Whole Systems Approach to GIRFEC 25 th February 2014

Overview

• Redesign of services • Locality based model • Youth Justice Strategy Group • Identification of Team Leader responsibilities • Development of EEI • Challenges faced

outcomes

• Supporting positive outcomes and reduce escalation of offending behaviour • Supporting parents in assisting to reduce offending • Giving proportionate responses to Children and Young people • Divert referrals from Children’s Hearing • Speed up the support to Young People and their families

How

• Domestic violence screening process.

• Initial screening process and response to requests for assistance • Police Protocol’s EEI • Identification of staff

The Hub

• Development of processes and protocols to support decision making • Testing of thresholds • Process of response by localities • Approach to initial assessment and intervention

Locality Management

• Team Leader Options • N.F.A.

• Initial assessment • Intervention • Locality GIRFEC Meeting

•GIRFEC Meeting

• Criteria for discussion • Partnership involvement • Information sharing • Agreement of supports • Monitoring of progress

Challenges

• Rolling out within the other localities • Management of staff • Keeping locality partners involved • Evidencing outcomes • Continuing the momentum of whole systems approach within all areas of work

What is a Joint Assessment Team

• A multi agency group set up to support young people who are experiencing difficulties in school, at home or in the community • Key personnel: • DHT (ASN) • Pupil Support staff • Educational Psychologist • Family Support Worker • School Nurse • Support for Learning staff • SMPS • Campus Cop • Youth Learning staff • Area base rep.

Actions taken prior to JAT meeting

• School based staged intervention approaches will have been exhausted.

• Named person will have: • Met with pupil – completed ‘What I Think’ Tool • Spoken with parent / carer • Completed Information Sharing Protocol • Discussed JAT • Started to compile single agency assessment

Post JAT meeting?

• Named Person • Links with pupil and provides feedback on recommendations • Contacts the family to provide feedback on actions • Coordinates the delivery of the actions • Monitors / reviews the impact

So what’s different?

• EEI meeting only relates to young people who are offending Schools were not always aware of any charges until they get a request from SCRA for a report • Ensures that we are fully aware of the life of the ‘whole child’ • Helps to inform any plans we have in place for the young people to avoid duplication • Some are known through JAT others are not

What do I bring to the table?

• Information relating to: • Attendance • Exclusions • Educational placements • Short summary from DHT ASN • Information relating to plans we currently have in place • JAT info

What do I do with the information received?

• Link back to the schools • Ensure that young people are receiving appropriate levels of support • Track and monitor through EEI process • Present at JAT if required • Link with parents / carers if appropriate • Ensure links with relevant agencies are in place e.g. Health staff

What difference has it made?

• Allowed us to be confident that we have

all

the relevant information to enable us to do our best to support the young people in school • Enabled us to link closely with our colleagues in Social Work and Police around planning and delivery of supportive interventions in school / area • Young people receive the support they need in a proportionate and timely manner, avoiding duplication

Next stage

• Training programme for all family support workers • Continue training for qualified staff • Continue developing services for Youth Justice • Undertake development of whole system approach guidance.

• Maintain Locality based Management of interventions incorporating trends and local requirements within our partnerships.