What does the SSWB Act 2014 mean for Children and Young People?
3 P’s of the SSWB Act Looked after Assessing the Charging and General Meeting and Introduction needs of Financial Functions Needs accommodated individuals Assessment children Parts Complaints, Social Safeguarding Co-operation Miscellaneous representations Services and Partnership and General and advocacy Functions services Principles People • Voice & control • Adults • Prevention & early • Children intervention • Carers • Well-being • Co-production OUTCOMES • Multi agency
What is the Act trying to achieve: prevention More well-being support Increased level of early intervention / prevention services spectrum of care Intensive Preventative and support Better access to information, advice & community resources Less need for intensive managed support 3
Requirement to demonstrate due regard to human rights 4
overarching duties • Views, wishes and feelings of the individual • Respecting dignity • Participation • Characteristics, culture and belief • Adults best placed to judge their own well-being • Promoting independence • Upbringing of the child by the child’s family, in so far as doing so is consistent with the well-being of the child • Views, wishes and feelings of those with parental responsibility, in so far as is practical and consistent with the child’s well -being 5
How to access care and support Advocacy : Urgent need and If people need Start top left and work clockwise through flowchart safeguarding Specialist help to participate Assessments must not in this process assessments delay the meeting of ensure If other specialist urgent needs. If people I think I assistance or assessments need protection then may need advocacy is need to be apply safeguarding care and available undertaken, do so procedures : support concurrently and Information, Advice build in as and Assistance Contact required the… Service Signpost to preventative Assessment services OR start an Assessment I think assessment Does the person have needs Identify whether someone I for care and support? each need can know may be met through need care signposting to and support preventative services or met in Preventative an another way OR Well-being Services whether a care and support plan is Range of services and If needs are not required. support available in the eligible meet through preventative community: some of which If the identified need well-being services may be chargeable. can be met through signposting the need will NOT be Review / eligible. re-assessment Care and support Care and Support Plan If the identified need plan will be reviewed Deliver care and support can only be met If needs are at agreed point. to meet identified needs. through a Care and eligible develop a Re-assessment will Plan will include reference Support Plan the Care and Support be undertaken If to any other needs being identified need will Plan to meet needs be eligible. circumstances met outside the care and change support plan if applicable.
Part 7 – Safeguarding Repeals section 17 of Children Act 1989 (Child in Need) If there are child protection concerns – follow section 47 Children Act 1989 as you would always have done Safeguarding children, a duty to report is introduced for relevant partners New structures for Safeguarding Boards – adult and children to sit alongside each other but may be combined
What matters conversations A focus on personal wellbeing outcomes Sharing power and speaking as equals Exploring what is important to the person seeking care and support 8
Person Centred Approaches IMPORTANT TO IMPORTANT FOR Keeping the person safe Things that they enjoy Access to learning Things that make them happy Keeping the person healthy Things that they choose to do/have Good balanced diet Who they spend their time with Exercise Dreams for the future Medication Places they want to go to Treatment /therapies Where and how they live Effective equipment
What kind of wellbeing outcomes might the young people you work with identify?
For Discussion What does wellbeing mean to you? What impact will the focus on person centred planning and well-being outcomes have upon your practice?
Assessing the needs of individuals The right to an assessment is based on the appearance Personal circumstances of need for care and support regardless of the level of need or financial resources Single assessment process for children, adults and carers Personal Risks outcomes Assessments should be proportionate to the circumstances All assessments by organisations working with that person should all feed into one integrated assessment and one single assessment process. Strengths Barriers to It is possible to combine a person’s assessment of and achieving capabilities outcomes need for care and support with the assessment of his or her carer 12
Exercise Having watched the video on Victoria please consider the following; Which rights under the UNCRC are affected by her situation? Consider Victoria’s care and support needs using the 5 elements of assessment How would you approach your assessment of Victoria to ensure her participation?
Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 Prosperous Wales Resilient Wales Future Generations Commissioner for Healthier Wales Wales More equal Wales Cohesive communities Vibrant culture and thriving Welsh language Globally responsible Wales
Prosperous Wales • Innovative, productive and low carbon society • recognises limits of global environment • uses resources efficiently and proportionately (including acting on climate change) • develops a skilled and well educated population • generates wealth and employment opportunities, allowing people to take advantage of the wealth generated through securing decent work.
Resilient Wales • Maintains and enhances a biodiverse natural environment • healthy functioning ecosystems that support social, economic and ecological resilience • capacity to adapt to change (for example climate change).
Healthier Wales • A society in which people’s physical and mental well-being is maximised • choices and behaviours that benefit future health are understood.
More Equal Wales A society that enables people to fulfil their potential no matter what their background or circumstances (including their socio economic background and circumstances).
Cohesive Communities • Attractive • Viable • Safe • Well-connected
Vibrant Culture and Thriving Welsh Language • Promotes and protects culture, heritage and the Welsh language • Encourages people to participate in the arts, and sports and recreation.
Globally Responsible Wales When doing anything to improve the economic, social, environmental and cultural well-being of Wales, takes account of whether doing such a thing may make a positive contribution to global well-being.
Wellbeing Duty
Annex B of Guidance on the Collective Role of Public Service Boards (SPSF3) Local Authorities are expected to make sure as many children and young people as possible are aware of their rights as set out in the UNCRC, including their right to participate and for their opinion to be heard, and to be involved in decision-making about policies and services which affect their lives; To adopt the National Standards for Children and Young People’s Participation. The expectation is all Local Authorities adopt the Standards when meeting their statutory duty regarding participation of children and young people; Ensure information and materials aimed at children and young people are clear and easy to understand, answer their questions and identified needs as well as being accurate, up-to-date, relevant and accessible in terms of language and format; County Youth Council/Youth Forum structures should be inclusive as possible – being informed by and linked to their local democratic structures.
What will this mean for your work?
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