Support Stars – Young People and Parents
For children and young people facing serious illness
Who is the Support Star (Young People) for?
The Support Star (Young People) has been developed for young people facing serious illness to talk about the impact of their illness on different aspects of their life. It helps young people and the people supporting them identify progress towards key outcomes like physical health, study and work and emotional well-being, and give clarity on where to focus next.
Using the Outcomes Star approach
The Support Stars are designed to be used as part of the Outcomes Star approach. That’s why we provide essential training and ongoing support to all licenced practitioners, so you can embed the Outcomes Star approach in your practice.
How does the Support Star (Young People) work?
The Support Star (Young People) covers seven key outcome areas that help young people to identify any support they may need to manage the impact of their illness on different areas of their life. It assesses their progress towards each outcome following a five-stage Journey of Change.
You and the people you support will fill out the Star together, and use it to better identify where their strengths lie and where they might need more help, and to make plans for moving forward along the journey.
Outcome areas
Physical health
Study and work
Doing what matters to you
Money
Friends and relationships
Home and family
Emotional well-being
The Journey of Change
01
Not able to respond
02
Taking it in
03
Trying to respond
04
Finding a way through
05
Managing well
Support Star (Parents)
For parents of young people facing serious illness
Who is the Support Star (Parents) for?
The Support Star (Parents) was developed for use with parents of younger children who are facing a serious illness. The Support Star (Parents) helps parents and the people supporting them identify progress towards key outcomes like looking after your child, managing practicalities and being a family, and give clarity on where to focus next.
How does the Support Star (Parents) work?
The Support Star (Parents) covers six key outcome areas to help identify what support a family needs, and assesses their progress towards each following a five-stage Journey of Change.
You and the people you support will fill out the Star together, and use it to better identify where their strengths lie and where they might need more help, and to make plans for moving forward along the journey.
Outcome areas
Looking after your child
Managing practicalities
Money
Your child's education
Being a family
Your emotional well-being
The Journey of Change
01
Not able to respond
02
Taking it in
03
Trying to respond
04
Finding a way through
05
Managing well
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Always rooted in expertise and experience
Both versions of the Support Star have been developed in collaboration with CLIC Sargent, the UK cancer charity for children and young people.
