A strengths and evidence-based assessment tool to measure the care quality parents or carers give a child
Graded Care Profile 2 (GCP2) helps professionals measure the quality of care provided by a parent or carer in meeting their child's needs.
Using the GCP2 assessment tool, professionals grade aspects of family life on a scale of one to five. This helps them identify areas where the level of care children receive is good and where it could be significantly improved. Professionals can then provide guidance and/or interventions, or signpost or refer on to the most appropriate supporting agency.
How it works
Using GCP2, you’ll be able to:
- measure the quality of care being provided to children you work with
- identify where families require further support and whether the level of care received needs to be improved
- implement a constructive working relationship with families
- increase confidence in decision making at all levels
- promote multi-agency working and train professionals across agencies to use the tool – creating a common language and improving the quality of referrals.
"As implementation lead for our local authority, I have been helped through the process by the expert assistance of the team at NSPCC. They have been able to answer my questions and together we have found solutions to issues."
Implementation Lead
Training and implementation support
We have helped support over 100 local areas to use GCP2 across the UK. We'll work with you every step of the way, providing the support you need to effectively implement the tool in your local area.
We will:
- help you develop a robust implementation plan so that you can sustainably implement the tool locally
- provide support and guidance for strategic partners
- provide implementation planning resources and support
- arrange 'Training for Trainiers' training sessions and materials to support local delivery (10-20 delegates)
- give you access to over 80 resources to support delivery, usage and implementation
- offer opportunities to attend and engage with GCP2 colleagues and sites across the UK through our community of practice forums
- keep you up-to-date about upcoming events, developments and related programmes.