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Best Practice for Children in Detention. Integrated Model Mary Geaney National Manager /Detention School Services. Presentation. Strategic Leadership Effective Management Effective Practice Developments Vision. Best Practice. Change Management. Conceptual. Strategy Vision Positions
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Best Practice for Children in Detention Integrated Model Mary Geaney National Manager /Detention School Services
Presentation • Strategic Leadership • Effective Management • Effective Practice • Developments • Vision Best Practice
Change Management Conceptual Strategy Vision Positions Programs Products Organisation Culture Structure Systems People Concrete (Mintzberg et al, 2003)
Strategic Leadership Youth Justice Continuum Preventative Services Diversion Projects Community Sanctions Detention Universal Services Reintegration Integrated Model
Effective Management Board of Management Director Accountability Efficiencies On-going Improvements
Profile in Detention Schools • 2007 54 children detained / average • 35% remands; 66% committals • Age range 13 -18 • Majority 15 (49%) & 16 years (29%) • Principal offences: Theft (28%), Criminal Damage (20%), Assault (17%)
Effective Practice Physical Environment Staff Service Planning & Delivery
Physical Environment • Short/Medium Term Planning • Maintenance & Refurbishment • Capital Development Programme • Collaborative & Partnership Model
Effective PracticeStaff Competent & Confident Qualified CPD Committed & Flexible
Effective Practice Service Planning & Delivery Assessment/Planning/ Intervention & Review Key Worker Individual Plans Child Protection Anti-Bullying
Effective Practice Service Planning & Delivery • Education/Training & Employment • Health care • Recreational Programmes • Family Contact & Mobilities
Effective Practice Service Planning & Delivery Court Sentence Community Safety Community Protection
Integrated Model Government Community Dept. of Education & Science Training Education Management Dept. of Health & Children Directors Staff Unit Manager Eclectic Child Risk/ Protective Factors Health Deputy Directors Multi-disciplinary Quantified Family Board of Management Employment Accommodation Dept. of Justice, Equality and Law Reform Dept. of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
Development Areas • Strategic - Better Integration of Service • Data Analysis & Programme Planning • Appropriate Resource Allocation • Collective Responsibility • Effective Management – Accountability & Transparency • Focus on Performance/VfM
Development Areas • High Quality APIR – System Wide • Better & Speedier Information Sharing • Continuity & Progression of Service Delivery • Inreach & Outreach Services • Offending Behaviour Programmes • Reintegration Service • Future Proofing e.g. multi-cultural service
Vision for the Future Better Aligned Justice/Child Care Policies Safe/Secure Environment Child Care Model [10-17 incl.] Stakeholder Confidence Rights/Responsibilities Balance Effective Management & Services