effective core groups findings from the thematic core group audit
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Effective Core Groups
Findings from the thematic core group audit
Purpose
• The Core Group task– Reduce Risk– Prevent occurrence of further harm– Safeguard well-being so CP plan no longer required– Producing an agreed detailed CP Plan– Reviewing progress– Completing family assessment– Requesting new conference if plan cannot be achieved
Scope
• Analysis of Core Group Meeting Minutes
• 44 (7%) of 325 cases
• Audit questions
Summary of Findings
• Frequency• Attendance• Quality• CP Plan• Core Group Influence• Children and Family Participation
Frequency
• 4 cases with no minutes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 400
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10
15
20
25
Comparison of expected and actual meetings by case sampleNumber of cases =40
Expected meetings
Actual meetings
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Attendance
Social Worker Child Mother Father Other family member
School HV School nurse0
50
100
150
200
250
Attendance at 236 recorded meetings
Quality
Inadequate Adequate Good Outstanding0
5
10
15
20
25
Overall quality of case recordingNumber of cases = 44
Yes Some No0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
Continuity of recommendations from conference linking to CP plan and core
group activity Number of cases = 40
CP Plan
Yes Some No0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
Smart actionsNumber of cases
= 40
Yes Some No0
5
10
15
20
25
30
Clear actions in relation to risk
Number of cases = 40
Yes Some No0
5
10
15
20
25
30
Evidence that tasks/ac-tions have been com-
pletedNumber of cases = 40
Core Group Influence
Yes Some No0
5
10
15
20
25
30
Effectiveness of core group in in-forming CP Plan
Number of cases = 40
Yes No0
5
10
15
20
25
30
Evidence of challenge Number of cases = 40
Children and Family Participation
Yes Some No Not applicable0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
Child's voice evidentNumber of cases = 40
Yes Some No0
5
10
15
20
25
Parents' views considered Number of cases = 40
Recommendations
• Amend CP Plan to incorporate Core group minutes• Minute-taking as multi-agency responsibility• Increase management oversight of Core Group meeting activity• Actions to inform SSCB multi-agency training and guidance• Social work transfer at Initial Conference• Increase children’s participation in Core groups• Adapt CP Plan to allow Core group views on progress against actions• Management alerts if recommendations from Conference are being
altered.• Recording of family members’ views• Ensure all members have most recent plan
Questions for Consideration
• Consider your own experience of Core groups?
• Are there any barriers to improvement?
• Any further suggestions for improvement?