Our philosophy is to place the needs of our young people at the centre of the service we provide.

Applied Care and Development (ACAD) is a refreshingly innovative organisation specialising in delivering bespoke care and support to young people and their families to provide the best level of service during complex and difficult times in their lives. We offer quality residential child care to local authorities for young people aged 8-18 years with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties, complex needs such as autism, learning difficulties and problematic sexualised behaviour.

ACAD have adopted a pedagogical approach to care and education, striving to combine both to provide a holistic solution to the needs of young people. We also provide for all of the training requirements of our staff and an SQA accredited centre recognised to deliver SVQ and HNC.

Our service offer includes an Outreach Support Initiative which is a flexible, open-ended programme of care and support to children and young people aged 5 and upwards. This initiative is effective in the areas of crisis management and prevention and keeping families together.

Education is an important part of our service to Young People in the care of ACAD who have access to a broad and balanced curriculum meeting individual needs. Our Education staff follows the Curriculum for Excellence and provide support in developmental areas.

We believe that all children and young people should have a range of opportunities open to them, whatever their circumstances, to enable them to achieve their goals and to grow and develop through a safe, supportive, educational and nurturing environment.