Personal Planning
In "Guide to Getting it right for every child" (GIRFEC), (Scottish Government 2008), it says that children, young people and their families will "feel confident about the help they are getting", "understand what is happening and why", feel they have been "listened to carefully and their wishes have been heard and understood" and that they are "appropriately involved in discussions and decisions that affect them". (p8)
This will involve careful listening to children and young people when assessing their needs across the Scottish well-being indicators (that children are safe, healthy, achieving, nurtured, active, included, respected and responsible); recognising the strengths and pressures in their lives around the 'My world triangle' and in planning how partners to a child's plan will work together to bring about better outcomes for that child.
Each child or young person, however young or however significant their learning or communication challenges, can be involved in making personal choices if careful attention is given to the expressions they are able to offer.
TOOLS
Children/Young Peoples' GIRFEC Leaflets
Interactive Highland Transiition Guide
Well-being - identifying concerns
My World Triangle with blank clouds
My World Triangle looking at strengths and pressures
Planning to make things better
Personal evaluation sheet, where children or young people can evaluate well they were involved in their personal planning
Highland Child Tools, another tool for children and young people to evaluate their involvememt
Early Years planning - the High Scope Approach
Listening to children with communnication challenges
Transitions Guide Child and Young Person (including well-being star, transitions map and transitions action plan)
Transitions Guide Parent/Professional
Where to live- involving a Looked After Child
My Map (person centred planning tool from Highland Council Educational Psychology)
Hot Air Balloon a simple planning tool
Enquire information about involving children in decisions about their education
For other tools for involvement
Next page Service Evaluation toolbox
When I was little I went to the doctor’s to get a jab. I had to wait for ages and it was roasting in there. There was another time when I went to the dentist and he tells my mum everything not me. So I have to ask my mum what happened.”
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