GIRFEC: Child At The Centre & A Network Of Support
- This is the central concept of GIRFEC - the vision
- Promoting appropriate, proportionate and timely action
- As the spiral progresses, the help provided is more targeted, more specialist and ultimately ends with compulsory measures
- In GIRFEC there are no thresholds - but depending on need, action should be taken
- Need to ensure practitioners share information when appropriate
- Build from the needs of the child, drawing on the family and those closest to the child as necessary - to build a strong network of support.
The Scottish Government: vision for children - supported by eight well-being indicators
Children's well-becoming:
- confident individuals
- effective contributors
- successful learners
- responsible citizens
The 8 well-being indicators are:
- Safe
- Healthy
- Achieving
- Nurtured
- Active
- Respected
- Responsible
- Included
Elements of the GIRFEC practice model:
- My World Triangle
- Well-being wheel
- Resilience matrix
These are the components of the GIRFEC practice model: well-being, child's world, resilience -
- Designed to break down real or artificial barriers
- Based on shared values and principles, building to a common language and understanding and looking for transformational change.
They aim to:
- Identify and support protective resources
- Nurture the child's capacity to benefit from these resources
- Understand the impact of adversity and trauma
- Work to reduce impact of adversity.