Whole Systems Approach to GIRFEC

25th 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.