Solutions Towards Everyday Problems Debbie Mclean Senior Practitioner Family Support Workers Team Pali Obhi YISP Coordinator

Solutions Towards Everyday Problems What is it?

To provide locally based support to children, families & tier 1 staff to encourage emotional well being & positive behaviour To provide timely, early & direct involvement to achieve positive outcomes. To provide training, consultation & support to professionals in statutory and voluntary agencies. To promote multi-agency collaborative working. How does it work? The Aims

The network of agencies is coordinated by The strategic group The operational group

Family STEPs Family Support Workers Primary Mental Health Workers Specialist Teachers and Educational Psychologists YISP Transition Mentors (in specific areas) The Family STEPs Network Fun & Families

Family Support Workers l Aim to offer brief focused intervention & build on existing strengths in the family l Work with parents/carers within the home setting on home-based behavioural issues (below the age of 13)

Primary Mental Health Workers Aim to offer early identification/intervention relating to mental health issues, improve access to specialist CAMHS & support tier 1 provision Provide consultation, support, direct work, training & networking

Fun and Families Aims to support families experiencing child/adolescent behaviour problems. Organise courses for parents and young people and train tier 1 practitioners to run the courses Courses include Fun & Families, Living with Teenagers, Avoiding Conflict with Adults

Transition Mentors Aim to raise educational achievement, self- esteem & resilience & to reduce exclusions & likelihood becoming involved in crime Provide a year long programme of activities with identified vulnerable young people who are moving from KS2 to KS3 and their families. Provide support in school, home & community

Teachers & Educational Psychologists When there are concerns about a childs behaviour & emotional well being in educational settings, we aim to: improve children's emotional well-being encourage positive behaviour in children build parental confidence and skills support Tier 1 staff in their work with children provide consultation and training for STEPs practitioners about educational issues enable a comprehensive home-school approach to be taken

YISP Preventative Workers Aim to prevent children becoming involved in offending/anti-social behaviour, to prevent re-offending, to increase protective factors & reduce risk factors Work with children & young people from 8-16 years of age, who are at risk of offending/anti-social behaviour

Interagency working is not rocket science, its more difficult. (Kukic, 1997 in Cole et al, 1998)

Sharing a common goal Organisation Communication Team work

Referral Process & Criteria If you have a family who may need support from one or more of the teams within the Family STEPs network they/you should consult the referral criteria or contact any of the managers Complete a request for direct work form with the family Referrals received by operational group who undergo a screening process

Any questions?