9. CLIENT PROFILES A CHILD/ADOLESCENT
child about 10 years and up who has the ability to manage daily life rutines
problems in home, at school or in free time
behaviour problems
A FAMILY
families with tiredness, relationship problems and problems in upbringing children
families with problems in lifestyle and finances
families with minor mental health and intoxicant problems
CLIENTS WHO ARE NOT SUITABLE TO KAISLA
serious violence and behaviour problems
serious mental health problems
serious intoxicant problems

10. RESULTS There is need for this kind of a social service in Hamina.
Social worker have a better overall picture in child welfare
Co-operation between social workers, family workers and instructors is developing all the time
Work has become more systematic and new methods to help families have been found

11. Feedback from the clients has mostly been positive
9 families within 1½ years; the children in the families have been under school age
in two families the children have been taken in to custody
14 children/adolescent within 1½ years
3 of them went to longterm care – 11 of them returned home
Client`s commitment to Kaisla period has a significant influence to the results that the period can offer.

12. CLIENT`S FEEDBACK A CHILD/ADOLESCENT FAMILIES Positive: Positive:
improvement at school
less disagreements with family
better self control
correct 24 hour rhythm
Negative:
they didn`t like rules
home sickness
FAMILIES
Positive:
meanful experience in their lives offers support and clearness to their life situation
satisfaction to family work
possibility to change negative development in family
most significant are the presence, interaction and dialogue with family workers and instructors
Negative:
occational problems with communication
families wanted more time to be with instructors or more child nursing

13. CHALLENGES
Continuing the development of co-operation with social workers and family workers.
Collecting more feedback from the clients.
Education for personnel.
Motivating clients before and during the period for the commitment that the co-operation needs.