Developing a positive identity

Scenario

A local placement resource panel has asked to see evidence of how the looked-after children’s team encourages children and young people to develop their personal identity.

Action

The manager asks for help from the children’s principal social worker, who suggests using actions within the guideline on looked-after children and young people and quality standard on looked-after children and young people to develop questions for an audit. The audit highlights areas of good practice and opportunities for making further improvements.

Further guidance

The guidance includes a number of actions focused on life-story work and broader activity to make sense of identity and relationships.

Relevant resources

Visit the children's social care topic page for all NICE guidance and quality standards on children's social care.

Guidelines

• Child abuse and neglect guideline

• Harmful sexual behaviour guideline

• Children’s attachment guideline

• Looked-after children and young people guideline

• Antisocial behaviour and conduct disorders in children and young people guideline

• Transition between inpatient mental health settings and community or care home settings guideline

• Transition from children’s to adults’ services guideline

• Domestic violence and abuse guideline

Quality standards

• Child abuse and neglect quality standard

• Children’s attachment quality standard

• Looked-after children and young people quality standard

• Antisocial behaviour and conduct disorders quality standard

• Transition between inpatient mental health settings and community or care home settings quality standard

• Transition from children’s to adults’ services quality standard

• Domestic violence and abuse quality standard