assetplus practice changes and judgements delivered to yots and secure establishments in september...

AssetPlus Practice Changes and Judgements

Delivered to YOTs and secure establishments in September 2014

House keeping

• Fire Alarms / Exits

• Venue specifics

• Refreshments

• Questions throughout

Agenda

• 1. Project Update and Framework Overview - 20 mins• 2. Information Gathering - 45 mins

• 3. Professional Judgement - 15 mins• 4. Explanations and Conclusions 1 - 75 mins

• 5. Explanations and Conclusions 2 - 30 mins• 6. Pathways and Planning - 30 mins• 7. AssetPlus Framework Detail - 15 mins• 8. Questions and Close - 15 mins

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Objectives

• Provide an update on current project status

• To continue the familiarisation process with the key areas of change that the AssetPlus framework introduces

• To convey the details of how AssetPlus judgements differ from Asset

• To explain how the assessment links to planning

• To provide attendees the opportunity to ask questions to gain an understanding of the key areas of change

Business Change

• The earliest start of deployment to tranche 1 YOTs will commence in June 2015 with business change engagement starting in December 2014/January 2015

• Deployment planning for tranches 2 and 3 is in progress – project has emailed HoS and Change Leads with allocations to confirm

• The AssetPlus framework questions were released to Change Leads in July, AssetPlus Guidance document was released in August

• Business change activities are ongoing• Identifying the secure estate points of contact by end of October prior to YOT

tranche 1 direct engagement • Future releases of early practice changes are being considered• Requested local trainer nominations from YOTs

Technical

• Second round of technical readiness calls nearing completion• Assessment of impact of AssetPlus on eAsset, YJMIS and Connectivity has

been conducted and high-level design work is now underway• CMS suppliers have begun AssetPlus user interface development work• Envisage last set of requirements was baselined and released at the end of

September

Project status update (as at Oct ’14)

Business Change: Local Implementation Plan

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Benefits management

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Working practice changes

Complete local TNA

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Training completed

Benefits baselined

Working practice changes agreed

Initial briefing with Mgmt Board

Regular Fortnightly conference calls will be held between Business Advisor and Change Lead

Initial planning briefing

Checkpoint Mtg Checkpoint Mtg

LOCAL PREPARATION LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION

Checkpoint Mtg

Complete Training Plan

Early Practice Changes

Training

• Development of Foundation Training and other training modules ongoing with internal and external reviewers

• LPAs are working with all YOTs to help address any assessment skills gaps within YOTs that were identified in their Training Needs Analysis

INFORMATION GATHERINGPersonal, Family and Social Factors

What’s Changed from the ‘Core Profile’ Asset?

• Further exploration triggers need to answer certain questions rather than all being required and less open questions

• Identify areas throughout that may need further action later on

• Specific questions are included to assess the young person as a parent and young people’s gambling habits

• Information for Core Profile is now covered in three separate sections: Personal, Family & Social Factors, Offending & Anti-Social Behaviour and Foundations for Change

• Domain scores for each ‘Asset’ are not captured at the end of each section (analysis now done in the Explanations & Conclusions section)

• Incorporates screening tools to identify potential requirement for specialist assessments:

Physical and Mental Health Screening Questions AUDIT Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN)

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Family and wider networks – Gang associations

MotherMother’s partnerGrandfather

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School classSister’s friends

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Sexual Exploitation

Living arrangements, housing and financial considerations

How the young person relates to others

‘Repeat missing’ young people can be at significant risk of sexual exploitation

(Barnardos, 2007) and this possibility should also be considered as part of the

assessment.

Key indicators for sexual exploitation and trafficking:- going missing for periods of time- disengagement from education- appearing with unexplained gifts or new possessions- sexual health issues- changes in temperament/depression

Barnardos (2011)

INFORMATION GATHERINGSelf-Assessment

What’s Changed from the ‘What do you think’ Asset and ‘Over to you’ (Onset)?

