Our services
From consultancy and mentoring to our life skills digital platform, we offer a range of services designed to support you, your team, and the young people you work with to thrive.
Digital Life Skills Platform The Path To Independence – Digital Platform
The Path To Independence – Digital Platform
Our digital platform is a powerful, user-friendly tool designed to support care-experienced young people as they transition into adulthood.
Accessible on both mobile and desktop, the platform features interactive modules covering essential life skills such as housing, budgeting, employment, emotional well-being, healthy relationships, and more.
What sets it apart is that it’s co-designed with care-experienced young people, ensuring the content is relevant, empowering, and easy to digest.
💬 As part of the experience, young people can access engaging peer-to-peer support videos, acting as a digital mentor. These short, powerful clips feature real voices and lived experiences, helping young people feel understood, encouraged, and less alone.
📦 The platform also includes a growing Leaving Care Resource Toolbox, signposting young people to trusted services, helpful websites, and additional support — everything they need, in one place.
✔️ Tracks progress
✔️ Offers videos, checklists & interactive tools
✔️ Tailored to local authorities or organisations
✔️ Designed by a care-experienced social worker
✔️ Built to boost confidence, independence & life readiness
✔️Organisations can add their own bespoke modules and own branding.
💡 Support young people to thrive, not just survive.
Training The Transition Toolkit: Thrive Into Adulthood – Webinar Overview
Our Transition Toolkit: Thrive Into Adulthood webinar is designed to equip professionals with the knowledge, tools, and strategies to better support young people leaving care.
This engaging session explores the challenges care-experienced young people face when transitioning into independence and adulthood — from housing and budgeting to emotional resilience and building support networks.
A key part of the session focuses on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and how these can manifest in adulthood, including through behaviours such as substance use, poor mental health, and self-sabotage.
Dougie, a care-experienced social worker and founder of The Path To Independence, shares his own powerful story of navigating the care system, overcoming adversity, and transforming trauma into growth — offering real insight into what works and why.
Participants will gain practical tools to foster confidence, independence, and a growth mindset in the young people they support — helping them not just to survive, but to thrive.
💻 Delivered online | ⏱️ 3 hours | 📘 Includes handouts & resources
🎓 Certificate of completion provided
Get in touch to find out about our Digital and Face To Face Mentoring programs.
What People Are Saying
“Outstanding trainer—thank you, Dougie!”
“Incredibly insightful. As a foster carer for teens, I found this so helpful.”
“Great to hear from someone with lived and professional care experience.”
“Interactive and practical—loved the use of QR codes for more info.”
“Resources hit harder when shared from real experience.”
“Open, honest, and raised important awareness.”
“Clear delivery and extremely useful information.”
“Hearing stories from care leavers was enlightening and emotional.”
“Packed with practical advice and support links.”
“Brought real insight into the challenges care leavers face.”
“Dougie was real, relatable, and knowledgeable.”
“Powerful videos and a strong, engaging session overall.”
“Comprehensive and thorough—thank you!”
“Covered vital topics like Staying Put, finances, and addiction with care.”
“Gave me the tools to better support young people in my role.”
