Table 2: Practitioner Contact with Children and Young People Evidence of the child's Practitioner is taking steps to Practitioner mainly concerned wishes, feelings and both understand the child's with service led issues with aspirations given wishes, feelings and little or no attention to the expression. aspirations and ensuring they child's wishes, feelings and are recorded, expressed and aspirations, ensuring they fully considered in inform decisions. implementing plans. Evidence of child Practitioner takes steps to Practitioner does not encourage attending meetings and encourage and support child's or support child's involvement discussions where appropriate. active involvement in decisions or in decision making, and is meetings about them. Evidence of taking few or no steps to full and active communication I rectify this. use of restorative practice approach. Evidence of direct Practitioner is working directly Practitioner takes on the work to meet needs, with the child to help them limited role of case egg life story work. develop emotionally and Manager with little reconcile previous trauma. evidence of direct work with the child. Evidence of sibling and Practitioner arranges Limited or no family contact. continuing contact with arrangements for siblings and appropriate continuing contact with family members. family members.
Table 2: Practitioner Contact with Children and Young People Evidence of the child's wishes, feelings and aspirations given expression. Practitioner is taking steps to both understand the child's wishes, feelings and aspirations and ensuring they are recorded, expressed and fully considered in implementing plans. Practitioner mainly concerned with service led issues with little or no attention to the child's wishes, feelings and aspirations, ensuring they inform decisions. Evidence of child attending meetings and discussions where appropriate. Practitioner takes steps to encourage and support child's active involvement in decisions or meetings about them. Evidence of full and active communication I use of restorative practice approach. Practitioner does not encourage or support child's involvement in decision making, and is taking few or no steps to rectify this. Evidence of direct work to meet needs, egg life story work. Practitioner is working directly with the child to help them develop emotionally and reconcile previous trauma. Practitioner takes on the limited role of case Manager with little evidence of direct work with the child. Evidence of sibling and family contact. Practitioner arranges continuing contact with siblings and appropriate family members. Limited or no arrangements for continuing contact with family members.
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