• Option to use a version in a first person OR third person format

• Questions in a more young person friendly style

• Addition of questions relating to:• How the young person feels about working with the YOT/Probation• Specific self-assessment questions (bail, custody, review, custody review & end of intervention), which

will appear/not appear depending on the where the young person is in the youth justice system and their case type

• Inclusion of a parent/carer self-assessment

• Can be completed online or completed offline and attached to the assessment

Some new areas in the young personself-assessment

INFORMATION GATHERINGOffending and Anti-Social Behaviour


• Offence details are grouped into episodes• Offence details and attitudes considered together• Different questions/sub-sections shown if case is prevention vs. statutory• Previous offences are displayed in graphical form to identify patterns and behaviour changes:

Offences are increasing in seriousness although there was a period of primary

desistance. There are no obvious timing patterns.

Offences are decreasing in seriousness although there was a period of primary

desistance. There are no obvious timing patterns.

Offences are at a consistent level of seriousness but always at the same time of year. There have been no sustained periods of desistance.

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Offending- details, location, characteristicsDetails: •Offence Category

•Offence Type•Offence Start Date

•Offence End Date•Seriousness•Specified offence?

INFORMATION GATHERINGFoundations for Change


• ‘Asset Core Profile Positive Factors’ section is replaced, strengths are now captured throughout information gathering and have a significant input to analysis and ratings

• Starts to consider Resilience and Goals, Opportunities, Engagement and Participation

• Opportunity to Identify factors (for and against) in the desistance matrix prior to analysis:

FACTORS FOR DESISTANCE FACTORS AGAINST DESISTANCE

Positive relationship with grandfather Regular cocaine usage

Foundations for Change- desistance table

Desistance = ceasing and/or refraining from offending or other antisocial behaviour

Professional Judgement

Professional Judgement is weighing up information gathered to come to a conclusion

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Where to gather additional info?

What are the reasons for the young person’s behaviour?

What are they likely to do next?

How to address their behaviour?

How does the information match up with what I observed?

Professional Judgement is not new

A key part of professional judgement is recognising patterns and meanings in complex information.

Replacement of Asset scores

The new framework no longer has domain scores individually or has an overall young person Asset score for a number of reasons:

• To remove the over-reliance on a single score for a wide range of purposes

• To remove the current inconsistency in Asset scoring within and across YOTs

• To ensure Assessment ratings reflect factors that promote desistance in addition to factors that lead to re-offending

• To ensure referrals based on welfare related needs are captured more effectively

• To increase the ability to evidence Professional Judgement

AssetPlus ratings

1. Factors for and against Desistance

2. YOGRS (Youth Offender Group Reconviction Scale) Score

3. Likelihood of Reoffending Judgement

4. Matrices for Future Behaviour and Safety and Well-being

5. Risk of Serious Harm Judgement

6. Overall Level of Concern for the young person’s Safety and Well-being

AssetPlus instead introduces a number of new measures and young person ratings:

Explanations and ConclusionsOverview

• A distinct area to enable practitioners to pull together and analyse elements collected in the Information Gathering section

• Three sub-sections:• Understanding Offending Behaviour• Future Behaviour• Safety and Well-being

• Tables and diagrams to help practitioners understand the relationship between key life events and offending/ASB

• Matrices to rate the likelihood and impact of harmful behaviour in relation to the young person’s offending and for the young persons safety and wellbeing both in the community and custody.

• Make Judgements on Future Behaviour and the overall level of concern regarding safety and well-being

• Management countersignature

Context and patterns

Significant life events Click to return to 'Personal…' factorsDate from Date to Short description of the life event

Behaviour**

Context and Patterns of Offending and ASB

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Explanations and ConclusionsIdentifying patterns

Behaviour so far: interconnections and interactions between factors

Unanswered questions:

Review information collected in the quadrants in relation to the young person and his/her circumstances. Also consider any information available from other relevant assessments (e.g. AIM, specialist assessments where completed).

Taking account of this, analyse how all of these factors interact to explain the young person's offending and behaviour. Consider: long-term pressures that could have contributed to him/her being susceptible to involvement in offending/ASB; any lulls/periods of non-offending/lack of involvement in ASB; specific situations in which the young person avoided offending when the opportunity/pressure was there.

