Welcome Child Concern / CAF Training Aims of the Day Introduce partner agencies to: • Data protection & Information sharing • Issues of Consent • Child Concern • Common Assessment Framework (CAF) • Good assessments • CAF outcomes 1
Why are we Here? “Victoria had the most beautiful smile that lit up the room” Victoria Climbié died on February 25 th , 2000, aged eight years 2
Baby Peter 1.3.06 – 3.8.07 3
Prof Eileen Munro: Review of Child Protection “local authorities and their statutory partners should be given a new duty to secure sufficient provision of early help services for children, young people and families, leading to better identification of the help that is needed and resulting in an offer of early help;” 4
Child Concern & CAF WALSALL – CHILD CONCERN MODEL (CCM) WHOLE SYSTEM APPROACH UNIVERSAL & PREVENTATIVE Child Concern (Referral / care pathway) Meeting CAF PREVENTATIVE & TARGETED Early help Early Offer offer SPECIALIST of Support Statutory Intervention CAF Early Children Intervention in 3 Need/ Vulnerable with Complex CC (Prevention) additional Needs needs 2 Emerging Need Well Children 1 Support Pathway 5
Additional Information Level 1: Single agency response Level 2: Multi-agency response – initiated by Child Concern Model Meeting Level 3: Specialist services intervention Child Concern Model (CCM) – an early intervention (more than one agency) information sharing platform to discuss and identify additional need, jointly with parent/carer and young person (if appropriate) Various outcomes of CCM meeting: � � � � No further action � Agreed action plan � � � � � Undertake a Common Assessment � � Common Assessment Framework (CAF) – is initiated via CCM process CAF – a tool to support identification of additional need(s) as early as possible CAF – information document to request services at Family Support Panel CAF – can also be used to inform colleagues undertaking a specialist assessment Step Down Arrangements – CCM and CAF to be used to monitor children and young people who have recently received a specialist service i.e. safeguarding plan. Why do we use the Child Concern model? • To promote a consistent approach for children, young people and families, preventing duplication • A framework to allow integrated working and early intervention • Shared responsibility across all agencies • Understand and appreciate each other’s roles 6
Data Protection Act & Information sharing 8 Golden Rules • Personal data shall be processed fairly and lawfully • Personal data shall be obtained only for one or more specified and lawful purposes • Personal data shall be adequate, relevant and not excessive • Personal data shall be accurate and, where necessary, kept up to date. • Personal data processed for any purpose or purposes shall not be kept for longer than is necessary • Personal data shall be processed in accordance with the rights of data subjects under the Act. • Appropriate technical and organisational measures in place • Personal data shall not be transferred to a country or territory outside the EC 7
Consent Should be sought from those who hold parental responsibility Parental Responsibility (PR) • The duties, obligations and rights of a parent • Mum = automatic • Dad is married to Mum = automatic • Unmarried but sign the birth cert’ = PR • No sign = no PR 8
Consent Should be sought from those who hold parental responsibility or From the child/young person if appropriate Frasier Competence 9
Consent Should be sought from those who hold parental responsibility or From the child/young person if appropriate also …… Consent can be disposed in certain situations ……….. Child Concern Consultation 10
CC Consultation Support offered from CAF team – what do they offer? • Advice & guidance re: CCM & CAF • As above re: services and access to Family Support Panel • Support in convening CCM meetings • Access route into Area Family Support Teams CC Consultation • Personal details • Wider family – inc siblings • Detailed involvement • Do not pre-set a meeting date • Meetings can be convened without CAF Coordinator support • Is there consent to proceed? 11
Arranging and Chairing Meetings – What do we Need? Arranging and Chairing Meetings • Consult with the family • Who attends – family/professionals? • Consider the religion/culture • Interpreter/advocate • Agenda/direction – ensure all concerns are discussed, no surprises • Time 12
Assessments Assessments Assessments Assessments Assessments • Attitude and assumptions of professionals can be a barrier to engagement. • Assessments based on assumptions create communication barriers and prevent possible positive outcomes. • Individual’s may feel judged and likely to become defensive and disengage. 13
Assumptions Victoria “stood to attention” before Kouou & Manning “…concluded that this type of relationship was one seen in many Afro-Caribbean families because respect and obedience are very important…” Pastor Orome attributed Victoria’s potentially concerning behaviour to the fact that she had come “freshly” from Africa. Victoria Climbié Inquiry Common Assessment Framework (CAF) 14
CAF Aims • A local unified method of assessment to support earlier intervention • Improve joint working and communication – using a common language • Improve the co-ordination and consistency of assessments – Peer Review CAF Aims • Inform whether further, specialist, assessment is needed • Provide a picture of needs built up over a period of time • With consent; shared between professionals as a working document • Provide better, evidence based, referrals 15
CAF DOMAINS The Process 16
CAF: Three Key Steps - Preparation 1. Preparation 2. Discussion 3. Delivery • Talk to the child/YP and their parents/carers throughout • Discuss the issues and what can be done to help • Talk to anyone else you need to: manager, other professionals, colleagues • If a common assessment would help; seek consent from parent, carer or young person, as appropriate • Check with CAF Coordinator if a previous CAF exists CAF: Three Key Steps - Discussion 2. Discussion 1. Preparation 3. Delivery • Agree a lead professional • If a CAF already exists; add to or update it • CAF completed in family home • Complete the assessment together in a child and young person centred manner; work with them to help them understand the issues • Explore solutions jointly & make use of existing information • Focus on strengths as well as weaknesses 17
Lead Professional The lead professional is not a job title or a new role ; set of functions to be carried out as part of the delivery of effective integrated support. – Act as a single point of contact – Co-ordinate the delivery of the actions agreed by the practitioners involved , based on the outcome of the assessment and recorded in a plan. – Reduce overlap and inconsistency . Lead Professional • Best placed practitioner • Not responsible or accountable for services delivered by other agencies. 18
CAF: Three Key Steps - Delivery 3. Delivery 1. Preparation 2. Discussion • Deliver on actions within agreed timescales • CAF signed and agreed by parents and young person – check for consent • Inform CAF Programme of completed CAF • Send a copy of completed CAF to family, professionals and CAF team • Monitor and review progress Possible CAF Outcomes Possible CAF Outcomes Possible CAF Outcomes Possible CAF Outcomes • No further action (NFA) No further action (NFA) No further action (NFA) No further action (NFA) • Single agency support Single agency support Single agency support Single agency support • Specialist referral to another agency or Specialist referral to another agency or Specialist referral to another agency or Specialist referral to another agency or service service service service • Multi Multi- -agency support agency support – – the needs identified the needs identified Multi Multi - - agency support agency support – – the needs identified the needs identified require multi require multi require multi require multi- -agency intervention and - - agency intervention and agency intervention and agency intervention and reviews reviews reviews reviews 19
Family Support Panel Family Support Panel Family Support Panel Family Support Panel ELECTRONIC DIRECTORY OF SERVICES www.mywalsall.org 20
www.mywalsall.org 21
CONTACT THE TEAM Area CAF Co-ordinators 01922 658170 Duty CAF Co-ordinator 22
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