Viewpoint The Viewpoint Organisation was established in 1999

Viewpoint The Viewpoint Organisation was established in 1999 to promote the engagement and participation of children and young people in decisions that affect them. Social Welfare organisations later adapted the approach for use in the assessment, review and planning process for children in out of home care The Viewpoint methodology has been adopted by social welfare organisations in the UK and Republic of Ireland, in Australia, Canada.

Graphical environments Avatars speaking questions and responses to young people Questions relevant to young people and their wellbeing Notepads for additional comments

Questions and responses can also be displayed on screen in a plain format Text can be spoken by clicking on the speaker button

Questionnaires can be accessed on laptops, smart phones and tablet computers

‘It’s a better way of communicating’ ‘Helps me discuss my feelings’ What young people say ‘lets you write down stuff instead of talking face to face’ ‘I can write down my thoughts and feelings better than I can say them’, ‘if you are shy in front of people and too scared to say what you feel’ Looked After Young People and their Social Work Managers. A Morgan S Fraser Open University published BJSW 2009

Förslag på upplägg för en testpilot § 5 -6 kommuner som testpiloter för att se hur verktyget funkar i svensk kontext § Testperiod i 12 månader. § Kostnad totalt ca 40 000 kr. § Samordning och utvärdering från SKL. Stöd från Viewpoint helpdesk § Kan använda de frågor som finns eller ändra, behöver bestämma målgrupp § Under testperioden kan varje kommun se sitt eget resultat och i överenskommelse den totala för de deltagande kommuner

http: //www. vptorg. co. uk/ Hur ser intresset ut i era kommuner?