Common Assessment/ Lead Professional

Kate Hallam

Project Worker

Integrated WorkingIntegrated Processes and Tools

Lead Professional

Service Directory

Information Sharing

Guidance

Information Sharing Index

Common Assessment Framework

Children Missing

Education

Integrated Front-Line ServiceDelivery

Children’s Centres

Integrated YouthSupport

Children’s healthNSF

Extended Schools

Safeguarding

Youth crimeReduction

Multi-agency toolkit

Improved outcomes:• Be Healthy• Stay safe• Enjoy and achieve• Make a positive

contribution• Achieve economic

well-being

Benefits

Earlier, holistic identification of needs

Earlier, more effective intervention

Improved information sharing across agencies

Better service experience for children and families

Better outcomes will be secured by services working together more effectively on the front-line to meet the needs of children, young people and their families.

Key aims and principles of the CAF

A standard national approach

Assessment to support earlier intervention

A process supported by a standard form

Holistic

CAF cannot guarantee service provision

Empowering and a joint process

Simple and practical

Focuses on needs and strengths

Improve joint working and communication

Rationalise assessments

Support the sharing of information

Support better referrals, where appropriate

Principles Aims

CAF/Lead Professional: Derby Model

CAF Champions

• Nominated from the Exec Partnership

• Bi Monthly meeting

• Functions Identify critical staff

To embed the process

CAF/LP Training

• DfES Training Material

• Multi Agency Training - 750

• Briefing Sessions

• Training Pool

Vision and functions of lead professional

Core Functions

Vision: All children and young people with additional needs who require support from more than one

practitioner should experience a seamless and effective service in which one practitioner takes a lead role to ensure that services are co-ordinated, coherent and

achieving intended outcomes

Reduce overlap and

inconsistency in the services

received

Act as a single point of contact for the child or

family

Co-ordinate the delivery of

actions agreed by the

practitioners involved

Lead Professional Trailblazer

• Osmaston/Allenton SureStart Children’s Centre• Time limited 05 – 06• Toolkit developed• Training and development to support the role• Positive external evaluation• Co-ordinators/managers group• LP Network group

Training course for parents

• 8 courses delivered

• OCN accredited

• 50 parents

• Facilitator training

• Citywide roll out

• Lancaster Evaluation

“This report has shown how the Child Protection course for parents manages to successfully create a new common language of support in which families and professionals can be equal partners to help meeting children’s needs”

Antoinette Pas Lancaster University 2006

Key Issues

• Staff Support. Networks, Supervision

• Capacity and workload issues

• Deputy Lead Professional- Statutory function

• Clear lines of accountability

• Training Managers

Practitioners

TASK

• The Potential Impact

• Group Discussion

Parent and practitioner quotes

“Information is passed to me quickly and meetings have been well attended”

“If I need her she always rings back and explains, she makes it understandable and is always honest”

“Doing the CAF focused the problems and made them easier to address”

“Instead of being passed around we have got one central person”

“We work as a team, everyone knows what everyone else’s role is.Communication is good”