1. Future Planning: A New Approach to Leaving Care
Introductions
Hugo Madrid and Angie Adams

2. Snapshot: Out of Home Care
Our OOHC practice framework is trauma informed, strengths based and solution focused to assist children and young people shape the best future for themselves, their families and their communities
Newpin Social Benefit Bond restoration from care
447 authorised carers
146 staff members
bold advocacy in leaving
care
capacity building with 2 Aboriginal OOHC agencies
$20million expenditure 2013/14
305 children / young people
in foster care, kinship care, intensive foster care and residential care
280 children &
young people
in sibling group homes, aftercare and intensive family based services
Who we are
programs located in Sydney, Mid North Coast and Orana Far West

3. Hoping You’ll Gain….. Why we are here today What we did How we did it
2/3 didn’t complete Year 12
Why we are here today
What we did
How we did it
Where next?
What about the Research?
28% parents
Toni Beauchamp, principal policy officer, SJU
Fantastic paper
Oz & International policy and program approaches, improving outcomes
Will just share a few statistics
1/3 homeless

4. Young People who left care
Why we are here today…
Ombudsman’s Report August 2013
Community Services new template
Young People who left care
2009 %
2011
With endorsed plan 6 8 19 22
With plan not endorsed 36 49 31
Plan completed after exit 12 16 20 23
No plan provided 17
Plan development dates unclear 2 3
Total 73
100% 86
Comparison
plans not completed, not endorsed or completed after leaving care
Early 2011
improve practice/outcomes
review - varied level of detail
table shows little improvement

5. Human Rights Issue?
“As a signatory to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, Australia has a responsibility to protect children and young people, provide the services necessary for them to develop and achieve positive outcomes and enable them to participate in the wider community."
Transitioning from out-of-home care to Independence: A Nationally Consistent Approach to Planning

6. Ombudsman’s Key Messages
Delays in assessing victim’s compensation
Lack of consultation with other key agencies
Lack of cultural planning and support
Failure to provide ongoing support for young people completing their HSC
A failure to address the specific circumstances and needs of high risk young people
YP’s doing application alone
Juvenile Justice
High proportion
Limited YP complete school
Parenting/ D & A, homelessness

7. What we did… Our Current Practice Formed a Working Group
Consulted Staff
inconsistency
Residential, Aftercare workers
Young people at the centre of planning,
To be meaningful
To participate
To be heard
informed by YP L/C experiences
Developed a template.

8. Young People Feedback Their voice is missing Not heard
Made for them not with them
A document
Tick box
Not interested/motivated

9. Objective New Template Trauma Informed Practice Framework
Training Package
Recognised Individual needs
one size doesn’t fit all
history and backgrounds impact
Age and Stage
Meaningful – not tick box
our learnings, our language
Hugo will cover this later

10. How We Did It… Consultation with OOHC services and NGO’s
Working Group focus
Terminology
Competition
ACWA Leaving/Aftercare Interagency Working group
ACE Aftercare
CREATE
3 versions
ACT CS
Burnside
Future Planning’
Design artwork

11. Future Planning Template
Developed a template
voice heard loud & clear
Trauma informed terminology

12. Future Planning Template
Developed a template
Discussion
Goals
Action plan
Accountability
notice language – not tick box only

13. Where to from here? Joint work with FaCS
Staff and Carer training and implementation
Feedback from NGO’s and CREATE
Planning for review and monitoring
Young Person Reference Group
Joint training
Connecting carers
Back packs
Carelink
Advice & feedback
Over to Hugo, surprises in store, an excellent mistake or 2 & maybe even a gnome……..

14. Approach to future planning
Young People’s feedback:
Happy with term ‘young people’ vs. ‘kids’.
Familiarity/strong relationship.
Casework goals vs. young person’s goals.
Frequency of discussions

15. Approach to future planning
How will information be used (Why?)
Confidentiality.
Court documents.
Embracing Different Cultures.
Comments box.

16. Staff training Facilitated by Manager & Practice Manager.
Acknowledge experience & wisdom in the room.
Study template together.
Sections: What do we want Young Person to learn?

17. Staff training
What do we want this to look/sound like?- Therapeutic framework/Relationships.
Break into groups and create an approach.
Return to big group.
Consult with young people reference group.

18. Independent Living Skills
FaCS Independent Living Skills checklist.
Creativity vs. Ticking boxes.
Every Living Skill has an activity.

19. Understanding money- budget and refurbishing challenge
THE CAR I WILL OWN IN NOVEMBER 2017
Price: $6000
Weekly savings to own the car: $48.40
Type of job I would need to work: Fast food stores, retail, café.
Number of shift per week: One 5 hour shift
Progress tracker: Bundle.com
My supports: Mum, Matt (keyworker), Burnside staff.

20. Gnome Challenge

21. Excellent Mistake…..

22. Hoping You Have Gained……
Why we are here today
What we did
How we did it
Where we go next
Questions?
Sum up……

23. Contact details:
Hugo Madrid
Angie Adams