Post on 22-Feb-2016
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SOUTHEND CHILDREN’S PARTNERSHIP
INVESTING IN PREVENTION
Southend Children’s Partnership
How are we doing?Common Assessment Framework• Southend – implemented in
February 2007• 898 received
• Bournemouth – implemented January 2007
• 600 received (also in 3 localities)
• Medway – phased roll out September 2007
• 100 received
• Swindon – implemented September 2006
• 400 received approximately
• Sefton – phased roll out March 2007
• 21 received
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Strengths
• Immediate implementation led to high number of CAF’s• Big take-up of training• Early identification is being evidenced• Evidence that parents find the CAF process helpful• Engagement of Children & Young People• Intervention at the appropriate level
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Source of Assessment:Early Years, Schools, Colleges & Training Providers
• Early Years 8• Fledglings 2• Primary 414• Secondary 222• Special 30
• PRU 12 • SEEC 4• Private School 1• SEEVIC 1• E2E 3
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Source of assessment:Health & Social Care• Health Visiting Team 28• Southend Hospital 5• School Nursing 5• Family Nurse 1• Midwifery 2• First Contact 40
• Child & Family Consultation Service 11
• Lighthouse 3• Marigold Family Resource 1• Young Persons Drug and
Alcohol Team 5• Children & Family 2
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Source of assessment:Multi-professional teams and ‘other’
• Connexions 30• Locality Co-ordinator 27• Social Inclusion 14• Youth Offending 4• Behaviour Improvement
Programme 2
• Carers Breakthrough 1• Homeless Action Resource
Project 2• Hertfordshire Social Care 1 • Southwark Social Care 1• Parent 1
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ACUTE
COMPLEX
VULNERABLE
UNIVERSAL
CFCS 61SEN 69SOCIAL CARE 106YOS 28
CHILDREN AND FAMILY PANEL 249
MULTI PROFESSIONAL TEAM 325CONNEXIONS 52OUTREACH 1
CAF DESTINATIONS
NO EXTERNAL SUPPORT 30 HEALTH 32 HOUSING 19 VOLUNTARY 9
27%
25%
39%
9%
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Setting & Gender Breakdown
• Pre-School CAF Total: 39• Male 18 • Female 21
• Primary CAF Total: 474• Male 361• Female 113
• Secondary CAF Total 302• Male 178• Female 125
• Pupil Referral Unit CAF Total: 11• Male 9• Female 2
• CAF Total across localities: 898
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• Special School CAF Total: 34
• Male 29• Female 5
• Post 16 CAF Total: 33• Male 8• Female 25
• Unborn CAF Total: 4• Male CAF Total: 602• Female CAF Total: 291
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Outcome for Stage 3 Young Person
What needs to change?• Young person’s emotional
well-being
• Soiling
• Parents confidence in managing behaviour and engagement with service
Outcomes:• Improved perception of self and
improved engagement with adults
• Soiling ceased at school and improved at home
• Parents engaging with Parentline Plus and empowered to commence parenting group. 25% increase in school attendance.
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Strengths and Needs Identified by PartnersStrengths• CAF process can support and develop relationships.• Opportunity to review and change as needs change.• Cathartic process – Families begin to identify own needs.• Children involved.
Needs• Completion is lengthy• Parents not wanting to engage.
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Moving Forward
• Practitioner-Led Research – Reasons behind families not wishing to engage in Common Assessment Framework and what can be done to aid partnership working with perceived hard to reach families.
• Small piece of work looking into qualitative impact of CAF. Has it resulted in quicker services provision, less repetition and more effective support?
• Increase capacity in Universal services to aid early identification and swift and easy access.