Resources for children aged 7-12 years

Care Plans

7 Steps to Safety kit   NT Families and Children, Department of Health and Families  
7 Steps to Safety - a kit for parents and carers of children of all ages. It can help give children the skills and confidence they need to feel and be safe at home. Each step can be adapted to suit the needs of individual children, families and cultures.
Available via: Web
NT Families and Children, Department of Health and Families
Web:http://www.families.nt.gov.au/asp/index.asp

Baby Care Plan   National COPMI Initiative   2004
Care plan for parents to complete providing instructions for the care of an infant while the parent/s is unavailable.
Available via: Web
AICAFMHA
Web:http://www.copmi.net.au/common/download.html

Care Plan   COMIC (Children Of Mentally Ill Consumers) Paola Mason and Nerrelle Goad - Co-convenors   2000
'CarePlan' for a child to fill out with the help from a parent when well and mental health care professional if necessary.
The aim is to have a 'Care Plan' in place should the parent become unwell and need hospitalisation. Children are often concerned who they will stay with and the most frequent question asked is 'Who will give me my pocket money?' Can be downloaded from COMIC website and is part of the 'Supporting Our Family Kit'
Available via: Web
Email:  comic.admin@bigpond.com
Web:http://www.howstat.com/comic

Family Support Plan   The Koping Forum, Child & Youth Mental Health Service, Royal Children's Hospital and Children's Health Services District   2006
The Family Safety Plan is aimed at minimising the disruption that occurs when a parent is hospitalised. It can be used when the parent or caregiver is well and the information can be shared with those providing support. It specifies emergency care options, custodial restrictions, medical requirements/medications etc, school/daycare contacts, children?s routines and needs etc.
Available via: Email
The Koping Program (Child & Youth Mental Health Service)
31-33 Robinson Road Nundah  4012  (07) 3266 3100
Email:  koping@health.qld.gov.au

Ulysses Agreement - Alberta Health Services   Alberta Health Services   2010
A Ulysses Agreement is a non-legal document that serves as a proactive plan. It might also be referred to as a Care, Treatment and Personal Management Plan. It allows for a parent with a mental illness to prepare some information for sharing and to make some decisions in advance of going through a period of incapacitation due to their mental illness. The plan can outline provisions for themselves, their family and the care of their children.
Available via: Web
Web:http://www.calgaryhealthregion.ca/mh/pdfs/collaborative/HealthInformationBrochures/theulyssesagreement.pdf

Ulysses Agreement - British Columbia Schizophrenia Society   British Columbia Schizophrenia Society   2010
A Ulysses Agreement is a voluntary process, a plan that outlines to others what they should and should not do to support the children and the parent/s. It also allows the parent to plan how their children will be cared for should they relapse and be temporally unable to care for their children. The wellness part of the plan uses components of the Wellness Recovery Plan (WRAP) as designed by Mary Ellen Copeland. A wellness plan outlines what a person does everyday to be the healthiest they can be.

The Ulysses Agreement is designed so that parents with the mental health concern can build a support team (professional & non-professional) that will meet the family?s needs during times of struggle therefore meeting the safety needs of children. This means that it reduces the need for child welfare organisation to become involved with the family.

Ulysses Agreements can be designed for children, youth and adult needs as well. This particular agreement is designed to meet parent's needs.

This document is meant to be a guide. A good Ulysses Agreement is always unique to the person developing it. Feel free to adapt and change it as you need.
Available via: Web
British Columbia Schizophrenia Society
Web:http://www.bcss.org/2009/12/programs/ulysses-agreement-planning-for-support/