This should include location, safety, bills and rent. You should be included in any changes in your accommodation and a plan should be in place before you have to move. If you are not happy where you live, say something.
Things to remember. Health If you have any worries about your health this should be included in your Pathway Plan. Education, training and employment Any support you need to achieve your career goals should be written in your Pathway Plan.
Money Your plan should state what your financial entitlements are, how much you will get and when you will get it. Show all parts of this guide Hide all parts of this guide 1.
Introduction 2. Who is a care leaver? How we can help you 4. What is a personal advisor PA? What is a Pathway Plan? Key Features The Pathway Plan is in two parts: Part One records the assessed needs of the young person; Part Two records the actions and services required to respond to the assessed needs and to provide support during the transition to adulthood and independence.
Part One: Needs Assessment The same principles underpin the Pathway Plan Needs Assessment as for all the other assessments of children and young people. The left hand side of the page in each domain or dimension contains a number statements which identify key issues that should be considered in the assessment;. He is registered with a dentist and GP. Yes No Further Information If the young person has any allergies or any other medical conditions they fully understand the nature of their condition George is asthmatic and takes responsibility for managing his condition.
However he does not know what causes his attacks. George has never attended the asthma clinic to find out more about the causes and management of his asthma and would benefit from doing so. The young person takes responsibility for obtaining treatment and taking any necessary medication The young person is registered with a GP and dentist George has not been to see his dentist for over six months and is therefore due another check.
Mrs Muldoon to take George. Within next 4 weeks George will understand his asthma and will be able to manage it more effectively. George requires a dental check George to see his dentist Initial visit George Within next 4 weeks George will have had a check up and any follow up treatment. In situations that require only Part One of the Care Plan to be completed, the final section of Part Two should also be completed as this records the views of all parties regarding the Care Plan and asks for their signatures.
Records and recording. Recording in residential care. Order CD copies. Part One records the assessed needs of the young person; Part Two records the actions and services required to respond to the assessed needs and to provide support during the transition to adulthood and independence.
Of those who do have plans, the vast majority do not meet the high standards required in law. Recent cases The case of R J v Caerphilly County Borough Council [] EWHC Admin ; [] 2 FLR demonstrated the importance of personal advisors for looked after children, and underlined at paragraph 45 the level of detail required in each pathway plan: "A pathway plan must clearly identify the child's needs, and what is to be done about them, by whom and by when.
Or, if another aphorism would help, a pathway plan must spell out who does what, where and when. In the Caerphilly case Mr Justice Munby stated that "a care plan is — or ought to be — a detailed operational plan. Nothing less is called for in a pathway plan. Frequently they lack any meaningful support plan, and fail to address the issues set out in the schedule referred to above. There have even been instances where the young person has been given a blank pro forma for a pathway plan, and has been told to complete it themselves.
Following the issuing of proceedings, the local authority did complete an assessment and a pathway plan, but the claimant sought to challenge the lawfulness of that plan. In what Mr Justice Kenneth Parker recognised to be a "somewhat exceptional order" Mr Robin Purchas QC sitting as a deputy High Court judge granted permission but also ordered the defendant "to produce a plan for the claimant's future accommodation and associated support within 21 days…".
Mr Justice Kenneth Parker assumed that the permission judge must have taken the view that the initial plan was so deficient that a new plan was required. There are in fact two judgments in this case. The first judgment, of 7 July , does not deal with the lawfulness of the amended plan as a result of the emergence, at the final hearing, of the fact that the personal advisor, as opposed to a social worker, had conducted the review of the plan 2.
The Caerphilly case makes clear that a social worker must be responsible for the initial drafting of the plan, but in the Lambeth case, the local authority argued that no such requirement existed in respect of pathway plan reviews.
Giving judgment, Mr Justice Kenneth Parker held that a personal advisor may legitimately take the initiative in relation to a review, and may play a very active role in the review, but may not, on his own, carry out the review. This is extremely significant, as relevant and former relevant children are, as a general rule, not provided with a social worker. While this judgment does not require local authorities to allocate a social worker to be in regular contact with such young people, it does require a social worker to be brought in with regard to every review and to monitor and oversee all pathway plans.
This is very important, not least because a personal advisor will not have the authority to make any financial decisions as to what is available to meet a young person's needs, whereas a social worker will. It should also act as a procedural check to ensure that all pathway plans are properly reviewed at least every six months and to make sure that service provision of children in care is prioritised as opposed to being placed at the bottom of the pile.
Many young people have expressed to the author that it is very important for them to have the support of a social worker at such a critical time in their lives. As a result of this judgment, the local authority was required to draft a new pathway plan which they did. Mr Justice Kenneth Parker invited submissions following completion of the new plan.
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