is a specialist charity, founded in 2000 to address a gap in services

is a specialist charity, founded in 2000 to address a gap in services for Scotland’s most vulnerable and chaotic young people and their families .

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Includem’s dynamic series of practitioner modules to support young people

PREVENTING FAMILY BREAKDOWN

OR COMMUNITY PLACEMENT BREAKDOWN

achieve better

TRANSITIONAL SUPPORT

lives.

There for young people 24/7

CRISIS

RESPONSE

AND PREVENTION

OF IMMEDIATE HARM

Increasing

complexity

of risks

and needs.

COMMUNITY ALTERNATIVE

TO RESIDENTIAL CARE,

SECURE CARE OR CUSTODY

Includem services

are reducing risk,

addressing immediate and

underlying support

Increasing

to society of

unmet needs cost

.

needs, and reducing the

potential cost to society.

OR COMMUNITY PLACEMENT BREAKDOWN

HIGH RISK

COMPLEX NEEDS

PREVENTING FAMILY BREAKDOWN

TRANSITIONAL SUPPORT

YOUNG PEOPLE AT RISK TRANSITIONAL SUPPORT

INCLUDEM SPECTRUM OF SERVICES

VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES

ALL YOUNG PEOPLE

GIRFEC STAGED MODEL OF SERVICE PROVISION


Includem Services by Location

Dundee

1 Core Team & Inclusion Plus

Transitional Support

West Dunbartonshire

1 Core Team


Fife

1 Core Team


Glasgow

3 Core Teams/Fostering Support

Impact Team


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• Referral Routes/Criteria

• Children and Families S.W. Teams

• Police Scotland

• Youth Justice Services

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• Education

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• Core Elements

• Consistency of one to one worker & YP relationship

• Persistence & Stickability

• Help & support at times of need (evenings & weekends)

• Crisis management (utilising helpline where necessary)

• Rigorous & positive response to non compliance

• Working in partnership with parents & carers

• Active brokerage role/partnership with other agencies

• Rigorous approach to risk management

• Continuous measurement of effectiveness


Wellbeing Web

Tool for measuring progress and developing support plan.


Keir McKechnie – SSSC Chair’s Award

Includem Practice Champion

Safe Talk, ASIST & Storm Accredited, Scottish

Mental First Aid (Young People) Trainer.


Key Performance Indicators (K.P.I.s)

• Satisfaction rate for young people (and key stakeholders)

• Staff use of A Better Life

• YP with an up to date support plan

• YP showing a positive direction of change by the end of Includem involvement

• % of Contacts with YP Out of Hours

• Ratio of unplanned contact hours to missed, cancelled and refused contacts


Includem’s Research Evidence

• Pro-Social Modelling

• Cognitive and Behavioural Theories

• Child Development

• Attachment

• Trauma

• Resilience

• Desistance

• Human and Social Capital

• Systemic Approach

Links With Policy

• Getting It Right For Every Child

• Curriculum for Excellence


The core elements focus on the fundamental importance of building and sustaining meaningful one to one caring relationships with Young People based on trust. The quality of the relationships determines the quality of the outcomes that can be achieved. It is the relationship that unlocks the potential for change.


Referral and Support

Planning Process

Risk Assessment

• Behavioural Risks

• Geographical Risks

• Household Risks

• Recent Offending Risks

• Health Risks

• Substance Abuse Risks

• Sexually Harmful Behaviour Risks

• Education/Employment Risks

• Child Protection Risks

• This Is My Life

• Offending & Risk taking Behaviours

• Managing My Emotions

• Understanding How Others Feel

• Drugs & Alcohol

• People In My Life

• Health & Wellbeing

• Beating Boredom

• Independent Living

• Education, Training & Employment

• Working With Families

• This Is My Future


Sexually Harmful

Behaviour embedded throughout all modules

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• Attachment

• Trauma

• Resilience

• Desistance




Evaluation of Services

• 2000 – 2008 externally evaluated by Glasgow University

• 2008 – 2013 internal evaluation by Head of Research and

Communications

• 2012 - external evaluation of Includem Gangs Pilot

by Dr Pete Seaman (Glasgow Centre for Population Health) *

• 2013 .. external evaluation of Includem Impact by Dartington

Social Research Unit & Justice Analytical Service at S.G.

• 2014 .. external evaluation of Inclusion Plus by Glasgow

Glasgow University and Pro Bono Economics






• Attachment

• Trauma

• Resilience

• Desistance



Links With Policy

• Getting It Right For Every Child

• Curriculum for Excellence


Case Study

Diversion from Prosecution

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• Darren was referred by the Procurator Fiscal Glasgow. He had an impending charge of possession of an offensive weapon.

• Purpose was to divert Darren away from gang violence and offending.

• Diversion from Prosecution ran along side the ‘Gangs Initiative’, a partnership between Includem and C.I.R.V./Strathclyde Police V.R.U.

• Darren offered opportunity to work with Includem for 6 months as an alternative to being taken through the Adult Criminal Justice system.

• Throughout the 6 months intervention Includem liaised regularly with the P.F. by way of reports and regular meetings were held between C.I.R.V. and

Includem.

• During the 6 months Darren met with 100% of his contacts.


Offending and Risk Taking Behaviour

Session 1

Exercise 1 – Values and Attitudes that support current behaviour

Exercise 2 – Exploring and Challenging Excuses

Session 2

Exercise 1 – Consequences

Exercise 2 – Consequences and those close to you

Session 3

Exercise 1 – Understanding Risk and Risk Management

Session 4

Exercise 1 – Commitment to Change

Exercise 2

– Review Progress

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CrimePics

Questionnaire to understand the values that support behaviour. This questionnaire is repeated at the end of the module

.


Cartooning an offence to better understand the sequences of events and where better decisions could have been made.


Supporting Young

Person to develop alternative responses contributes to the commitment to change


• Whilst working with Includem Darren acquired no new charges

• He did receive two ‘on the spot’ fines, one for ‘play fighting’ with a friend and the other for causing a disturbance outside his college with peers.

• Includem were able to support Darren to begin a course with ‘Tomorrow’s

People’ which he completed and has just commenced ‘Youth Build’

• After 6 months Darren’s case was reviewed by the Procurator Fiscal. It was agreed that he had adhered to the requirements of the programme and ‘No

Further Action’ would be taken in the prosecution process.

• Includem has carried out a 3 month, 6 month and 1 year follow up on Darren.

He remains in his community and has accrued no further charges.


Thank You!


is a specialist charity, founded in 2000 to address a gap in services

Includem’s dynamic series of practitioner modules to support young people

achieve better

lives.

• Referral Routes/Criteria

• Core Elements

Referral and Support

Planning Process

Risk Assessment

• This Is My Life

• This Is My Future

Case Study

Diversion from Prosecution

Thank You!

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Includem’s dynamic series of practitioner modules to support young people

achieve better

lives.

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• Core Elements

Referral and Support

Planning Process

Risk Assessment

• This Is My Life

• This Is My Future

Case Study

Diversion from Prosecution

Thank You!

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