Getting it Right for Every Child - GIRFEC
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GIRFEC - Getting it Right for Every Child (or simply 'Getting it Right') is Scotland's approach to supporting children and young people and is an important part of child protection policy. It was launched in 2008 and is roughly equivalent to Every Child Matters
in England.
It requires that services aimed at children and young people - social work, health, education, police, housing and voluntary organisations - adapt and streamline their systems and practices and work together, particularly on information sharing. The approach encourages earlier intervention by professionals to avoid crisis situations at a later date.
The Scottish Government has published a number of guides and resources to support implementation.
For practitioners and professionals who are implementing the Getting it Right approach, tools and help, including a learning community, have been produced by the Scottish Government.
A conference to promote GIRFEC took place in Glasgow on 24–26 September 2008. The proceedings were recorded and published by IRISS
(Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services).
In a report published in November 2009 the National Residential Child Care Initiative reaffirmed its view that full adoption of the GIRFEC approach will ensure consistency of assessment across professional and authority boundaries, and should facilitate earlier intervention based on an early identification of how to improve outcomes,taking into account a child's strengths and weaknesses.
Every Child Matters
Every Child Matters is a UK government initiative that was launched in 2003, at least partly in response to the death of Victoria Climbié...
in England.
It requires that services aimed at children and young people - social work, health, education, police, housing and voluntary organisations - adapt and streamline their systems and practices and work together, particularly on information sharing. The approach encourages earlier intervention by professionals to avoid crisis situations at a later date.
The Scottish Government has published a number of guides and resources to support implementation.
For practitioners and professionals who are implementing the Getting it Right approach, tools and help, including a learning community, have been produced by the Scottish Government.
A conference to promote GIRFEC took place in Glasgow on 24–26 September 2008. The proceedings were recorded and published by IRISS
IRISS
MissionIRISS, the Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services, is a charitable company with a mission to:-Work Programmes:To realise the vision of a high quality, continually improving social services sector renowned for its effective use of knowledge and research-based innovation,...
(Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services).
In a report published in November 2009 the National Residential Child Care Initiative reaffirmed its view that full adoption of the GIRFEC approach will ensure consistency of assessment across professional and authority boundaries, and should facilitate earlier intervention based on an early identification of how to improve outcomes,taking into account a child's strengths and weaknesses.
External links
- Getting It Right In Fife (GIRIF)
- Clackmannanshire Council Getting it Right for Every Child
- Getting it Right in Lanarkshire
- Getting it Right - Dumfries and Galloway
- Getting it Right - Shetland Islands Council
- IRISS - the Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services
- National Residential Child Care Initiative