On 5 February we held a showcase of seven simple technology solutions that were thought up, designed and tested by Districts.
These solutions not only have the potential to make an immediate impact, but are critical in designing the range of broader technical solutions the ChildStory program will deliver.
Over one hundred frontline staff from across the state, the FACS Secretary and the program team came to Alexandria to see the progress of seven innovative solutions, but also to get hands-on experience using them to evaluate how they could support practice.
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2. A platform approach
A series of elegantly designed tools
fit for purpose, connected through
open standards
3. A platform approach
ChildStory Platform
Single sign-on
Seamless user experience
Single View eBook Contact Leaving
care plan
Field
assessment
Patchwork
Practitioners Families
Integrated data
4. Open
Rapidly extensible through open standards and accessible data
Focussed user experiences
Not one size fits all
Frictionless
Integrated with existing workflows and systems
Collaborative and personalised
Giving equal control of data to professionals and clients
Portable
Device agnostic, universally available
A platform approach: Design principles
5. A collaborative client record
Single View & eBook
A collaborative client record showing
the key information in a single space
that helps everyone understand a
child’s current and future needs, and
their history
6. A single record
of a child
Different views for
different people
Collaborate and
connect
Choose your role
Key features
11. The benefits for practitioners
• Greater collaboration
• Helps build networks
• Saves time
• More informed decisions about care
• Portability
A tool for everyday casework
15. The benefits for children
• My story, my words
• All my stuff in one place
• Keeping in touch with my loved ones
• System adapts over time to meet child’s needs
A tool for capturing my story
16. Leaving Care
Supporting children’s transition to adulthood
An interactive tool for young people
in out-of-home care which supports
their transition into adulthood. It
allows them to create their own care
plan and show a personalised view
of helpful resources.
22. • Empower participation of young people in leaving
care planning
• Access to a repository of information and tools to
better equip young people when leaving care
• Goal-oriented to-do list to encourage continued
engagement and planning
What are the benefits?
23. Contact
A simple web application which helps the child, their parents and carers
plan and provide feedback on their contact sessions together
Improving children’s experience of
contact sessions by involving and
providing guidance to case workers,
birth parents, carers, and children
and creating feedback loops
24. Tailored Contact
Suggestions for families
Guidance around
planning a session
Feedback between
families and
caseworkers
Key features
29. • Improving child’s experience of contacts and their
relationships with significant people in their life
• Parents are given guidance and control to plan a session
• Continuous improvement of resources
• Creates a feedback loop between families and case
worker
What are the benefits?