Good Transition Planning and Coordination Transition Transition Children in Wales Plan Plan Transition Event School School Staff Staff 29 November 2010 Parents/ Parents/ Advocate Advocate Carers Carers Young Young Mike Logan Person Person Your Life Your Choices Healthcare Healthcare Social Social Transition Project Manager Worker Worker Worker Worker Careers Careers Wales Wales Adviser Adviser
People who can contribute to Transition Planning and Coordination Transition Transition Ingredients for good Plan Plan Transition Planning School School Staff Staff All the right people are actively involved Parents/ Parents/ Everyone communicates well Advocate Advocate Carers Carers with the young person and with the young person and each other Young Young Person Person Everyone supports the young person to make and review his or her Transition Plan Healthcare Healthcare Social Social Worker Worker Worker Worker Everyone supports the young person by taking action on Careers Careers Wales Wales the Transition Plan Adviser Adviser
Main Stages of Transition Planning and Coordination Young Person Young Person Year 12+ Reviews Year 12+ Reviews The Transition Plan is still reviewed in school meetings, Age 16+ Age 16+ may also have may also have and can be reviewed in College Review Transition Review Transition Social Services Social Services and Social Services meetings Plan Plan Reviews Reviews – The The Transition Plan Transition Plan should be should be Year 11 Review Year 11 Review This could be the last school review. reviewed and reviewed and It’s really important to make sure Age 15 or 16 Age 15 or 16 updated at updated at the Transition Plan and the Action Plan Review Transition Review Transition are up to date these meetings these meetings Plan Plan Year 10 Review Year 10 Review Coleg Gwent representative could attend review to discuss 16+ options. Age 14 or 15 Age 14 or 15 Social Worker from Adult Team could start attending Review Transition Review Transition to provide information about adult services Plan Plan Young Person, Parent/Carers, School Staff & Careers Wales Adviser Year 9 Review Year 9 Review should attend all school reviews from year 9 onwards. Age 13 or 14 Age 13 or 14 Social Services and relevant Health staff should be invited Make Transition Make Transition Transition Plan should be ‘Participative, Holistic, Plan Plan Supportive, Evolving, Inclusive and Collaborative’ School and Social Services meetings could be coordinated
Where does Transition Planning and Coordination go wrong? Young Person not fully involved in Transition Planning Barriers to good Transition Transition Transition Planning Plan Plan School School Young person is not Staff Staff fully involved Parents/ Parents/ Young person is not Advocate Advocate Carers Carers included in Transition Meetings Young Young Person Person Young person does not contribute to his or her Transition Plan Healthcare Healthcare Social Social Worker Worker Worker Worker Transition Plan does not exist or does not include Careers Careers the young person’s aims Wales Wales Adviser Adviser
Where does Transition Planning and Coordination go wrong? Problems with inter-agency communication Barriers to good Transition Transition Transition Planning Plan Plan School School Not all the relevant Staff Staff professionals are involved Parents/ Parents/ Is there agreement on Carers Carers who should be involved? Some professionals make Young Young little or no contribution to Person Person the Transition Plan…. Healthcare Healthcare Social Social …and give little or no Worker Worker Worker Worker support towards the young person’s transition aims Careers Careers Wales Wales Adviser Adviser
Where does Transition Planning and Coordination go wrong? Little or No Forward Planning or Information Handover Education Education Barriers to good College College Transition Transition Staff Staff Transition Planning Plan Plan School School Adult team colleagues Staff Staff are not actively involved ? ? early enough Advocacy Advocacy Parents/ Parents/ Advocate Advocate for Adults? for Adults? Transition Transition Carers Carers Young person and Plan Plan ? Parents/Carers are not Young Young informed about changes Person Person Young Person’s Adult team Adult team Adult team Adult team Transition Plan is not Social Social Healthcare Healthcare Social Social Healthcare Healthcare Worker Worker Worker Worker communicated to new Worker Worker Worker Worker staff and new services Careers Careers Social Social Health Health Each service does their Wales Wales Services Services Transition Transition Adviser Adviser Transition Transition Plan Plan own ‘Transition Plan Plan Planning’
How can we improve Transition Planning and Coordination? Set up a Multi-Agency Transition Group What does this group do? Looks at Referrals for Education Education Transition Support Rep Rep Decides which young people Parents/ Parents/ Advocacy Advocacy need additional Transition Group Group Carers Carers Support List of List of Decides which adult teams Young Young need to be involved People in People in Transition Transition Nominates a Transition Social Social Healthcare Healthcare Coordinator for these young Services Services Rep Rep Reps Reps people Careers Careers The Multi-Agency Transition Wales Wales Group can also look at gaps Rep Rep in services and try to resolve problems Multi-Agency Transition Group
How can we improve Transition Planning and Coordination? Set up a Multi-Agency Transition Group How big is this list? About 3-5% of young people Education Education have SEN statements in Rep Rep years 9 and above. Parents/ Parents/ Advocacy Advocacy All of these young people Group Group Carers Carers should have Transition List of List of Plans Young Young About 20-30% of these People in People in Transition Transition young people are known Social Social and open to social services Healthcare Healthcare Services Services Rep Rep Reps Reps Roughly 1% of young people in the 14-25 age Careers Careers range might need Multi- Wales Wales Rep Rep Agency Transition support Based on figures in the Project areas Multi-Agency Transition Group
How can we improve Transition Planning and Coordination? Nominate a Transition Coordinator What does a Transition Coordinator do? School School Makes sure that all the Staff Staff right people are actively involved Parents/ Parents/ Advocate Advocate Carers Carers Encourages good communication Young Young Makes sure that the young Person Person person is involved in making and reviewing his Healthcare Healthcare Social Social Worker Worker or her Transition Plan Worker Worker Makes sure that everyone Careers Careers involved is aware of the Wales Wales Adviser Adviser young person’s Transition Plan
How can we improve Transition Planning and Coordination? Nominate a Transition Coordinator What does a Transition Coordinator do? School School Makes sure that all the Staff Staff right people are actively involved, Parents/ Parents/ Advocate Advocate Carers Carers Encourages good communication, Young Young Makes sure that the young Person Person person is involved in making and reviewing his Healthcare Healthcare Social Social Worker Worker or her Transition Plan Worker Worker Makes sure that everyone Careers Careers involved is aware of the Wales Wales Adviser Adviser young person’s Transition Plan
How can we improve Transition Planning and Coordination? Nominate a Transition Coordinator What does a Transition Coordinator do? School School Makes sure that all the Staff Staff right people are actively involved, Parents/ Parents/ Advocate Advocate Carers Carers Encourages good communication, Young Young Makes sure that the young Person Person person is involved in making and reviewing his Social Social Healthcare Healthcare Worker Worker Worker Worker or her Transition Plan Makes sure that everyone Careers Careers involved is aware of the Wales Wales Adviser Adviser young person’s Transition Plan
How can we improve Transition Planning and Coordination? Nominate a Transition Coordinator What does a Transition Coordinator do? School School Makes sure that all the Staff Staff right people are actively involved, Parents/ Parents/ Advocate Advocate Carers Carers Encourages good communication, Young Young Makes sure that the young Person Person person is involved in making and reviewing his Healthcare Healthcare Social Social Worker Worker or her Transition Plan Worker Worker Makes sure that everyone Careers Careers involved is aware of the Wales Wales Adviser Adviser young person’s Transition Plan
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