Identify any areas of uncertainty or any unanswered questions e.g. are there any aspects of his/her behaviour that are still difficult to explain? Is there any information which does not ‘fit’ with your main explanation or understanding of the behaviour?

Explanations and ConclusionsFactors affecting desistance

Factors affecting desistanceClick to add priority for Intervention:

• What needs/goals is the young person trying to achieve through offending/ASB?

Moving on to look at the future, use the table below to identify and compare the key factors for and against desistance in the young person’s life.

Rating Category Factors for desistance Factors against desistance Category Rating

Give reasons for the ratings, particularly where a factor (either for or against desistance) has been identified as ‘strong’.e.g. young person has specific reason or motivation to stay out of trouble, deeply entrenched problem, young person has little control over the factor etc.

Learning, Education, Training & Employment

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P appears to be looking for acceptance from his family and peer group. He feels let down by his brother as his sacked him with no notice and P appears to be achieving a sense of competence through offending rather than through engagement in education, training or work.

Potential

Desistance / reduced offending

Involved in a gang

Currently unemployed

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Recreational cannabis use Moderate

Both Parents are very supportive

Shows some aspirations to turn his life around

Resilience and goals

Family and wider networks

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Learning, Education, Training and Employment - P's offences occurred during the day and have been to get money, getting P into employment or college is likely to reduce his risk of reoffending. The longest period of Desistance has been when P was working with his brother as a Painter (6 Months). Young person as a parent - P has shown more enthusiasm to engage and to stop offending since his son was born and is now requesting to see the a Substance Misuse Worker - until this point he refused to look at his usage so this is a positive change. Gang involvement - Police intelligence has linked P with a gang - although to date he has offended alone. P denies this link and this needs to be monitored and investigated further regarding the police intelligence.

Explanations and Conclusions Desistance Matrix - Categories and Ratings

Desistance Matrix - CategoriesAttitudes of Offending/BehavioursLiving arrangements, housing andfinancial considerationsSocial and community/ neighbourhoodParenting, Care and SupervisionFamily and wider networksCare HistoryHow the young person relates to othersPhysical Health & developmentSpeech, Language, Communication & Neuro-disabilityEmotional development and mental healthSubstance misuseFeatures of LifestyleSelf- identityYoung person as a parentThinking and behaviourLearning, Education, Training & EmploymentResilience and goalsEngagement & Participation

Potential: this covers factors which haven’t necessarily been associated with previous offending /desistance and are not yet currently occurring but might feasibly happen

Weak: this covers factors which have a slight or occasional link to offending (‘against’) or desistance (‘for’)

Moderate: factors which are sometimes associated with either offending (‘against’) or desistance (‘for’); and/or factors which are influential in conjunction with the occurrence of other factors

Strong: factors which are clearly and directly associated with each occurrence of either offending (‘against’) or desistance (‘for’).

Explanations and Conclusions – desistance table

Rating Factors for Desistance

Category Desistance/ Reduced Offending

Category Factors against Desistance

Rating

Give reasons for the ratings, particularly where a factor (either for or against desistance) has been identified as ‘strong’. e.g. young person has specific reason or motivation to stay out of trouble, deeply entrenched problem, young person has little control over the factor etc.

Explanations and ConclusionsPredicting Future Behaviour

Future behaviour

Indicators of risk of serious harm to others

Do any of the following apply to the young person in relation to their offending:

The young person has been convicted of a serious specified offence? Yes

The young person is being sentenced in the Crown Court for a specified offence? No

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Type of behaviour and impact on others

No

If 'No', please summarise your reasons:

The young person has been previously assessed as presenting 'a risk to children'?

An assessment of dangerousness is required?

Based on your assessment, is there evidence that the young person may commit offences and/or behave in ways that hurt/harm other people in the near future or at certain times/events?

