Assisting Vulnerable Communities

in JAMAICA

ICASS PRESENTATIONBY

KARLEEN JACKSON

Date: 22nd June 2013

International Care Assessment and Support Services respond to the needs of Children in Care and their Carers resident within the Caribbean.

The organisation provides a wide range of services commissioned by the placing Local authority to effectively meet their needs.

What do we offer ?

Referrals received from 4 local authorities for supervisory visits, assessments and investigational work.

Training provided to workers within the Jamaican social care system

Developed working partnerships with the CDA and other voluntary organizations

Developed practice placements for SW students

Established links across the Caribbean

What has icas achieved in the last year?

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The pros outweigh the cons.Two students were chosen on this occasion but there are opportunities for more,…,could one be you?

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Community Dialogue

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ICASS MentoringI was given the opportunity to undertake statutory work on behalf of a UK local authority under the guidance of my practice assessor. This included:

Contributing to the completion of the Personal Education Plan

Contributing to the statutory review

Conducting statutory visits

Life story work

Mentoring

Getting InvolvedHelped to organise St Ann’s first children march to highlight the issue of child abuse. A successful march through the streets requiring a multi agency approach involving local schools, national youth service, policing and traffic control, media and much more

I enjoyed the creative license given to me and so used my skills in workshop design and facilitation utlising drama, music and game exercises to engage the girls on a few themes of self at this residential unit.

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Children;s march Workshop

Some of work carried out with SDC. Here a multi agency approach resulted in this family having a house built for them by one agency, furnished by another agency,…, it took one day to build. The whole community came out.

BEFORE AFTER

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