1 © triangle consulting social enterprise 2015 introduction to the youth star™ triangle...

1© Triangle Consulting Social Enterprise 2015

Introduction to the Youth Star™

Triangle Consulting Social Enterprise

Louise Atkin


Objectives

• To have an understanding of Outcomes Star Principles

• To be aware of the Journey of Change

• To explore how the Outcomes Stars support young people’s engagement


Programme

1. Introduction to the Outcomes Star

2. The Journey of Change

3. Using the Star with young people

4. Star Online web application


Youth Star™


The Teen Star™


Young Person’s Star™


The Outcomes Star™ Supporting and measuring change

Empowers young people and supports

them in making changes

Promotes a consistent, holistic, assets based approach to key-work

Provides meaningful outcomes

information


The Outcomes Star™ storyA collaborative bottom-up process

• Homelessness was the first Star, developed in 2003 with St Mungos

• The Outcomes Star was then published in 2006 for the sector, thanks to the London Housing Foundation

• The Mental Health Recovery Star was next, in 2008, with the Mental Health Providers Forum

• Today Triangle have published over 20 versions, with more being developed

• Stars are developed and piloted with Service Users, Workers and Managers from a range of relevant services

• The star is widely used in the UK by charities, housing associations, NHS trusts, Local authorities as well as across Europe, Canada, USA & Australia


A growing family of StarsA unique set of sector-wide tools

Life Star (Learning Disability)

Work Star Recovery Star

(mental health)

Recovery Star Secure

(secure mental health services)

Community Star

Shooting Star(schools)

Older Person’s StarMy Star

(for children)Empowerment Star(domestic violence)

Music Therapy Star

Youth StarSpectrum Star

(autism)Sexual Health

StarTeen Star Drug and Alcohol

Star

Well-being Star(long-term health

conditions)Family Star Family Star Plus Homelessness Star Young Person’s Star


Using the Youth StarUnderpinned by a five-step Journey of Change

• Enjoying and achieving

•Working on it

• Having a go

• Considering

• Not interested


Using the Youth Star™Detailed Journey of Change


Teen StarUnderpinned by a five-stageJourney of Change

• Safe and well

• Alright

• Making changes

• Want change

• Not safe


Using the Youth StarQuiz for each scale


Using the Youth StarAlternative ‘pocket’ quiz


Using the Youth StarCompleting the Star

• A collaborative process

• Discuss each point on the Star

• Transfer readings to the Star Chart and capture notes


A young person’s comments on using the Youth Star

“I liked talking about everything, not just the problems…and how I’d like to build up my Star from twos and threes to fives...”

Young Person


Training Exercise

Using the Star with service users• 1 person to be a Support Worker and 1

person to be a young person

• Support Worker to introduce the Star to the young person, and to work with them to complete a couple of scales

• Discuss the experience in pairs – as the Young Person, offer one good practice tip to the Support Worker

• Swap roles and repeat the exercise


Training Exercise

Building Consistency

• In pairs build a scenario to match the Area and Number on the card you have chosen

• Recount the scenario to the whole of the group, sharing only which Area of the Star you have

• The rest of the group will then work out the Number that you have and the stage the young person was at


Supporting quality use of the Outcomes Star™Resources and support available from Triangle

The Outcomes Star is the trademark copyright of Triangle. Organisations with a Star Licence receive:

• Star Charts and Action Plans

• User Guides with descriptors & Organisation Guides or Implementation Guides

• Training and support to ensure Quality Assurance

• Star Online Web application for on-line completion, outcomes reporting and benchmarking - www.staronline.org.uk

• Website includes information on research and good practice www.outcomesstar.org.uk

• All star users receive training and access to star materials in PDF form

• Recognised Star Service accreditation currently being piloted


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Documents

young persons star

star chart

star transfer readings

youth starunderpinned

youth starcompleting

youth starquiz

young persons comments

young personsupport