Explanations and ConclusionsExploring harm/ Predicting Future Behaviour

Type of behaviour and impact on others

Based on your assessment, is there evidence that the young person may commit offencesand/or behave in ways that hurt/harm other people in the near future or at certain times/events? Yes

If 'Yes' is selected, please complete the sections below:

• Think about the possibility of the young person committing offences/behaving in ways similar to their current offence(s)/behaviour.• Now think about the possibility of the young person committing other types of offences / behaving differently (either more or less serious)• Consider the possibility of other behaviours that would hurt or harm other people e.g. bullying, aggression, with the family or home setting

Behaviour / offence Victim Impact on othersBullying Family members Medium Bullying Peers Medium Bullying Residential staff Minor

Arson/Fire setting Public MajorAggression towards others Peers Medium

Bullying Peers Medium

Nature of behaviour:Include any particular concerns regarding targeting or vulnerable victims

L has been bullying (verbal bullying at this time and intimidating OT physically) a peer in their residential home (OT). OT is a Vulnerable young person due to a learning disability and has a history of self harm and anxiety. L does not appear to be targeting OT due to his vulnerability, but bullies him as they are living in the same home and spend a lot of time together. There are times they get on well and often hang out together.


Rating Example

SlightRecovery immediate or no recovery required

Minor Recovery in the short term (<1 month)

MediumRecovery in the medium term (1 to 6 months)

Major Recovery in the long term (>6 months) or incomplete

CriticalNo recovery possible

Future behaviours / offence

Arson/Fire settingCriminal DamageDomestic BurglaryDrugsFraud & ForgeryMotoring OffencesNon-Domestic BurglaryPublic OrderRacially AggravatedRobberySexual Offences/ Inappropriate behaviour

Theft & Handling/Acquisitive BehaviourViolence Against The PersonSoliciting or prostitutionBreachAbsconding or bail offencesBullyingDestruction of propertyAggression towards othersThreats/intimidation or attempts to manipulate/control others

Other Anti-Social behaviour/offence (please specify)

Peers

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Staff/ person in authority

Residential staff

Females

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Minority groups

Rival gang members

Other (please specify)

Explanations and ConclusionsExploring harm

Context for behaviour, likelihood and imminence

Please now rate the likelihood of these behaviours occurring:

Behaviour / offence Victim Impact on others Likelihood Community/custodyBullying Family members Medium Almost certain/Certain Community and custodyBullying Peers Medium Very likely CommunityBullying Residential staff Minor Possible Community and custody

Arson/Fire setting Public Major Very likely CommunityAggression towards others Peers Medium Likely Community and custody

Bullying Peers Medium Possible Custody

When might the behaviour occur and in what circumstances? Please consider the following: Circumstances; Context; Capacity; Creating opportunities; ImminenceBullying/Aggression toward others - L uses bullying tactics to try and get decisions to go in his favour and to gain money from family members. The home have put in place strategies to support the boys by using reward charts and penalties which L and OT have responded well to - this has therefore reduced in likelihood at this time. L looks bigger than his age and uses his height and build to intimidate people - to date this his been people he knows and has a relationship with. Mum struggles to put in boundaries and feels guilty he is in care, she eventually gives in to demands. He has never been in custody and is nervous at the prospect he has said he has heard that the best thing to do would be to hit someone so no one will start on him. He is not known to have physically harmed anyone to date even under provocation. (L was punched in the arm in his previous home by another boy). L has tried these tactics

with Residential staff - they have said that this soon stopped once he realised this tactic wasn't going to work.

Explanations and ConclusionsSummary section

Summary section Click to add priority for Intervention:

Unlikely Possible Likely Very likely Almost certain/CertainSlight Bullying - Residential Staff Minor

Medium Aggression toward others - Peers Bullying - Peers Bullying - Family Major Arson/Fire setting - Public

Critical

Unlikely Possible Likely Very likelySlight Bullying - Residential Staff Minor

Medium Bullying - Peers Aggression toward others - Peers Bullying - Family Major

Critical

No ROSH judgement:High

YOGRS 67% Indicative Likelihood of Reoffending:MediumLikelihood of Reoffending:High

How do your own judgements compare with the YOGRS indicator and indicative Likelihood of Reoffending above? If different, consider the reasons why (e.g. recent change in dynamic factors) and whether, based on your assessment, the indicative Likelihood of Reoffending is correct

Matrix of impact/likelihood judgements: Custody

Assessed as risk to children?

