YISP Youth Inclusion Support Project

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YISP Youth Inclusion Support Project
Presented by Mark Evans and Gary Roper Youth
Inclusion Support Workers
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YISP workshop

• YISP works with young people when their
  behaviour is beginning to cause concern in the
  family home, the community and at school. This
  workshop will explore different YISP cases and
  will explore the strategies employed by YISP
  workers to support young people to make informed
  choices.
• Is this what everyone was expecting?

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Brief history

• Somerset Childrens Fund
• YOT
• YJB
• ONSET
• YISP Panels
• LST
• RFI
• CAF
• Team 4

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Who are we?

• Sedgemoor (North and South) - Maggie Tiernan
• Mendip (East and West) - James Court
• Taunton Gary Roper
• West Somerset - vacancy
• South Somerset (East and West) - Mark Evans
• We are individually line managed within our LST
  areas.
• Overall countywide responsibility is with Robert
  Sampson.

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When would we get involved?

• When there are concerns (from any stakeholder)
  around the Young Persons behaviour
• in the community
• at home
• at school
• To provide early interventions to prevent the
  escalation of issues.

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Referrals

• Request for involvements (RFI) from
• partner agencies (including Police, GPs, CAMHS)
• LST colleagues
• Parents and/or Carers
• Young People
• Assessed by the LST SMT and, if appropriate,
  allocated to YISP Worker

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Taken on if

• Aged 7-13 years old
• Possibility of an exclusion from school
• Anti-social behaviour out of school time
• Substance misuse
• Family breakdown
• Young Person has had a reprimand or final warning
  from the Police
• YISP worker has room on caseload if not may be
  placed on a waiting list

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(Unfortunately) we are unable to take on the case
if

• Young Person is not in 7-13 age group
• Young Person is on the child protection register
• Young Person is accommodated
• There are 3 or more agencies already involved
• Young Person becomes involved in the criminal
  justice system (received above a final warning)

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Agencies with which we work

• CSC
• Police
• Crime Safety Partnerships
• Promise
• Star/YOF
• Firesetters/Firebreak
• CAMHS
• Schools (Primary and Secondary)
• Colleagues within LSTs
• SEBSS

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Delivery on

• Using a mix of 11 and group work
• Understanding anti-social behaviour
• Understanding criminal behaviour
• Understanding and managing anger
• Friendships
• Bereavements
• School based issues
• Positive activities in school and community
• Role model

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Informed choices

• Everything we do is aimed at empowering and
  supporting the Young Person to make informed
  choices and decisions.

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Examples of activities

• Sporting activities (football, rugby, running,
  dancing)
• Football coaching (group interventions)
• Bike rides
• Cooking
• Arts and crafts
• Allotment project
• Gardening
• Fishing
• Anger management games and programmes
• PAYP trips
• Visits to Police Stations and YOI (Ashfield)

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Other activities

• Anti-social behaviour programme linking
  agencies
• CAFs
• School meetings (PSP, exclusions etc)
• Multi-agency meetings
• Attend court with young people
• Provide reports (courts, schools etc)
• Polish group
• Christmas party

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Thank you for listening

• Any questions?
• Please feel free to contact us with any further
  questions that you may have.
• Mark 07500882388
• Maggie 07919540093
• Gary 07919299166
• James 07825582837