{"id":3444,"date":"2023-03-01T15:05:46","date_gmt":"2023-03-01T15:05:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/healthierminds\/?page_id=3444"},"modified":"2024-08-06T13:44:00","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T13:44:00","slug":"outcome-focused-planning","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/healthierminds\/emotionally-based-school-absenteeism\/outcome-focused-planning\/","title":{"rendered":"Outcome Focused Planning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Once there is a good understanding of <strong>why <\/strong>a child or young person is not attending school, specific achievable outcomes and actions should be agreed by everyone involved to support a return to school. Often the first goal is to stabilise the situation to avoid it worsening. The return often needs to be gradual and stepped, as a \u2018quick fix\u2019 is not always possible.\u00a0 An example of a stepped approach to planning is shown on p.26, Figure Seven.<\/p>\n<p>Implementing the plan can be difficult and is to be anticipated.\u00a0 Maintaining a solution-focussed stance will allow for small successes to be recognised and other options to emerge should there be bumps in the road at any point. Views may differ as to what is a priority, so practitioners need to be ready for negotiation and collaboration with the young person and their family.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-3549\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/healthierminds\/uploads\/sites\/18270\/2023\/03\/10125311\/Features-of-effective-outcome-focused-planning-2-1024x1007.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/healthierminds\/uploads\/sites\/18270\/2023\/03\/10125311\/Features-of-effective-outcome-focused-planning-2-1024x1007.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/healthierminds\/uploads\/sites\/18270\/2023\/03\/10125311\/Features-of-effective-outcome-focused-planning-2-300x295.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/healthierminds\/uploads\/sites\/18270\/2023\/03\/10125311\/Features-of-effective-outcome-focused-planning-2-768x755.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/healthierminds\/uploads\/sites\/18270\/2023\/03\/10125311\/Features-of-effective-outcome-focused-planning-2.png 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Each situation will be different and will require a tailored response. This is part of the challenge with EBSA, as every young person requires something a <em>little<\/em> bit different and a <em>big <\/em>bit customised. As a practitioner, being resilient and persistent is key at this stage. An overview of key points for the planning process are detailed in Figure Five.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080\">Figure Five: Considerations for planning a return to school<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3550 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/healthierminds\/uploads\/sites\/18270\/2023\/03\/10125345\/Planning-for-a-return-to-school-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"558\" height=\"418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/healthierminds\/uploads\/sites\/18270\/2023\/03\/10125345\/Planning-for-a-return-to-school-1.png 746w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/healthierminds\/uploads\/sites\/18270\/2023\/03\/10125345\/Planning-for-a-return-to-school-1-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 558px) 100vw, 558px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once there is a good understanding of why a child or young person is not attending school, specific achievable outcomes and actions should be agreed by everyone involved to support a return to school. Often the first goal is to stabilise the situation to avoid it worsening. The return often needs to be gradual and &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/healthierminds\/emotionally-based-school-absenteeism\/outcome-focused-planning\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Outcome Focused Planning<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38658,"featured_media":0,"parent":3195,"menu_order":9,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3444","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/healthierminds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3444","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/healthierminds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/healthierminds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/healthierminds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38658"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/healthierminds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3444"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/healthierminds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3444\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3551,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/healthierminds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3444\/revisions\/3551"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/healthierminds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3195"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/healthierminds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3444"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}