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Whilst YOGRS has indicated that L is a Medium LoR, I am concerned that L appears preoccupied with fire setting and has now been convicted of 2 offences in a three month period. The police are also investigating a recent spate of garage fires in the area which L is a suspect.

Almost certain/Certain

YOGRS (Youth Offender Group Reconviction Scale)

What is YOGRS?

•Static predictor •Indicative likelihood of reoffending rating•Based on a sample of young people •Calculated using 10 factors•Counts previous sanctions including OOCD’s •Rating expressed as a percentage

Why YOGRS

•Actuarial predictions have a high level of accuracy in predicting outcomes•OGRS is robustly tested and used by NOMS and including it in AssetPlus helps with youth to adult transition •The Juvenile Cohort Study (JCS) validated the use of OGRS3

YOGRS provides an estimate for:

You will decide whether you agree with the indicative LoR percentage or not.Based on consideration of the dynamic factors you identify in

your assessment and risks highest on the ‘likelihood’ scale (in custody or community)

Based on consideration of the dynamic factors you identify in your assessment and risks highest on the ‘likelihood’ scale (in custody or community)

YOGRS and Indicative LoRHow are they calculated?

Start of non-custodial sentence or date of release from custody

+ 2 years

It is the reconviction rate of a sample group with similar factors/offending histories to the young person, including:

• Gender• Offence category• Offending history status

The probability of reconviction between this period

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Indicative LoR rating

Low Medium High

The percentage likelihood translates into an indicative LoR as below:

You will then need to provide your own rating and explain why it agrees or disagrees with the indicative LoR.

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Indicative LoR Low Medium High

• Age at time of actual/earliest release/start of order

• Age at time of sentence• A variable rate

Likelihood of Reoffending – How is it determined?

Risk of Serious HarmWhilst your analysis should identify all future risks associated with harmful behaviour you will also need to identify whether the young person poses any risk of serious harm (RoSH), defined as:

This is crucial to inform the intervention level required to protect the public. Your assessment of RoSH should consider:

1. The dynamic factors and ratings you identified in your analysis

2. The future behaviours you identified with particular reference to those with highest ‘impact’

1. The dynamic factors and ratings you identified in your analysis

2. The future behaviours you identified with particular reference to those with highest ‘impact’

3. The likely victims and the young person’s accessibility/opportunity to target them (should be reflected in the likelihood scale)

3. The likely victims and the young person’s accessibility/opportunity to target them (should be reflected in the likelihood scale)

4. The context and expected imminence of the harmful behaviour4. The context and expected imminence of the harmful behaviour

‘Death or injury (either physical or psychological) which is life threatening and/or traumatic and from which recovery is expected to be difficult, incomplete or impossible’

Likelihood

Impact Unlikely Possible Likely Very Likely Almost Certain / Certain

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Explanations and ConclusionsMAPPA

MAPPA

MAPPA Category: Please selectMAPPA Level: Please select

Further Exploration:Please provide as much detail as possible here e.g reasons for decision to manage case at Level 1, whether a referral has been made to MAPPA for management at Level 2 or 3, whether the case is currently managed by MAPPA at Level 2 or 3


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Future behaviours / offence

Arson/Fire settingCriminal DamageDomestic BurglaryDrugsFraud & ForgeryMotoring OffencesNon-Domestic BurglaryPublic OrderRacially AggravatedRobberySexual Offences/ Inappropriate behaviour

Theft & Handling/Acquisitive BehaviourViolence Against The PersonSoliciting or prostitutionBreachAbsconding or bail offencesBullyingDestruction of propertyAggression towards othersThreats/intimidation or attempts to manipulate/control others

Other Anti-Social behaviour/offence (please specify)

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Rival gang members

Other (please specify)

Nature of behaviour: Include any particular concerns regarding targeting or vulnerable victims

