Recently we gathered at Includem's Fife office to explore the role of Transitional Support Service. The day was a great success, bringing together TSS workers and representative frontline workers from across Includem's teams. In mixed groups of TSS, Core, Impact, East and West we looked at the service which TSS provide, and what they do not provide as well as which young people might refer to TSS and the reasons why. We also explored the themes of "good transitions" and "bad transitions" more widely. This allowed teams to think about some principles of transition in a variety of scenarios: transition from child services to adult life, from Core to TSS etc. We spent some time looking at the referral process into TSS, with a view to ensuring that it works well for the young people involved, as well as clarifying and developing the roles of each Includem staff member along the way. We now have a working document which we aim to share across Includem shortly, in order to ensure all referrals run smoothly. Finally, workers were given the chance to "ask a question" to anyone in Includem. TSS Team Manager, Karen, was able to answer some of the questions for TSS directly, and there will be an opportunity for others to answer questions too. It was fantastic to be able to give non-TSS workers time to look at and understand the work that TSS, and to give TSS workers the chance to bust some myths around "what they do"! Thanks to everyone who took part.
