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Common Assessment Framework
Awareness
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DERMATOLOGY Produced by Kay Welsh June 2003
Duties placed by theChildren Act 2004
Section 10 & 11Co-operation to improve well-being and to safeguard and promote welfare
Each children's services authority in England must make arrangements to promote co-operation between - the authority; each of the authority's relevant partners; and such other persons or bodies as the authority consider appropriate.
What is CAF?
Using the CAF will help us develop a common understanding of strengths, as well as needs and how to work together to meet them.
The CAF will help us assess children and young people’s additional needs for services, earlier and more effectively.
The CAF is a shared assessment and planning framework to help us in our work with children, young people and families.
The CAF principles
Holistic
Child and young person
centred
Voluntary and only undertaken
with consent
Focused on strengths
as well as needs
Coordinated (only ever one active CAF
episode per individual)
A standardised process
supported by a form
Able to improve links to specialist
assessments
Content of the CAF: Assessment of Strengths and Needs
Development of Child
• Health
• Emotional and social development
• Behavioural development
• How the child feels about his or her self
• Family and social relationships
• Self-care skills and independence
• Learning
Parents and Carers
• Basic care, ensuring safety & protection
• Emotional warmth & stability
• Guidance, boundaries & stimulation
Family and Environmental
• Family history, functioning & well-being
• Wider family
• Housing, employment & financial considerations
• Social & community elements and resources, including education
Joint Access Teams (JATs)• Joint Access Teams are Nottinghamshire’s key mechanism for
early intervention and prevention
• 42 JATs covering 45 Families of Schools
• Referral to JATs use the first two pages of the Common Assessment Framework form
• JATs provide an opportunity for a single conversation about a child or young person (aged 0-19) with early intervention or targeted needs
• The core membership of the JATs are made up of practitioners from a range of agencies working within the geographical area of a family of schools
www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/jointaccessteams
When to use the CAF: Continuum of needs
Activity
Nottinghamshire Continuum of Children and Young People's Needs
www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/pathwaytoprovision
Discussion
Consider the children/young people within your setting:
• Discuss their level of need using the Pathway to Provision document
• How effectively are their needs being met using your current processes?
If not sure what to do(with consent from the family, or if there is no consent the child can be discussed anonymously)
The CAF Process
Discuss with child/young person and family
Gain consent for CAF
Identification of additional needs
Log CAF Early Intervention Team: 01623 433291
Complete CAF form as far as possible Speak to other practitioners, use the ‘My Feelings’ tool
Gain written consent to share the CAF with other services
Joint Access Team
At each stage, consider if there are any safeguarding concerns
If so, undertake the appropriate action & discontinue the CAF process
If need further advice & support
Team Around the Child Meeting- Agree Review/Action Plan- Agree Lead Professional- Date of review meeting set - Update Early Intervention Team
All CAFs are collected centrally, please send to;
Claire FlexneyEarly Intervention TeamMeadow House, Littleworth, Mansfield, NG18 2TB
Or password protected/encrypted to; [email protected]
Child or young person’s needs met by assessing agency
Send a copy of the CAF form to the Early Intervention Team
Close CAFComplete young person/parent questionnaire
Lead ProfessionalVision: All children and young people with additional needs who
require support 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
Core Functions
Act as a single point of contact for the
child or family
Reduce overlap and inconsistency in the services received
Co-ordinate the delivery of actions
agreed by the practitioners involved
What does this mean for you?
Please consider the following:• What is your role within the CAF process?• Is the CAF process within your agency clear?• What further steps to you need to take to be
confident in triggering a CAF within your agency?
Further Development
• CAF Training (1/2 day)
• Lead professional Training (2 hours)
• Briefing sessions
• CAF Champions Events
• NSCB training – County Council
• Attend and observe a JAT meeting
Useful InformationLocal Linkswww.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/commonassessmentframeworkwww.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/pathwaytoprovisionwww.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/jointaccessteamswww.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/nscb
Families Information Servicewww.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/fiswww.parents.info/nottinghamshireTel: 0800 781 2168 or 01623 520694 - for people calling from a mobile
National Linkswww.education.gov.ukwww.everychildmatters.gov.uk/integratedworkingwww.cwdcouncil.org.uk/integrated-workingwww.cwdcouncil.org.uk/sharestreet
ContactsEarly Intervention District ManagersAshfield – Rachel Clark - [email protected] – Anne Murphy - [email protected] – Vicki Melling - [email protected] and Sherwood – Liz Lowe - [email protected] – Nicola Turner - [email protected] 433225
CAF Project Manager Claire Flexney
01623 433181
Early Intervention Service Administrator – CAF Training and logging CAFsRachel Radford
01623 433291