Context for behaviour, likelihood and imminence

When might the behaviour occur and in what circumstances? Please consider the following: Circumstances; Context; Capacity; Creating opportunities; Imminence

Please now rate the likelihood of these behaviours occurring: Behaviour / offence Victim Impact on others Likelihood Community/custody

Young person’s Future Behaviour Handout

Explanations and Conclusions Young person’s Safety and Well-being

Explanations & Conclusions

FORAGAINST

Predict Future Behaviour based on balance of factors & past events. Make ROSH, LoR Judgements

Identify Patterns of Offending & Connections with Life Events

Predict Future adverse outcomes based on balance of factors & past events. Make safety & wellbeing judgements

Rate Desistance Factors Based on Influence on Offending

Young person’s Safety and Well-being

Safety and wellbeing

No Concerns have been identified within the familyConcerns have been identified with Sexual Exploitation

If 'No', please summarise your reasons:

Based on your assessment, do you have any concerns about the young person's safety and wellbeing?

Safety and wellbeing

Yes

If 'Yes' is selected, please complete the sections below:

Adverse outcome, impact and causeAdverse Outcome Impact

Bullying SlightDomestic abuse MinorEmotional harm Medium Homelessness MajorPhysical Harm CriticalSexual Abuse Critical

What is the nature and cause(s) of the problem? (previous history in custody, things parents/carers have said etc)

What are your reasons for concern? (Including analysis of situational factors and the inter-connections between the young person’s behaviour and behaviour of others)

Identify (where relevant) any specific individuals or groups who might hurt the young person/compromise their safety

Based on your assessment, do you have any concerns

about the young person's safety and wellbeing?

Possible causes - Alcohol use, Bereavement, Drug use, Family members, Financial deprivation, Gambling, Gang affiliation, Health condition (physical and mental), Lack of access to universal services, Learning difficulties, Looked after status, Other adults, Other young people (including those in custody), Other, Parenthood, Partner, Peers, Pregnancy, Recklessness (eg tomb stoning), Self-harm, Sexual exploitation, Sex working, Social isolation, Speech, language and communication difficulties, Staff/people in authority, Suicidal thoughts/behaviour, Trafficking, Racially aggravated behaviour

Safety and Well-being assessment

Adverse outcomes, impacts

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BullyingDeathDomestic AbuseEmotional Harm Emotional Abuse HomelessnessNeglectPhysical AbusePhysical HarmSexual AbuseSexual ExploitationOther (please specify)

Possible causes - e.g. Alcohol use, Bereavement, Drug use, Family members, Financial deprivation, Gambling, Gang affiliation, Health condition (physical and mental)

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Context, likelihood and imminence

When might the problem occur and in what circumstances?• Possible trigger events/other significant changes in circumstance looming

• Current constraints on others who might hurt him/her will be imposed / removed in near future• Likely to get into situations where could experience harm

Impact Community/custody**

Major Community and custodyCritical Community and custodyMajor Community and custody

Medium Community and custody

Major CommunitySexual Abuse Possible

Adverse Outcome Likelihood

Physical Harm Likely

Almost certain/CertainEmotional harm

T is currently in Custody and is being verbally bullied at night by other young people (TU, KN, LD) taunting him to self harm, T regularly self harms, in the community he does this by cutting usually with glass to his arms and legs. In custody he head bangs - staff are aware and he is currently on a ACCT - and he is being monitored throughout the day and at 15 minute intervals at night, which has seemed to make things better for T, and the bulling at this time is said to have stopped. T has a history of sexual abuse which continues to affect his emotional wellbeing - he no longer has contact with his abusers however the effects of this abuse are still present and he still has

