YOUTH CARE UPA LEAVING & AFTER CARE PLANNER Presented by Angela Reid & Aiden Thomas

YOUTH CARE UPA Youth Care UPA is an OoHC organisation for young people ages 0-18yrs. We are located in Alstonville, NSW and are currently funded for 23 young people ranging from general foster care to intensive foster care. We provide this service in the Far North Coast region.

Presentation Overview -IDEA -PURPOSE -PLANNER CONTENT -SUPPLIMENTARY PROGRAM -MONITORING

IDEA…

NERVOUS SCARED UNSURE LOST CONFUSED

What they thought they would need to know? What they would have found useful? What skills/information they found they were lacking?

PURPOSE

Something tangible Could be read, learnt from & referred to Informative & skills based

Time to prepare for their future Learn Skills Generate Questions & Conversations Gain Knowledge Know what they wanted

Hold Read Write In Work Through

Make it FUN Create EXCITEMENT about building on skills

L&ACP Contract YOUTH CARE UPA LEAVING CARE PLANNER AGREEMENT PART 1 – 15YRS I ***** (D.O.B *****) have today received my Youth Care UPA Leaving Care Planner Part 1 – 15yrs. I understand that this planner is a living document and is designed to be a source of information for me to build my skills and knowledge to enable me to provide for myself adequately once I transition to independent living. Part 1 for 15yrs contains the following information: - Living & Social Skills - Self-Care Skills - Relationship & Sex Education - Drug & Alcohol Information - Personal Safety - Food & Nutrition - Employment Options - A recipe folder and - Useful Numbers It is my responsibility to work through my planner reading the information, performing living skills, going to any meetings/appointments made for me, storing all of my important documents in the planner in a safe and confidential manner & asking questions whenever I need more information. It is my carer’s responsibility to enable me opportunities to perform living skills, assist my learning by whatever means appropriate, consult with my Caseworker about my progress & seek information for me when I need more information. It is my Youth Care UPA Caseworker’s responsibility to provide me with each section of the planner as soon as I am age appropriate, read through & explain the information to me, regularly enquire about my progress through my planner, assist my learning by whatever means appropriate, seek information for me when I need more information, arrange and accompany me to any necessary meetings with Community Services & any other services that might arise as I progress through my planner & apply for any required documents. I ****** state that I have today received my Youth Care UPA Leaving Care Planner; I understand its purpose and agree to meet all of my responsibilities as outlined above. I ***** state that ***** has today received her Youth Care UPA Leaving Care Planner; I understand its purpose and agree to meet all of my responsibilities as outlined above. I ***** state that I have today given ***** her Youth Care UPA Leaving Care Planner, I have explained its purpose to both ***** and her carers, and I agree to meet all of my responsibilities as outlined above.

CONTENT

Contents Page - 15yrs - Living & Social Skills - Self-Care Skills - Relationship & Sex Education - Drug & Alcohol Information - Personal Safety - Food & Nutrition - Employment Options - A recipe folder and - Useful Numbers

Contents Page - 16yrs - Living & Social Skills – Checklist & Questionnaire - Self-Care Skills– Checklist & Questionnaire - Relationship & Sex Education– Checklist & Questionnaire - Drug & Alcohol Information– Checklist & Questionnaire - Personal Safety– Checklist & Questionnaire - Food & Nutrition– Checklist & Questionnaire - Employment Options– Checklist & Questionnaire - Centrelink & Youth Allowance - Budgeting, Savings & Financial Independence - How to Get Around – Travel, Transport, Driving - Passport Application

Contents Page - 17yrs - Living & Social Skills – Checklist & Questionnaire - Self-Care Skills – Checklist & Questionnaire - Relationship & Sex Education – Checklist & Questionnaire - Drug & Alcohol Information – Checklist & Questionnaire - Personal Safety – Checklist & Questionnaire - Food & Nutrition – Checklist & Questionnaire - Employment Options – Checklist & Questionnaire - Centrelink & Youth Allowance – Checklist & Questionnaire - Budgeting, Savings & Financial Independence – Checklist & Questionnaire - How to Get Around – Checklist & Questionnaire - Passport Application – Checklist & Questionnaire

Contents Page - 17yrs Cont. - After Care Plan - ADHC Referral - Original Documents - Housing – TILA & T-Number - Home Essentials - Future Plans - Access to Savings - Driving – P1 & P2 - Buying a Car - Access to Personal File - Legal Advice

SUPPLIMENTARY

YOUTH CARE UPA Certificate of Attendance For Attending and completing the cooking skills course held on Monday 2nd July 2012 (9hrs duration). During this time you learnt and demonstrated skills in: Cooking breakfast dishes, main meals, salads and side dishes, budgeting, shopping for ingredients, cleaning, group work participation and co-operation. WELL DONE! THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED TO ****** Date Angela Reid

TRANSPORT & SERVICES Where would you go to access funds stated in your Leaving Care Plan?

MENTORING

MONITORING

-Fortnightly Visits to Carers & Young People -Biannual Case Reviews

To contact us: Angela Reid & Aiden Thomas Address: Main Street, Alstonville, NSW, 2477 Office Number: THANK-YOU