Children & Young People’s Strategic Partnership

1. Children & Young People’s Strategic Partnership

2. Gloucestershire Child Action Model Overview and Local Preventative Strategy Kathy O’Mahony

3. Child Action Project • To inform and engage key staff about the objectives and the wider context of the Child Action Project • To clarify what the Child Action Model is • To clarify how we hope to implement the model through the ISA project and point out the implications for staff in your agency • To explore the emerging Gloucestershire Child Action Model and clarify how it’s implementation will meet the needs of vulnerable children • To consider progress to date and how the Common Language assessment framework supports the model

4. What Are The Key Questions? • What’s it got to do with me? • Who is saying this should happen & why? • What’s the added value to what we already do?

5. Drivers • Green Paper - ECM • ECM - Next Steps • National Service Framework • SEN National Strategy • Local Agenda – CYPSP / Preventative Strategy

6. What Are They Saying? • Outcome focus • Prevention / early identification • Co-ordination / integration • Family / parent support • Accountability • Common skills / processes / working together to share information / knowledge

7. Aims for Young People The 7 C&YPSP Outcomes – • Infants & children thrive and meet key developmental milestones • Children are prepared for school • Children succeed in school • Children grow up healthy and choose healthy lifestyles • Children grow up in safe and supportive families, family settings and local communities • Young people grow up to be successful adults • Children & young people are included in mainstream services and contribute to shaping the services

8. Locally – What And How • Outcomes • Preventative strategy • How:Processes; early intervention (incrementally); support to families / children; rationalising differences; developing a common cause, processes & shared objectives across agencies • Best Value Review of services for Vulnerable Children • Specific Initiatives

9. What Does This Mean For Us? • Radical period of change • Complex agendas • Complex range of activities across agencies • Local progress • Role of ISA / CAM / Common Processes • Critical role of above in overall delivery of agenda for Gloucestershire (along with other developments)

10. Children In Gloucestershire • Which Children are we concerned about. • · Encompasses vulnerable children, children in need, children at risk etc. ALL CHILDREN (125,800) Offending & behavioural problems VULNERABLE CHILDREN (45,000) Abuse & neglect Educational under- achievement CHILDREN IN NEED (4,375) Poor material conditions Poor mental physical & sexual health LOOKED-AFTER CHILDREN (470) CHILDREN ON CPR (130)

11. How Does the Child Action Model Fit in? • This provides the Infrastructure for agencies to assess the needs of vulnerable children, plan interventions and review effectiveness • Children are assessed using the Common Language assessment framework • Supported by ISA, and implemented through the ISA Professional Practices work stream and the Child Action Project

12. Child Action Model Child Action Project Joint Agency Response Single Agency Response SSD Response

13. Child Action Project • Role of Project Workers - • To implement the Child Action Model in Schools: • Oxstalls Community School New Schools: • Archway Coney Hill • Cam House Tredworth • Coln House Sandford • Hesters Way Primary • Forest View Primary • Cashes Green Primary • Innsworth Junior

14. Child Action Project - How are we doing it? • Assessing, using common language assessment tools the needs of children in school who have been identified as having some emerging problems that are not purely educational • Identifying community resources which will meet the needs identified • Developing Child Action Plans to meet assessed needs • Monitoring and reviewing children’s progress • Engaging other agencies and professionals in the use and application of the Child Action Model and Common Assessment tools • Providing information based on their assessments of need to local agencies and groups to assist in shaping service provision in the locality of the school • Working to implement the Common Language assessment framework & the Child Action Model in schools

15. Child Action Model - Work in Progress • How do we include the Early Years age group and children with disabilities? • Classification of categories of need is being developed through the ISA Professional Practices Group. • Clarification of thresholds and moving between the levels of model are being developed by the Professional Practices Group. • Service Directory being developed through ISA, with the support of the Child Action Project • Consultation between staff groups and the acknowledgement of a keyworker role is crucial for the model to succeed (as identified in Every Child Matters) • Steering group for the project and locality groups to be established. • Common Language Assessment & case management tools are being implemented across the agencies

16. Vision for the Future • Aspirations • Cross county provision • Consistent access to provision for vulnerable children • Clear thresholds • Co-ordination with voluntary and statutory agencies • Locally owned and developed

17. Gets into trouble Stealing, drug misuse and more driving offences Football team Breaks into car YOS Dropped out Assessment and Cautioned Youth Club Assessment and community sentence Extreme behaviour Parents angry and embarrassed do not contact school Parents contacted - angry Parents despair – contact social services requesting accommodation School Stops attending Youth Club Performance drops After school homework club Parents contacted - feel angry ground him Parents contacted - feel angry and upset Difficult behaviour

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21. Common Language Presentation • Why a common language is necessary • National Assessment Framework • Gloucestershire’s response • How the assessment model works and complements the Child Action Model - case study • How the model has been implemented so far • Summary • Questions

22. Common Language & Assessment References in Government guidance - • Guidance to Children Act 1989 • National Assessment Framework: “Effective collaboration requires a common language to understand the needs of children…” • Every Child Matters - Next Steps: “A common assessment framework should help to identify... needs earlier and avoid duplication between agencies

