REFERRAL FORM 2024/2025
PLEASE READ THIS GUIDANCE BEFORE COMPLETING THE FORM:
Please note you can also self refer to our services and a staff member will call you back.
Essential Criteria for Residential Camps:
We invite applications from children ages 8 to 17 years, living in the the UK, who are currently experiencing health challenges or have finished treatment in the last 3 years.
To ensure the child is able to benefit fully from our camp programme, they must:
- Have the physical ability to participate in an action-packed activity programme with a range of high and low energy activities.
- Have the social and emotional ability to participate in a group setting and team activities with children of their own age.
- Be able to verbally communicate their needs independently.
- Be able to transfer between floor, bed and chair without assistance if they use a wheelchair.
- Be able to attend to their own personal care.
Unfortunately, we are unable to accept campers for Residential Camp who:
- Require significant assistance with toileting/bathing.
- Require frequent rest periods/naps during the day, resulting in missing a significant amount if the scheduled activities.
- Have learning, behavioural or social communication needs that would prevent them from participating in age appropriate group activities.
- Are more than 3 years off treatment, if they do not have any ongoing health challenges.
- Need planned overnight care/intervention/monitoring, or health care needs that require constant one to one support
- Have Cystic Fibrosis or Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (due to the risk of cross-infection and infection to immunocompromised campers).
- Are on a ketogenic diet or a specific medical diet, such as a low protein diet.
- Are currently experiencing suicidal thoughts or self-harming.
Essential Criteria for Camp in the Cloud (Virtual Camp Programme):
Families with a child or young person aged from 0-17 years, who is currently experiencing health challenges or has finished treatment in the last 3 years. One child in the family must be aged 6 to 17 years.
Included in the Seriously Fun Box is a variety of activities including some arts and crafts whoch will requie th use of scissors and fine motor skills and for some children and young people assisstance may be required from an adult.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding the applicant or process, please contact us on 02392 477110 option 1 or campers@otw.org.uk. This form can be returned by email or post, please see the end of the form for details.