GIRFEC Core components
Getting it right for every child is founded on ten core components which can be applied in any setting and in any circumstance.
- A focus on improving outcomes for children, young people and their families based on a shared understanding of wellbeing
- A common approach to the proportionate sharing of information where appropriate
- An integral role for children, young people and families in assessment, planning and intervention
- A co-ordinated and unified approach to identifying concerns, assessing needs, and agreeing actions and outcomes, based on the wellbeing Indicators
- Streamlined planning, assessment and decision-making processes that lead to the right help at the right time
- Consistent high standards of co-operation, joint working and communication where more than one agency needs to be involved, locally and across Scotland
- A Named Person for every child and young person, and a Lead Professional (where necessary) to co-ordinate and monitor multi-agency activity
- Maximising the skilled workforce within universal services to address needs and risks as early as possible
- A confident and competent workforce across all services for children, young people and their families
- The capacity, proportionately and appropriately, to share demographic, assessment, and planning information within and across agency boundaries
