Getting It Right Program
Last updated | 08/03/2011
The aim of this incentive programme is to encourage young people
with whom we work, and who have been in the care system at some
point, to engage in different services that we think can make a
real positive difference to the lives of young people.
For example, we know that many young people do not have a doctor or
dentist or know if they have had the jags they should have had at
school. These may not seem important to young people, but
from experience, when you fall ill or get toothache, it becomes a
real problem if you don't have a GP or dentist. Therefore,
our colleagues who work in the Young People's Health Team can
ensure that we can get these for you.
We also know that young people who have been in the care system
tend to struggle with finding the right training and/or
employment. Therefore, that is why we ask our colleagues at
Careers to help us get the best opportunities for you on the right
course or job with the right supports. This way, if we get it
right at this stage, there is a greater chance that you will make
any training placement or employment work. We also know that
if you make a training placement or employment work, lots of other
parts of your life tend to work better. So that's why we
place so much importance on you securing a training scheme, a
College placement or employment.
We share an office with
Youth Services in the
City Base. They work around all schools throughout Perth
& Kinross. They have fantastic training opportunities,
volunteering opportunities, and great links with Colleges and
Universities. They provide support about
housing,
careers, health, counselling sessions around sexual health and
drug and alcohol awareness sessions. The list goes on and
on. This is a fantastic opportunity, and has the potential to
ensure that you get the right support that you need to make your
future a success.
We also know that young people's circumstances change, and that is
why it is important for you to take part in a
Pathway's review. This simply ensures that we get the
right supports for you as your circumstances change. We share
the same goal as you do, in that we want your future to be a
success. All a review does is recognise the progress you have
made and highlights the areas where you may need some support to
keep this progress going.
All we ask is that you attend one session with each of these
agencies to claim your £10. If you choose not go back,
then that is your choice. We would however like you to
maintain contact with all of these agencies until such times as
you, and we, believe that they are no longer needed. However
if you change your mind, then that door will always be open for
you.
Any young person who qualifies for a service from the Throughcare
and Aftercare Team can access this program. Attached is an
example of a card [pdf 805KB] which you can take to:
- An initial appointment with the Young People's Health Team
- An initial appointment with Careers Scotland
- Have your initial personal profile completed with Youth
Services
- Participate in a Pathways review
After each appointment, the agencies will sign and date the
card. Once the card has been completed, the allocated
Throughcare and Aftercare Worker will validate it and once
validated, send out a £10 mobile phone voucher of your
choice. (Only one card can be validated each 6
months)
