1. Making Sense of GIRFEC Making it Work

2. What is it about and what are we saying ? Improving outcomes for children, young people and their families What has the AHDS said so far What have others said 3. Who can be involved? Maternity Services Public Health Allied Health Community Paediatrics CAMHS Education pre-school world of work Social work Scottish Childrens Reporters Administration Skills Development Scotland (Careers Service) Voluntary Sector Partners Adult Services such as NHS addictions Et al housing 4. GIRFEC components A Named Person Single Agency Assessment Informed Consent Chronology Request for Assistance An Integrated Assessment A Lead Professional A Childs Plan and Review 5. What does it mean for us?It has to be proportionate and reasonable Philosophy centres on the whole child notion of a one stop shop named person Moving from crisis intervention to early intervention taking responsibility Monitoring interventions - need is the reason for the intervention 6. SHANARRI 7. Can we manage GIRFEC? Named Person point of contact Chronologies Common Approach ISP Lead Professional - taking control Plan (Childs Plan) 8. It looks like what we are doing already! Early Identification staged intervention Discussions with staff Meeting parents Recording meetings (case notes) Planning (single planning ASP/IEP/MP/CSP) Monitoring / Tracking progress (case conference review ) 9. What if? Needs unmet - LA Non Cooperation - LA Holidays - LA Parents want FOI - You have the records Parents want a tribunal You have the story All too much for you . 10. If all else fails -FUKITOL