Youth offending team.... Any experiences??

[GypsyMoth]

3 weeks after dd was last arrested for hitting her sister the YOT have just called. Very nice man. Going to send a letter etc

Dd needs to be officially given her final warning by a police officer .... This is 3 weeks on, had no ideathis wouldhappen. ALOT has happened over last 3 weeks to restore dome harmony and a new relationship seems to be developing between my girls. So now it will all get dragged up again. Dd will get angry with her sister again etc. they say there is lots of support available, but I have found this place the biggest support to be honest, not
School
EWO
Social services
Police ( they were good but not scary enough )
Counselling
Family worker

So what will the YOT team be able to do I wonder?

If a new relationship is developing then it probably shows she has started to think about the consequences of her actions. The final warning officer will talk to her about that very subject and make it quite clear what is likely to happen if there is a next time (court). The officer will probably talk to her victims feelings and also what a conviction can stop her from doing in the future if she continues to re offend. did she jump straight to final warning because of the gravity of the offence or has she had a reprimand before?

You have to make it clear that this attendance marks a line under it all and it should not be seen a dragging it up again.

Hi scurry

Yes reprimand was first. Then this happened. Dd1 called police dd2.

You've advised me before and I passed on what you said too dd. She wants to be a police officer and was worried final warning meant no future police career, so think she is really thinking about it now. No incidents or hints of violence since.

That's good that she is thinking about it! She has a real opportunity here because of the final warning to turn herself around and show some maturity.

Can she balance the final warning with a new found interest in anything that will help her future CV? Things like D of E or similar. Is she thinking about a public services access course at college (though I am not sure how long they will be available for).

Yes she's about to start silver on her d of e. Basically she's always been a good girl, but now got in with wrong crowd. She's enjoying the drama these kids create..... Up the 'rec', loud music, irritating people, mopeds, older boys and the usual lteen stuff, smoking and trying alcohol. She's the one who will go that bit further 'for a laugh' but it's affecting school. She's bright, just had parents eve and her work is ok. But I see it's beginning to slide and she knows it

School talking about a 'harbouring order' to keep her away from these friends houses overnight on a school night. So school recognise it's a problem too. Attendance starting to drop as her friend is a school refuser! She's copying.

Hoping YOT can help

The very threat of the harbouring order has made the parents less keen to have her there, so she's coming home before 9 now in the evenings.

Yes Mary, all helping, plus she now has a laptop of her own so she's busy on that doing school stuff etc. And volunteering in a barnardos shop on Saturdays. Just spending less time with these friends. And is again fyidndly with a previous friend who is better influence.

One thing I have noticed is the amount of sleep she suddenly needs. I have been quite surprised that she can sleep 17 hours straight! Even though it was half term and she wasn't doing much. She was never like this til recently.

Lol *friendly

i had YOT for ds3 a few years back, they got my son back on track,we had a lovely man who used to come down and talk to ds3 any time he had a problem helped him into job placement schemes, took him to different places, even offered to take him in if he felt home life was too much (mine used to leave home for england) little twat-- little darling
nothing was ever too much trouble for him. i hope you have as good a one as we did