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: