Best Practice for Children in Detention Integrated Model Mary Geaney National Manager /Detention School Services

Presentation  Strategic Leadership  Effective Management  Effective Practice  Developments  Vision Best Practice

Change Management Change ManagementStrategy Vision Positions Programs ProductsOrganisation Culture Structure Systems People Conceptual Concrete (Mintzberg et al, 2003)

Preventative Services Diversion Projects Community Sanctions Detention Universal Services Reintegration Integrated Model Strategic Leadership Youth Justice Continuum

Effective Management  Board of Management  Director  Accountability  Efficiencies  On-going Improvements

Profile in Detention Schools  children detained / average  35% remands; 66% committals  Age range  Majority 15 (49%) & 16 years (29%)  Principal offences: Theft (28%), Criminal Damage (20%), Assault (17%)

Effective Practice  Physical Environment  Staff  Service Planning & Delivery

Physical Environment  Short/Medium Term Planning  Maintenance & Refurbishment  Capital Development Programme  Collaborative & Partnership Model

Effective Practice Staff  Competent & Confident  Qualified  CPD  Committed & Flexible

 Assessment/Planning/ Intervention & Review  Key Worker  Individual Plans  Child Protection  Anti-Bullying Effective Practice Service Planning & Delivery

 Education/Training & Employment  Health care  Recreational Programmes  Family Contact & Mobilities Effective Practice Service Planning & Delivery

 Court Sentence  Community Safety  Community Protection Effective Practice Service Planning & Delivery

Integrated Model Quantified Staff Multi-disciplinary Eclectic Management Directors Deputy Directors Board of Management Unit Manager Community Accommodation Education Family Training Employment Health Child Risk/ Protective Factors Government Dept. of Environment, Heritage and Local Government Dept. of Justice, Equality and Law Reform Dept. of Education & Science Dept. of Health & Children

Development Areas  Strategic - Better Integration of Service  Data Analysis & Programme Planning  Appropriate Resource Allocation  Collective Responsibility  Effective Management – Accountability & Transparency  Focus on Performance/VfM

 High Quality APIR – System Wide  Better & Speedier Information Sharing  Continuity & Progression of Service Delivery  Inreach & Outreach Services  Offending Behaviour Programmes  Reintegration Service  Future Proofing e.g. multi-cultural service Development Areas

Vision for the Future  Better Aligned Justice/Child Care Policies  Safe/Secure Environment  Child Care Model [10-17 incl.]  Stakeholder Confidence  Rights/Responsibilities Balance  Effective Management & Services