Stage Preparation Transfer Adjustment Age 13 17 17 19 19 25 – – – What Preliminary Assessment for Accessing adults’ happens evaluation* adults’ services services relevant Managing Financial assessment Building new expectations Delivering the exit relationships Developing options strategy Building resilience Putting plans in place Handover sessions Reviewing the plan Awareness of Meeting the new for the future services team, if any Financial Planning Understanding all Trying out new Voice of the Young needs services and options person Agreeing outcomes, Saying goodbye to including those old relationships related to Reviewing the plan employment, for the future community inclusion, Financial Planning health and physical/ including assessment emotional wellbeing and ensuring that and independent young people and living families are aware of Deciding on goals charging in AHSC Building resilience of the Young Putting exit strategy person in and starting to Assessment of ability deliver to self-manage, Financial Planning confidence and Mental Health readiness for adult Capacity services Voice of the Young person Who is Key worker(children’s Key worker (adults or Young person most services including children’s services) Family likely to schools) Young person Key worker (if there is take the Young person Family one) from adults’ lead? Family services *The preliminary evaluation can be informal and a natural part of ongoing assessment and planning. It is the point at which professionals, families, parents, carers and most importantly young people start to discuss the overall direction of travel for that young person’s move into adulthood. No firm decisions are made or options ruled out, but there is a discussion and documentation of the likely options and outcomes, based on the young person’s strengths, ambitions, preferences and resilience.
Stage Preparation Transfer Adjustment Age 13 – 17 17 – 19 19 – 25 What happens Preliminary evaluation* Managing expectations Developing options Putting plans in place Awareness of services Understanding all needs Agreeing outcomes, including those related to employment, community inclusion, health and physical/ emotional wellbeing and independent living Deciding on goals Building resilience Putting exit strategy in and starting to deliver Financial Planning Mental Health Capacity Voice of the Young person Assessment for adults’ services Financial assessment Delivering the exit strategy Handover sessions Meeting the new team, if any Trying out new services and options Saying goodbye to old relationships Reviewing the plan for the future Financial Planning including assessment and ensuring that young people and families are aware of charging in AHSC of the Young person Assessment of ability to self-manage, confidence and readiness for adult services Accessing adults’ services relevant Building new relationships Building resilience Reviewing the plan for the future Financial Planning Voice of the Young person Who is most likely to take the lead? Key worker(children’s services including schools) Young person Family Key worker (adults or children’s services) Young person Family Young person Family Key worker (if there is one) from adults’ services *The preliminary evaluation can be informal and a natural part of ongoing assessment and planning. It is the point at which professionals, families, parents, carers and most importantly young people start to discuss the overall direction of travel for that young person’s move into adulthood. No firm decisions are made or options ruled out, but there is a discussion and documentation of the likely options and outcomes, based on the young person’s strengths, ambitions, preferences and resilience.