Centre for Fun and Families – Parallel Groups
IYPP PROJECT
3. Referrals
3.1 Referral Sources
The pie chart below shows the source of referrals for the 25 families the Centre worked with who were included in the IYPP evaluation. Referrals to the Centre included disadvantaged families e.g. lone parents, low income, health and mental health issues, domestic violence.
Referral Agencies
- 42% Self Referral by Parent/Carer
- 38% Social & Health Care
- 12% Education Welfare
- 4% GP / Health
- 4% Voluntary Agencies
Although 42% of the referrals were from parents themselves, many of these had been signposted by other agencies. In addition many of them were already involved with other agencies, e.g. Education Welfare Service, Social Care and Health, Voluntary Agencies and Youth Offending.
3.2 Referral Criteria
The criteria for referral to the LWT programme is that a parent/ carer is experiencing difficulties in managing their teenager’s behaviour leading to communication and relationship breakdown, for example, conflict, violence or aggression, refusal to follow rules/boundaries, school refusal, anti-social behaviour, offending behaviour.
The ACWA programme is aimed at young people who are getting into conflict because of their behaviour, with adults, peers or authority figures. Although the programme is open to any family (and parents/young people may self refer) we particularly target vulnerable families and approximately 40% of referrals come through Social Care and Health.
3.3 Referral Process
The following flowchart shows the referral process established for the IYPP Project:
