We see every human, no matter who he is, from which background, or what difficulties he has to contend, as a social being. A social being that only can be happy and can develop relationships with the people around him continue. We find it important that everyone feels at home in his environment, that everyone feels connected to the place where he lives and works, and that he is part of the cultural world around. This constitutes the basis on which our care is organized.

o The community

Titurel is a living- working community, consisting of clients, who live with us and / or work or receive outpatient housing counseling, employees, family house parents and volunteers. Together, "his" we Titurel: everyone knows each other, make plans together and undertakes activities. Sometimes the whole group, sometimes with a few people. We do this based on equality and respect, paying attention to what each needs, taking into account each other's needs and constraints.

The group is mixed in character: people with very different care needs, care needs, age and background are one community. In addition, everyone finds his own place, find connection with others. Our employees support this if it turns out to be necessary. The guidance aims to ensure that everyone in the group learns, without neglecting his own needs, to take account of each other and is willing to help each other and support where needed. Indeed: when everyone is willing to take into account each, does not have to adapt to the individual human less.

We expect our clients, staff and volunteers, therefore, that they want to make part of this community. That they want to go to the contact and connection. Here we find it important as a community not to shut off the world around us. This is important for the individual residents, but also as a 'whole'. Our residents are activities 'outside' or do, if that contributes to their development, volunteering or internship. In addition, we regularly organize joint or set the 'house' open for people "from outside" without prejudice to the protection Titurel offers to its residents prejudice.

In the community care for each other: structured tasks, in the professional care of employees for residents, but, A different kind of, by residents for each other and sometimes for the employees. Throughout the day, in a natural way. It is lived together, there are tasks performed together where everyone plays his part. If a resident has a hard, he is not only the employee but sometimes his inmate a compliment, whether there is a joke made to lift someone. We try the commitment of everyone and the qualities that each has, making visible to everyone.

From this atmosphere the care for one another does not stop at the completion of the ad hoc task, but it goes without saying that responsibility and commitment felt for each other,. And where everyone is also aware that he occupies a special place in here. The community is a caring community, where every where possible contributes in its own way. A community where everyone feels comfortable because he can be who he is and he can move that account is taken of its needs of.

   o Development

The guidance aims to ensure that everyone can work on their own development. Develop do it yourself, but you also have other necessary: only, isolated from the people around you stagnant growth.

We see 'development' not only putting big steps with clear measurable results, but also find their own path in life. With the limitations present a good, to lead happy life, finding clues to the possibilities that are there to make optimal use. It is someone new, to create enriching experiences with it and create so that someone can do what he wants in life opportunities.

This requires a lot of our counselors: very careful look and unravel, discover what is important to someone, what is at stake for the resident. Our mission is to seek opportunities, how small and hidden well, and to use these, to stimulate, from a positive approach, so that each time of small steps can be put.

Suddenly it appears that people can do a lot more than what they had imagined or dared, they surpass themselves. It turns a resident suddenly to shine during her performance of her homemade rap. Then it turns out one of the residents to be a great class assistant, in this way, which itself can also contribute to the development of others. He teaches himself while he helps others learn. That is also the supervisors: in the work we continue to develop ourselves too: only then do we have something to offer others.

o Rhythm and Time:

At Titurel we live with the times: the rhythm of the day, of the week and the year will reflect in the planning and progress of the day, in the fixed habits and customs: in the organization of everyday life.

This is important: the rhythm set gives structure, regularity and makes life organized and – as far as possible- predictable. We watch to make us do that not to be guided by clock times slavishly, but follow a natural cycle. The premise is that the rhythm gives hold and no rigid constraint is. Supportive, no tax forms.

Following the rhythm is reflected in the fixed schedule, with the opening, where we have a positive, joint, make start of the working day. Everyone gets space, when they need it, something to share with others, the day just gone through, what is everyone doing, there are special events? Everyone goes to work, during breaks and at the meal we meet again.

Everyone has his own working week, solid rhythm followed, with repetitive tasks and activities.

The week is jointly closed on Friday. We will consider the events of the past week: there was something special for someone or for the group? But also: play out of it Titurel important things or what we see in nature? Are there parties in preparation: with us, of in andere culturen? We look at what went well, and perhaps less well, and we conclude it. Everyone goes the weekend to begin on Monday morning with a clean slate.

The rhythm of the year, is supported by the celebration of the festivals and activities that keep coming back: pollarding at Forestry Commission in the first months of the year, awarding the certificates in June (where the talents and achievements of the residents are again made visible), joint vacation in July ....

The regularity in what happens, the predictable, In practice supportive for many residents. It provides overview and safety, peace and clarity for residents. By consciously reflect on the experience of the moment still, in what happens, that exit and then re-start of something new, is matched to the pace of life of the human being.