their community has a cultural care team, with weeks of starting the plan, input from an plan Aboriginal community controlled organisation Essential This holds important current and Agency (with It contains Yes To be completed within The record is updated Information historical information, such as the drafting input from information the first two weeks of a as new information Record child or young person’s Medicare carers) gathered through child or young person arises and reviewed number, health alerts and documentation, coming into care every six months (Looking conditions, school details, family discussion and care Children members’ names and details, team meetings framework) important milestones and achievements. Care and The Care and Placement Plan Agency (with Yes care team Yes To be completed within The plan is reviewed in – Placement records the detailed Agency drafting input from meetings the first two weeks of a the first year at one Plan arrangements for the care carers) child or young person month, four months of the child or young person, and coming into care and 10 months after (Looking After identifies show their long and coming into Children short-term needs will be met. home care, and then framework) every six months from then on Care and This replaces the Care and Agency (with Yes care team Yes To be completed within The plan is reviewed in – Transition Placement Plan once the young drafting input from meetings the first two weeks of a the year at one Plan (Looking person turns 15 years. It covers carers) child or young person month, four months After Children their day-to-day care as they grow coming into care and 10 months after framework and mature through their coming into adolescence. It also records how home care, and then they are being helped to prepare every six months from for the future and make a then on successful transition to adulthood.
their community has a cultural plan, care team, with input from an Aboriginal community controlled organisation weeks of starting the plan Essential Information Record (Looking Children framework) This holds important current and historical information, such as the child or young person’s Medicare number, health alerts and conditions, school details, family members’ names and details, important milestones and achievements. Agency (with drafting input from carers) It contains information gathered through documentation, discussion and care team meetings Yes To be completed within the first two weeks of a child or young person coming into care The record is updated as new information arises and reviewed every six months Care and Placement Plan (Looking After Children framework) The Care and Placement Plan records the detailed Agency arrangements for the care of the child or young person, and identifies show their long and short-term needs will be met. Agency (with drafting input from carers) Yes – care team meetings Yes To be completed within the first two weeks of a child or young person coming into care The plan is reviewed in the first year at one month, four months and 10 months after coming into care, and then every six months from then on Care and Transition Plan (Looking After Children framework This replaces the Care and Placement Plan once the young person turns 15 years. It covers their day-to-day care as they grow and mature through their adolescence. It also records how they are being helped to prepare for the future and make a successful transition to adulthood. Agency (with drafting input from carers) Yes – care team meetings Yes To be completed within the first two weeks of a child or young person coming into care The plan is reviewed in the year at one month, four months and 10 months after coming into care, and then every six months from then on home home
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