Enabling a multi-agency approach to Early Help Mission Break down barriers to use of the Early Help process; good engagement with young people, parents, families. Develop understanding of the benefits of the Early Help process Early Help Steering Group task and finish group Core membership for this Comms and Marketing representative theme Integrated Working Team Communicating Early Help message Work streams Dealing with consent and resistance Help Campaign/Branding and benefits Early Help Service Leads Early Help Service Leads Early Help Service Leads Additional membership Parent Parent group Training and support officer IW team – Quality Assurance Group Perceptions of the Early Help process are Families feel confident to engage with Early Raise awareness of the benefits of Early positive with both families and Objectives Help process Help process practitioners and resistance to using the EH (What do we want to Develop positive relationships between process is challenged Practitioners are confident to offer Early do/achieve?) parents and practitioners Early Help to be well-known and Help to families understood in communities Practitioners able to explain Early Help Children and young people will access Outcomes Robust action plans delivered in a timely process to children and families support quicker and positive change will be (What impact do we want manner achieved for them this to have for Practitioners discuss and challenge myths Parents engaged in Early Help process A of accessing help is developed, ‘culture’ about Early Help CYP/professionals?) in place of a referral culture Number of EH tools completed that were Quality Assurance Measurement requested by parents/children Branding Quality Assurance Annual reports from services identifying Tools will be embedded in service information engagement with EH processes materials KEY THEME: Ensuring Early Help is embedded in all delivery and commissioning Vision Help is an integral part of everyone’s role in meeting children and family’s needs
Enabling a multi-agency approach to Early Help Mission Break down barriers to use of the Early Help process; good engagement with young people, parents, families. Develop understanding of the benefits of the Early Help process Core membership for this theme Early Help Steering Group task and finish group Comms and Marketing representative Integrated Working Team Work streams Communicating Early Help message and benefits Dealing with consent and resistance Help Campaign/Branding Additional membership Early Help Service Leads Parent group Early Help Service Leads Parent Quality Assurance Group Early Help Service Leads Training and support officer – IW team Objectives (What do we want to do/achieve?) Families feel confident to engage with Early Help process Practitioners are confident to offer Early Help to families Raise awareness of the benefits of Early Help process Develop positive relationships between parents and practitioners Perceptions of the Early Help process are positive with both families and practitioners and resistance to using the EH process is challenged Early Help to be well-known and understood in communities Outcomes (What impact do we want this to have for CYP/professionals?) Practitioners able to explain Early Help process to children and families Parents engaged in Early Help process Robust action plans delivered in a timely manner Practitioners discuss and challenge myths about Early Help Children and young people will access support quicker and positive change will be achieved for them A ‘culture’ of accessing help is developed, in place of a referral culture Measurement Tools Quality Assurance Quality Assurance Annual reports from services identifying engagement with EH processes Number of EH tools completed that were requested by parents/children Branding will be embedded in service information materials KEY THEME: Ensuring Early Help is embedded in all delivery and commissioning Vision Help is an integral part of everyone’s role in meeting children and family’s needs
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