GIRFEC guidance and resources

GIRFEC

Further information, advice and guidance, view the Getting it right for every child: Policy Statement 2022.

Wellbeing

The concept of wellbeing is central to the Getting it right for every child (GIRFEC) approach.

• Easy Read - Guide to wellbeing (PDF, 2 MB)
• Easy Read - Guide to GIRFEC (PDF, 1 MB)

• Getting it right for every child: Assessment of Wellbeing 2022

The National Practice Model

Every practitioner should draw on the GIRFEC National Practice Model when assessment, planning and action are needed.

• GIRFEC National Practice Model
  • Improving outcomes using the Wellbeing Indicators (SHANARRI)
  • Gathering information with the My World Triangle
  • Analysing information with the Resilience Matrix

Named Person

Children and young people from birth to 18, or beyond if still in school, have access to a Named Person to help support their wellbeing as part of the GIRFEC approach.

• Getting it right for every child: Practice Guidance 2 - Role of the Named Person

Lead professional

Some children and young people will have a Lead Professional to co-ordinate the plan that has been decided will help and support the child.

Child's plan

A child's plan is a single planning framework that provides a consistent approach to planning, delivery and co-ordinate support.

• New Tayside child's plan template (Word doc, 300 KB)

Information sharing

Appropriate sharing of relevant information is a vital part of the early intervention approach that is at the heart of GIRFEC.

• Getting it right for every child: Practice Guidance 4 - Information Sharing
• Practitioners guide and toolkit - information sharing, confidentiality and consent

Chronologies

• Tayside Practitioners Guide: Chronologies - Refreshed 27.02.2020 (PDF, 331 KB)
• New Tayside practitioner's chronology template (Word doc, 447 KB)

Child protection

GIRFEC does not replace child protection procedures. If you have a child protection concern for a child, you must follow your service/agency child protection guidance.

• Are you worried about a child or young person?
• National child protection guidance and inter-agency child protection guidelines
• National guidance for child protection in Scotland - Protecting disabled children from abuse and neglect (PDF, 4 MB)

Training opportunities

GIRFEC and child protection training opportunities can be found on the ECS Learning Hub.

Other publications

• Background to GIRFEC

• Getting it right for every child: Glossary 2022

Additional information

Further, more detailed information, advice and guidance on GIRFEC can be found on the Scottish Government website.

Child's plan practice statement released recently - Getting it right for every child (GIRFEC): child's plan - practice statement - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)