JOINT EDUCATIONAL PLANNING AND SUPPORT
for CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN CARE:
CROSS-MINISTRY GUIDELINES
Ministry of Children and Family Development
Ministry of Education
August 2008
Introduction
Who developed these Guidelines?
Introduction
Who are Children and Youth in Care?
Introduction
Why do they need our consideration?
Introduction
Who do these Guidelines apply to?
Purpose
Why have the Cross-Ministry Guidelines been developed?
Information Sharing & Collaborative Planning
What information can child welfare workers and educators share?
Information Sharing & Collaborative Planning
Considerations for collaborative planning:Inter-agency collaborationUnderstanding complexities Strengths-based approachShared procedures
Information Sharing & Collaborative Planning
Remember:
Collaboration and planning is an ongoing process –
Not an event
Roles & Responsibilities
The ‘care team’
Shared focus of care team
Inter-related roles and responsibilities
Roles & Responsibilities Role of school personnel
Timely transfer of student’s school file and record Empathy and understanding
Monitor transition/adjustment
Establish a school-based contact/mentor
Roles & Responsibilities Role of school personnel con’t
Encourage participation
Ongoing communication
Problem-solving
Roles & Responsibilities Role of child welfare workers,
caregivers and family members
Advocate for child/youth Communicate with school staff Be engaged in the child/youth’s school life
Roles & Responsibilities Steps in joint planning and
ongoing support Timely records transfer Consider means to lessen impacts of transitions Respectful and clear communication
Regular reviews of student’s progress
Tools and Resources for the Child/Youth’s Care Team
Appendices
Checklists
Information Sharing
Supporting Belongingand Resilience
CollaborationAdvocacy
Understanding
Successful outcomes for children and youth in care are
built on: