The Us in a Bus staff team
We come from a variety of backgrounds. Most of us have worked as support staff in residential settings at some point in our careers, which gives us a useful perspective when we are visiting our clients in their homes. Some of us have backgrounds in the creative arts (we have actors and artists amongst us!). Two part-time members of the team are qualified counsellors, and although, they don’t work with Us in a Bus as counsellors, their skills and knowledge help inform the team. Others come from a background of working with children in special educational settings.
What each of us has is the willingness to try to see the world from our clients’ viewpoint – the challenges they meet, not the ‘problems’ they present. We all have the ability to be creative with communication and imaginative with activities, whilst making sure we are observing and respecting our clients’ responses.