23. Why Is It Necessary? • Professionals from different agencies often use the same terms to describe different things • Each agency uses different assessment tools • Families often subjected to multiple assessments by different professionals • Intrusive, stigmatising, confusing, costly and inconsistent

24. What Happened? • Introduction of National Assessment Framework 2000 • Research indicates that while it is good at gathering information it offers little guidance regarding analysis

25. Gloucestershire’s Response • Development of common language assessment model that: a) incorporates NAF b) provides tool for analysis of information gathered

26. The Assessment Process Using The Common Language Model • Gather information - NAF • Identify needs - relating to child rather than services • Make a judgement about the level of need - apply a threshold • Specify realistic outcomes to be achieved • Identify appropriate services to meet needs and outcomes specified

27. Multi Agency Single Agency Complex needs - impairment SSD Threshold Threshold Low level needs - likely impairment High level needs- significant impairment Continuum of Need How Does It Complement The CAM? Child Action Model:

28. How Does It Work? CIRCUMSTANCES NEEDS THRESHOLD OUTCOMES SERVICES LIVING SITUATION FAMILY & SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS SOCIAL & ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR PHYSICAL & PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH EDUCATION & EMPLOYMENT

29. Implementation • Training in CL assessment model has been provided to: • all social services fieldwork staff • Child Action Project staff • Health Visitors • School Nurses • EWOs • Reintegration staff

30. Summary • Common language is essential for integrated working • National Assessment Framework - good on information gathering but poor on analysis • Common language assessment model incorporates NAF and provides analysis tool • Compatible with and complements Child Action Model • Multi-agency training provided to some agencies - but wider training strategy required

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32. WHAT IS ISA? DfES – A sophisticated human and technology system that encompasses: ·A universal local authority child information hub ·An underpinning service and information network ·Improvements in local case management systems C&YPSP – A wide-ranging project to promote better information sharing across agencies and support the Local Preventative Strategy in improving the outcomes of children in Gloucestershire

33. ISA SCOPE • ·All children between 0 - 18. • · Encompasses vulnerable children, children in need, children at risk etc. ALL CHILDREN (125,800) Offending & behavioural problems VULNERABLE CHILDREN (45,000) Abuse & neglect Educational under- achievement CHILDREN IN NEED (4,375) Poor material conditions Poor mental physical & sexual health LOOKED-AFTER CHILDREN (470) CHILDREN ON CPR (130)

34. Police Social Services CAMHS Connexions Health Education SCHOOL REFERRALS Possible signal involvement • WITH AN ISA SERVICE NETWORK: Notification of police involvement SSD expression of interest in police involvement Signal referral Expression of interest in police involvement Expression of interest from other agencies not previously involved Signal referral Possible notification of SSD referral Expression of interest in SSD referral Possible notification of CAMHS & SSD referral ISA NETWORK

35. SERVICE DELIVERY • WITH AN ISA SERVICE NETWORK: Education Connexions Ed Psy CAMHS Health From age 3/4 From age 13 From birth . . ISA network Social care Voluntary sector From involvement ISA service network - constantly sharing information Housing Police YOT

36. PROF. PRACTICES • PRODUCTS: • Audit of current practice & systems • Agreed CAM / CAF policy • CAM / CAF implementation programme – June 2004

37. LEGAL & INFO. • PRODUCTS: • Caldicott Guardian legal framework • Information sharing agreement • User Guide • Data Protection policy statement • Privacy statement • Consent documentation – July 2004 • MOU / SLA – September 2004

38. COMMS. & PR • PRODUCTS: • C&YPSP vision statement & LPS paper • Branding • Communication Plan • Web site • Service directory – June 2004 • Newsletter • Workgroup & seminar package

39. IT DEVELOPMENT • PRODUCTS: • Assessment of IT systems in development to support ISA • E-GIF technical statement – June 2004 • Security statement - June 2004 • Technical feasibility report - July 2004 • Short-list if IT systems most likely to meet SOR - September 2004

40. KEY DELIVERABLES • SUMMER 2004: • ·Common Practices • ·Common Language • ·Common Assessment Framework • ·Child Action Model Locality Groups • ISA Resource Pack • Business Case • · Statement of Requirement for an ISA IT solution

41. NEXT STEPS • AUTUMN 2004: • · Trailblazer report • SPRING 2005: • · Children Bill • · Funding for ISA IT system • SUMMER 2005: • · Procurement of an IT system • · ISA IT Pilot • SPRING 2006: • ·Full working ISA system with a comprehensive database of children in Gloucestershire

42. DATABASE PERSONAL & SENSITIVE INFORMATION: • Forename (s) • Surname (s) • Date of birth • Gender • Address (es) • Ethnicity • Unique number • Education • Parent / guardian details • GP • Health Visitor • Assessed needs • Keyworker

43. CHILDREN BILL AGENCIES REQUIRED TO SUPPLY DATA: • Local Authorities • Police • Probation boards • YOS • Strategic Health Auth. • NHS Trusts • NHS Foundation Trusts • LSC • Maintained schools• Ind. schools • FE institutions• Prisons

44. CHILDREN BILL • AGENCIES PERMITTED TO SHARE DATA: • • Inland Revenue • Child benefit records & Child tax credit record • • Secretary of State •  DWP benefit records • • Registered childminders & day care providers • • Registered social landlords • • Voluntary organisations working with children

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