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Young People on Home Supervision Orders: Includem’s experience

Pamela Barnes

Research and Communications Manager, Includem

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4th DECEMBER 2012

Background to Includem’s Experience

• 12 years of supporting vulnerable young people and their families in partnership with LAs

• Referrals from Social Work, often as last resort• Worked with over 3,000 young people across 18 LAs• Primarily aged 8 to 17 (66% aged 12-15 at referral)• Most subject to formal measures

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What we know about these young people

• Mix of welfare and behaviour grounds for referral

• Most living with parent/s or other relative

• Most experience different placements, often multiple moves

• Level and complexity of need on a par with those who are accommodated

• Engrained resistance to meaningfully engage with services

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Our experience of what has worked

1. Early Intervention

2. Working with Families

3. Building real relationships

4. Using the relationships

5. Close multi-agency working

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1. Early Intervention

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-Inconsistency – some areas use us to help prevent family breakdown, but often referrals happen at point of crisis

- Home Supervision Order is opportunity to reduce risk of crisis and better equip young people and families to cope

2. Working with families

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-Parenting skills e.g. pro-social role modelling, setting and implementing boundaries, confidence building

- Support to improve family relationships

- Parental support needs (especially alcohol and drug use, and mental health issues)

3. Relationships are key

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-Quality relationships with young people and families are absolutely key

- Persistence pays – expect resistance

- Being there at times of need and crisis

- Continuity especially through transitions

4. Use the Relationship

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- to promote engagement with Care Plan

- to support engagement with other services

- to effect change – meaningful intervention

5. Multi-agency Working

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- to make, implement and review Care Plan

- to identify and respond quickly to risks

- to ensure child-centred approach

- No ‘one-size fits all’ solution

Our experience of what has worked

1. Early Intervention

2. Working with Families

3. Building real relationships

4. Using the relationships

5. Close multi-agency working

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