Local Authority | Information source9 | Strategy Status | Details of planned and current work |
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LA01 | Education; Social Work | Developing a strategic approach | - Have established the 'Fusions' initiative, where managers from partner agencies involved with children's services - health, social work, police, community learning, voluntary agencies etc. - meet regularly to look at needs, strategies etc.
- In the process of using the Fusions structure to set up locality based groups in the region
- The primary focus of Fusions so far has been parenting of younger children and as yet there is no broad strategic model of intervention for the wider spectrum of parents
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LA03 | CHP; Social Work | Developing a strategic approach | - A parenting policy is currently under development, to provide a framework for work with parents for all staff involved in Children's Services. The framework outlines the legal rights and responsibilities conferred on the local authority and parents, and outlines key principles informing work with families
- The most recent Children's Services plan documents that the authority are working towards the development and implementation of a positive parenting strategy that will review and develop planning, advocacy and services for children, young people and their families at key transitional stages
- The strategy will also develop targeted support for vulnerable families and families with teenagers
- As yet, no strategic model has been offered
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LA04 | Parenting Development Worker | Developing a strategic approach | - A parenting development worker has been appointed on a fixed term basis
- The parenting development worker has brought together a multi-agency parenting group who are responsible for the development of a draft strategy
- An audit of parenting support has been conducted by Aberlour, using a tiered model to classify services and assess gaps in provision
- The audit will provide the foundation for the parenting strategy
- The group are aiming to have a finalised strategy by the end of the financial year 2007-2008
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LA05 | Education; CHP; Early Years and Childcare | Considering a strategy | - Introduction of multi-agency 'Joint Action Teams' located in each school cluster, bringing together health, education, police, housing and social work to provide a co-ordinated approach to supporting families in need
- Health based services have been mapped out and categorised according to age group, mode of delivery, level of support (in Hall 4 terms: additional, core or intensive), area covered and if universal or targeted.
- The protocol for the implementation of parenting orders indicates progress being made in terms of classifying services according to level of need/risk addressed, and the appropriateness of method of delivery
- A multi-agency group ( NHS, social work, family support services, early years, criminal justice, education and Dundee University) is mapping out the current state of parenting service provision. The first full report is due in September 2007, after which consideration will be given to the development of a parenting strategy
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LA08 | Education & Social Care; CHP | Considering a strategy | - Work falls under the umbrella of family support rather than just parenting
- Family Support strategy is being developed around the ages of children and communication pathways between agencies
- Looking to move toward a 'key worker' approach, i.e. each family would have a worker that would co-ordinate input from all agencies
- No set date for finalising full strategy document as Education and Social Work departments have only recently merged
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LA10 | Education; CHP; Social Work | Considering a strategy | - Audit of services underway and is due to report in September 2007
- Once audit is complete, will be considering how to best stratify and target services
- Parenting/family work is presently incorporated into the Integrated Early Years Strategy and documented in the Integrated Children's Services plan
- The documented methods of delivery for the early years services appear to correspond to the literature on what works but there is no strategic model of parenting and family support
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LA11 | CHP | Considering a strategy | - Have commissioned an external contractor to conduct a full audit of services, along with an examination of 'what works'. First report due in September 2007
- Have a multi-agency group, driven by the GIRFEC agenda, to look at what is needed with regard to parenting support/services and is pushing hard to promote multi-agency working
- Piloting a single-agency assessment tool
- Piloting a locality-based Children's Services Planning Group
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LA12 | Education; 2x CHP; Social Work | Developing a strategic approach | - An audit of services was completed in 2005
- The audit was informed by 'what works' literature and classified services according to tier of need/risk
- A Parenting Services Manager came into position in early 2007 (funded by Lottery monies)
- Have invited Aberlour to consult on the development of a strategy but the strategy development task is still to be allocated
- Have some in-house health systems to promote strategic working but nothing formalised
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LA13* | Social Work | Have a draft strategy | - A first draft of the Parenting Strategy has been produced in conjunction with the Aberlour National Parenting Development Project
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LA16 | CHP; Social Work | Developing a strategic approach | - Have formed a multi-agency working group to work with Aberlour National Parenting Development Project in developing a parenting strategy
- Have recently begun using a new 'Family Health Needs Assessment' tool in order to promote consistency of approach and to assist in recording practices
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LA17* | Social Work | No parenting strategy | - Parenting incorporated into Integrated Children's Services Plan
- There is no evidence here of a strategic model of parenting intervention, and little attention to parenting beyond early intervention and work with under 5s
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LA20 | Education; Social Work; CHP | No parenting strategy | - Have Multi-Agency Resource Groups ( MARG) in place across the CHP and LA, taking a co-ordinated approach to supporting families. Are reported to be more successful in some areas than others, as each MARG can decide how it operates.
- Have a local youth justice strategy group that has conducted an audit of youth justice related services. The group has used the audit to identify priority areas for youth justice funding and commissioned Aberlour to develop an intensive parenting service for parents at risk of or subject a parenting order.
- There is no broader strategic model of intervention for parents and families
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LA21 | CHP | Have a draft strategy | - A first draft of the Parenting Strategy has been produced in conjunction with the Aberlour National Parenting Development Project
- A newly-formed integration group is developing a menu of services
- Developing an integrated assessment framework to promote consistency of approach and to help decide who gets what service - hoping to complete by April 2008
- Have made significant investments in parenting training for health workers
- Developing multi-agency teams to work with families in each of the 5 areas within the CHP
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LA22 | Education; Social Work; CHP | Considering a strategy | - Multi-agency working group in place, developing a strategic approach to parenting support involving health, Children and Families, and Services for Community departments. No actual strategy document available as yet.
- The working group is one part of a wider agenda on working with parents, e.g. a draft strategy for 'Parental Involvement in Schools' due at the end of August 2007.
- Have seconded two members of staff to develop work in supporting parents of older children (came into post in July 2007)
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LA23 | Education; 2x CHP | Considering a strategy | - Children's Services Executive Group developing a multi-agency staged framework around parenting support.
- First framework document produced July 2007
- A multi-agency group recently developed a five-year plan to deliver targeted, stratified services with regard to parenting but no progress has been made on this since March 2007. Funding stated as one issue behind the delay
- Have recently formed multi-agency Local Children's Services Departments, with one priority identified as the developing consistent delivery of parenting support/services
- Have created new 'parenting co-ordinator' post for the area, and hope to have this filled by end August 2007. In the process of developing a system of integrated referrals, screening and pathways to help inform this post.
- Are about to pilot a multi-agency programme in one of the school clusters to deliver a parenting programme through the schools.
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LA26* | Social Work | Developing a strategic approach | Have just completed (August 2007) an audit of parenting services in conjunction with Aberlour National Parenting Development Project. A draft report of the audit will be disseminated amongst the local authority in October 2007. On the back of the feedback from this, the multi-agency parenting group will draft a parenting strategy for the end of 2007. |
LA27 | Parenting Development Worker | Developing a strategic approach | Strategy is under development in conjunction with Aberlour National Parenting Development Project. A draft will be ready for autumn 2007. |
LA29* | Social Work | Have a draft strategy | - A first draft of the Parenting Strategy has been produced in conjunction with the Aberlour National Parenting Development Project
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