Bullying Almost certain/Certain

Homelessness Possible


Summary sectionCustody

Unlikely Possible Likely Very likely Almost certain/CertainSlightMinor

Medium HomelessnessMajor Sexual abuse Emotional Harm Bullying

Critical Physiscal Harm

Community

Unlikely Possible Likely Very likely Almost certain/CertainSlightMinor

Medium HomelessnessMajor Sexual abuse Emotional Harm Bullying

Critical Physiscal Harm

Overall safety and wellbeing judgement: Very High

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Pathways and Planning


• One single plan directly linked to the assessment

• Judgements made in the Explanations and Conclusions are pulled through

• A young person friendly plan

• Subsections of Pathways and Planning:• Intervention Indicators• Key Areas of Intervention• Resources and Proposals• Tailoring Interventions• Overall Progress• Our Intervention Plan• Additional External Controls/Actions• Mobility and ROTL (custody cases only)• Dealing with Changing Circumstances

• Managerial Countersignature

Integrated planning in AssetPlus

Intervention Plan

Risk Management Plan (RMP)

Vulnerability Management Plan (VMP)

Sentence Plan

Remand Plan

AssetPlus Single Integrated Plan

Intervention indicators

Intervention indicatorsYOGRS 0% Likelihood of Reoffending: Medium

ROSH judgement: HighAssessed as risk to children? Yes

MAPPA Category: Overall Safety and Wellbeing Judgement: Please SelectMAPPA Level: 0

If the Scaled Approach intervention level has been amended,Indicative Scaled Approach intervention level:** please give reasons:

Scaled Approach intervention level:**

Summarise key conclusions from other relevant assessments (eg AIM / SAVRY)

Other plans in place

Key areas of intervention

State briefly the main priorities for intervention:

Goals and life opportunities:

Not Offending

Not Hurting Others

Keeping Safe

Repairing Harm

Key areas of intervention

Resources and proposals

Tailoring Interventions

Our Intervention Plan - targets

Overall progress

Summarise the behaviour and progress of the young person while carrying out their intervention work and activities:

Intervention Plan - progress

Other Information

Other Information

Other things that the YOT/secure establishment or other people will do to help you:** Name Service

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Who will need to see/know about this plan?

I will have at least appointments each month that I must attend/ go to** Signatures: Young person:No of appointments does not meet the minimum contacts for the scaled approach intervention level Parent/carer:

Worker:

and make any changes if we need to.

Date of plan:

We will look at this plan again on

Additional External controls / actions

Additional information

Is it possible to access any of the required services using other sources? Yes

Further Exploration:

Please provide as much detail as possible here:

Are any of the required services not available? Yes

Further Exploration:

Please provide as much detail as possible here:

If it is not possible to access any of the required services, what steps will be taken?

Additional Information

Mobility and ROTL

Dealing with changing circumstances

Project Team

Jill Thibaut Project Manager

Mehroze Ravi Technical Lead

Mel Grabham Technical Change Manager

John Conn Technical Analyst

Aleksandra Matvejeva Technical Team Support

Imran Mahmood Business Change Lead

Paul Donnelly Business Change Adviser

Duncan Hodgson Business Change Adviser

Anna Hacche Business Change Adviser

Lisa Clarke Business Change Adviser

Mel Peace Lead Local Partnership Adviser

Camilla Stevenson Communications Lead

Cordelle Cabey Project Support

Where to find more information

• AssetPlus webpage (where you will find the Early Practice Changes):

о http://www.justice.gov.uk/youth-justice/assessment/assetplus

• Frequently Asked Questions

о http://www.justice.gov.uk/youth-justice/assessment/assetplus/assetplus-frequently-asked-questions

• Model document – what is included in AssetPlus and why

о http://www.justice.gov.uk/images/yjb/assetplus-assessment-and-planning-interventions.pdf

• YJB YJ bulletin. To sign up: http://www.justice.gov.uk/youth-justice/yjbulletin.

http://www.justice.gov.uk/youth-justice/assessment/assetplus

http://www.justice.gov.uk/youth-justice/assessment/assetplus/assetplus-frequently-asked-questions

http://www.justice.gov.uk/youth-justice/assessment/assetplus/assetplus-frequently-asked-questions

http://www.justice.gov.uk/images/yjb/assetplus-assessment-and-planning-interventions.pdf

http://www.justice.gov.uk/images/yjb/assetplus-assessment-and-planning-interventions.pdf

http://www.justice.gov.uk/youth-justice/yjbulletin

Questions and Close

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