Language directory

What’s in this section:

A – B – C – D – E – F – G – H – I – J – K – L – M – N – O – P – Q – R – S – T – U – V – W – X – Y – Z

A

• Abscond – Run away; go missing.
• Acronyms – Use full language as much as possible. ^
• Advocate – Says what it is but it might need explaining to some children and young people.
• Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) – Autistic Spectrum Condition (ASC) as autism is seen as a condition, and shouldn’t be seen as a disorder. ^
• Asylum seeker – Young person.

B

• Birth/Biological Parents – Parents; Family; Mum or Tummy Mummy; Dad.

C

• Care Leaver – Care experienced adult.
• Care Plan – Future plans; My plan.
• Challenging Behaviour – Having trouble coping; distressed feelings; different thinking method; difficult thoughts.
• Child Looked After (CLA) review – All About Me Meeting (AAM). $
• Co-morbid – Co-occurring. ^
• Consistent Guide – Consistent Support.
• Contact – Making plans to see our family; family meet up time/family time; seeing dad/mum/grandma; etc.
• Contact Centre – Family centre.
• Corporate Parents – Guardians/corporate service. $

D

• Designated teacher – Teacher.
• Difficult to place – Can’t find a home good enough for them; failed by the system.
• Drop out – Early school leaver.

F

• Foster carers – My family; foster mum; foster dad; people who care about me; my new family; the family that chose us; aunty/uncle; their name.
• Full potential – You will make sure I have every chance to achieve my dreams.

H

• High aspirations – Good choices; wanting the best for our children.

I

• High aspirations – Good choices; wanting the best for our children.

L

• Leaving care – Moving on or Moving Up.
• Looked After Child (LAC)/foster child – Call children by their names; the Council should say ‘our children’ or Bromley’s children ; young people or children.
• Looked After Child (LAC) review – My meeting or my review meeting; improving your time in care; (Child’s name)’s Review.

M

• Moving placements – Moving to a new house; A new chapter or fresh start.
• Mum/dad – Parent, or use their names. ^

N

• Not in Education, Employment, or Training (NEET) – Unemployed or not in training or in education.

P

• PA – Advisor; Personal advisor; Guidance giver.
• Pathway Plan – Future planning for 16+; leaving care plan; Path to independence.
• Peers – Friends.
• Personal Education Plan (PEP) –
  • Educational Meeting. *
  • School review; education meeting; education plan.
• Permanence – My home without disruptions.
• Placement –
  • Nest/house. *
  • Our home or home; my house or the house where I live.

R

• Respite –
  • A break for children (not carers); day out; home away from home; stay over/stay over family; sleepover; time off/time off for us/ time off for our carers.
  • Sleepover. ^
• Restrained – Physical help to stay safe.
• Reunification – Going back to live with my family; going back home.

S

• Siblings – Our brothers and sisters; people who are related to me.
• Sick – Unwell.
• Social worker – One to one worker; someone who understands your family background and knows what you have been through.
• Special needs – Additional supported; the needs named, such as disabled, global developmental delay, learning need, etc.
• Statutory visit – Coming to visit to see how we’re doing.
• Staff – Their name.
• Support Worker – Their name.

T

• Therapy – Talking things through sessions; trying to make sense sessions; helpt to work things out.
• Transition – Preparing for change.

U

• Unit manager – Their name.