Stepping Out Blog

Stepping Out are semi independent program providers, offering 24hr supported accommodation to vulnerable adults and young people.

We are nationally recognised as one of the UK’s best semi independent program providers. Stepping Out have years of experience, backed up with intensely trained and managed staff, who are always present at our semi independent living projects across London, Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire.

We provide specialist care and support services to children and their families, care leavers and adults with: Challenging Behaviour, Mental Health Issues, Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorders, Learning Disabilities, MAPPA cases, Sexually Harmful & Sexualised Behaviours,  Self-Harm, Suicidal Tendencies, Dual Diagnosis, Alzheimer’s and Early-Onset Dementia.

When you choose to work with Stepping Out, you can be confident that you will receive the highest quality in every package, programme and service that we offer.

Stepping Out is a CQC registered & regulated social care provider delivering person centred care services to children, young people & adults. Our service users have diverse needs, may require low levels, or high levels of support & supervision.

This has put Stepping Out High on the providers lists of Local authorities across the UK who are regularly choosing Stepping Out as their first choice provider for social care. This is due to our extensive quality assurance systems, which set into place Firm structured pathways of achieving personal goals and Independence for each individual service user throughout our Services and projects.

We at Stepping Out know exactly what Local Authorities expect for their money, therefore we work closely with social workers commissioners and service users by communicating on a regular basis and providing evidence of outcome based reports on a daily basis

Our track record and excellent working relationships with local authorties proves that Stepping Out one of the UK’s leading Semi Independent Program Providers, and we’re constantly striving to improve.

To find out more about our semi independent program, feel free to contact us.

Stepping Out is a specialist health and social care provider. One of our specialisms is to ensure the safety of young females at risk of female sexual exploitation and/or those whom have been sexually exploited. Our 24 hour professionally staffed semi independent living provisions provide the perfect setting for combating and securing young people from sexual exploitation. Highly trained staff, along with very tight risk management measures ensure the safety and well being of each service user.

Sadly, sexual exploitation of children and young adults is something that we are coming across more frequently as time goes on. Many young people are afraid to disclose information in fear of being ignored, ridiculed or worse – being treated as though they are not telling the truth.

Over the years those whom sexually exploit young people have been using technology to their advantage, the likes of Facebook, Twitter and most recently Instagram are inadvertently providing a platform for these activities to occur

Stepping Out are nationally renowned for our monitoring skills, use common sense plus technology – to ensure that we are able to keep our clients safe, whilst also establishing the factors which trigger negative behaviors.

Those young people whom are at risk of sexual exploitation may receive visits from differing males on a regular basis. Our house rules state that visits will need to be vetted before they are able to access the provision, this usually takes 24 hours and will need to be confirmed in writing by the clients social worker, this removes the risk of us allowing residents to socialise with friends whom may be a negative influence and or may be a risk to others.

Our semi independent living provisions are gender specific, and therefore we do not allow any male visitors unless family or professionals. Our staff members are tasked with taking note of any unusual behaviors around the immediate grounds of the provision – including driveways and parking spaces, in order to ensure our young people particularly females are not entering vehicles where they may be at risk.

Additionally, vehicle registration numbers will be noted and passed on to relevant social workers and police if deemed necessary. Such information is of course vital to deter others from seeking to exploit/abuse our clients.

To find out more about Stepping Out and our stringent policies regarding Female sexual exploitation, see our website, or contact us.