3 rd Annual Social Work Conference Quality social care for looked after young people Beth Anderson, Head of Research & Information Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) 19 th February, 2016

Contents  Context  Developing guidance to improve practice  NICE/SCIE guidance & quality standard for looked after children (LAC)  How they were made  What they say  How young people know about and can use them  SCIE’s other work to support LAC  Questions & discussion

Focus of policy and national initiatives Expectations in terms of data use, reporting & analysis Context (1): how are decisions made? Shared understanding of local-level priorities Recognition of need for change Focus on user-centred services

Commissioning Analyse PlanDo Review

Context (2): how do we know what works? Evidence Practice Views and experiences People who use services Frontline practitioners

Address transition to/from other services Make links with wider policy and practice context Identify the improvements end users want to see Focus on choice, control and independence Ensure the research process and outputs are accessible Draw on different types of knowledge Complement research evidence with expert opinion Test with users in different sites Reflects the wider context Is co-produced with end user/s Uses pragmatic, fit-for-purpose methods Guidance to improve social care

NICE/SCIE guidance on LAC  Joint guide with National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)  To promote the quality of life for LAC through:  high quality care and support  stable placements & nurturing relationships  effective multi-agency working.  Published 2010; refreshed

NICE guideline development process GUIDELINE COMMITTEE

NICE Quality Standards Quality Standard NICE Guidance & NHS Accredited Guidance Evidence Quality standards NICE guidance NHS accredited guidance Evidence

Factors affecting LAC’s quality of life From NICE guideline on Looked after children and young people, p15NICE guideline on Looked after children and young people

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Making it real (2) – the website

NICE Collaborating Centre for Social Care National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE ) Commissioner Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) Lead partner Personal Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU) Evidence for Policy and Practice Information and Co-ordinating Centre (EPPI) Research in Practice (RiP) Research in Practice for Adults (RiPfA)

In development (1): Children’s to Adults’ transitions Transition planning Support before transfer Support after transfer Staff training Person-centred care Supporting infrastructure

In development (2): Child Abuse & Neglect Prevention/ early help RecognitionAssessmentResponse Relevant views and experiences data – prevention and early help Relevant views and experiences data – recognition Relevant views and experiences data – assessment Relevant views and experiences data – response Effectiveness of targeted prevention / early help interventions Effectiveness of tools to support recognition Indicators of abuse and neglect What hinders recognition? Effectiveness of tools to support assessment What hinders assessment? Effectiveness of social work and other interventions What factors help and prevent effect multi-agency working?

Considerations  Need for perspective & experience, but distance from the issues  Sensitivity of topic  Breadth of topic  Time commitment  Accessibility Approach  Children’s to Adults’ transitions – young people as Committee members  Child Abuse & Neglect – young people’s Expert Reference Group Involving young people in guidelines

SCIE’s ongoing work for children  Learning Together systems approach to case reviews Learning Together  Evaluation of specific interventions or approaches Evaluation  Consultancy support & bespoke training for organisations Consultancy support Strategy & policy Service design & review Ways of working Practitioner knowledge and skills COPRODUCTION INNOVATIVE RESOURCES

Beth Anderson Head of Research & Information, SCIE +44(0)