GIRFEC principles and values

GIRFEC, as a strengths-based approach, seeks to realise children’s rights on a day to day basis and is therefore underpinned by key values and principles. The following refreshed values and principles were developed together with stakeholders including children and young people from across Scotland:

• placing the child or young person and their family at the heart, and promoting choice, with full participation in decisions that affect them
• working together with families to enable a rights respecting, strengths based, inclusive approach
• understanding wellbeing as being about all areas of life including family, community and society
• valuing difference and ensuring everyone is treated fairly
• considering and addressing inequalities
• providing support for children, young people and families when they need it, until things get better, to help them to reach their full potential
• everyone working together in local areas and across Scotland to improve outcomes for children, young people and their families