The Graded Care Profile Tool

The Graded Care Profile (GCP) Tool [1][2] is a practice tool which gives an objective measure of the quality of care in terms of a parent/carer's commitment. It was developed in the UK.[3] It is often used in cases where child neglect is suspected.

History

The Graded Care Profile was developed by Dr. Srivastava, a Consultant Paediatrician with Neurodevelopmental sub-speciality and designated doctor for child protection. It was the subject of his research at the University of Nottingham which got published in 1997 and is copyrighted to Dr. Srivastava (Ref:5). It began its to be used in practice in Luton Borough Council and within Luton Health Trust professionals in 1999. Since then its use has been spreading across many local authority and health authority areas in the UK. It was also translated into the Japanese and a translation into the Spanish language is also in progress. Since its wider dissemination it is now prevalent in various forms - the original continued to be used in Luton and some other areas by the author's permission but many unauthorised versions also began to be used. The First authorised update was undertaken by the NSPCC directly in collaboration with Dr. Srivastava which was reevaluated and revalidated in 2015. To distinguish it from the unauthorised versions it was renamed 'The Graded Care Profile 2 (The GCP2) and its copyright is shared between the NSPCC and its original author since November 2015.

is renamed the GCP2 with shared copyright.    in the early 1990s as a practical tool to give an objective measure of the care of children across all areas of need.[4]

Evaluation

A recent qualitative evaluation of the Graded Care Profile found that social workers felt the tool was useful in helping them identify the right help for children at risk of harm.[4] It also helped them develop a good working relationship with the family because it allowed them to identify what the family was doing well, in addition to what needed to be improved.[4]

References
  1. NSPCC & Dr.O.P.Srivastava (2015). "The Graded Care Profile Scale". NSPCC. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  2. "Grade Care Profile Manual and Tool" (PDF).
  3. Luton Safeguarding Children's Board (2015). "What is the Graded Care Profile Tool?". Luton Safeguarding Children's Board. Archived from the original on 21 November 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  4. Johnson, R. & Cotmore, R. (2015). "National Evaluation of the Graded Care Profile" (PDF). NSPCC. Retrieved 31 December 2015.

5. Srivastava, OP & Polnay, L. (1997).Field trial of the Graded care Profile (GCP) Scale: A New measure of Care. Archives of Diseases of Childhood. 76: 337 - 340.

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