Campfire Community

Campfire Community is the name of our outdoor Occupational Therapy group. It is based in our woodland setting just outside of Wymondham. By taking therapy outside we can meet the needs of young people who have traditional clinical indoor settings have not suited them.

Please note this is not a forest school group or alternative provision

The occupational therapy group programme aims to support young people with:

• communication
• understanding and expressing emotions
• social skills
• sensory awareness
• self-confidence
• stress relief
• empathy
• Peer relationships
• Teamwork

This group is aimed at young people:

• who need additional support with their mental health
• Who have not had any therapy in the past
• Or, they have had previous therapy which might not have been helpful, or if it was helpful they wish to build additional skills.
• They are on a waiting list for mental health services
• They have recently been discharged from mental health services

Activities in the sessions are designed to enable young people to challenge themselves to meet their goals that they set in their initial assessment meeting.

After we have received your referral a member of our team will call you to gather additional information to make sure your young person is suitable for the group.
We will arrange an appointment to meet with you as a family. 

This appointment will take place at our Silfield woodland site, just outside of Wymondham.

In this meeting we will get to know you more, and do an observational assessment of your young person to better understand their strengths. We will also tell you about the group and answer any questions you may have.
If we think that one of our woodland therapy groups is suitable then we will set goals in this session about what you would like to achieve from attending one of our groups.

It might be that the team member wishes to discuss your situation with the team in more depth before offering a space on one of our groups, this would be to ensure we can meet your needs safely in the woodland space or it might be that one of our other programmes would be better suited. The team member will let you know if they need to discuss further with the team and arrange a time to discuss the outcome with you.

Please note that submitting a referral does not guarantee a space in the therapy group.

Cup-O-T Campfire Community woodland therapy sessions will be led by an occupational therapist and a youth worker / outdoor facilitator. Once you have had your initial assessment you will be offered one to one or group therapy sessions. Activities will be planned to help you reach your goals.

Sessions are offered in blocks of 6 weeks. Your therapy will be reviewed every 6 weeks.

We personalise every plan for the specific needs of the young people attending. Whether it’s help with communication, understanding and managing emotions, social cues, sensory skills, self-confidence, stress relief, empathy or teamwork , we have the expertise to help you. Some of the tasks involved may include:

• Woodland maintenance
• Green woodwork
• Creating woodland dens and structures
• Bushcraft
• Camp craft
• Campfire cooking
• Gardening
• Crafting and making from foraged materials
• Planning events and activities to sell handmade items at.

Referrals are closed

Your young person may be suitable for our Campfire Community mental health occupational therapy group if they are:

• 11-14 year olds (secondary school age)
• Need additional support with their mental health
• They have not had any therapy in the past
• or they have had previous therapy which might not have been helpful, or if it was helpful they wish to build additional skills.
• They are on a waiting list for mental health services
• They have recently been discharged from mental health services

Please note we are not a SEND or Alternative Provision. We are not able to offer long term support currently due to funding.

Please note that submitting a referral does not guarantee a space in the therapy group.