Children and Young People? 3 Ps of the SSWB Act Looked after - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

What does the SSWB Act 2014 mean for Children and Young People?

OUTCOMES

General Functions Assessing the needs of individuals Meeting Needs Charging and Financial Assessment Safeguarding Social Services Functions Co-operation and Partnership Complaints, representations and advocacy services Miscellaneous and General Introduction

Parts

Looked after and accommodated children

Principles

• Voice & control
• Prevention & early

intervention

• Well-being
• Co-production
• Multi agency

People

• Adults
• Children
• Carers

3 P’s of the SSWB Act

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What is the Act trying to achieve: prevention

Intensive Preventative

spectrum of care and support

More well-being support Better access to information, advice & community resources Increased level of early intervention / prevention services Less need for intensive managed support

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Requirement to demonstrate due regard to human rights

• 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

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• verarching duties

How to access care and support

I think I may need care and support

Information, Advice and Assistance Service

Signpost to preventative services OR start an assessment Contact the…

Start top left and work clockwise through flowchart Assessment

Does the person have needs for care and support?

If needs are eligible develop a Care and Support Plan to meet needs

Specialist assessments

If other specialist assessments need to be undertaken, do so concurrently and build in as required

Preventative Well-being Services

Range of services and support available in the community: some of which may be chargeable.

I think someone I know may need care and support

Care and Support Plan

Deliver care and support to meet identified needs. Plan will include reference to any other needs being met outside the care and support plan if applicable.

Review / re-assessment

Care and support plan will be reviewed at agreed point. Re-assessment will be undertaken If circumstances change

Assessment

Identify whether each need can be met through signposting to preventative services or met in an another way OR whether a care and support plan is required. If the identified need can be met through signposting the need will NOT be eligible. If the identified need can only be met through a Care and Support Plan the identified need will be eligible. If needs are not eligible meet through preventative well-being services

Advocacy:

If people need help to participate in this process ensure assistance or advocacy is available

Urgent need and safeguarding

Assessments must not delay the meeting of urgent needs. If people need protection then apply safeguarding procedures:

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

Part 7 – Safeguarding

A focus on personal wellbeing outcomes Sharing power and speaking as equals Exploring what is important to the person seeking care and support

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What matters conversations

Person Centred Approaches

IMPORTANT TO

Things that they enjoy Things that make them happy Things that they choose to do/have Who they spend their time with Dreams for the future Places they want to go to Where and how they live

IMPORTANT FOR

Keeping the person safe Access to learning Keeping the person healthy Good balanced diet Exercise Medication Treatment /therapies 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?

The right to an assessment is based on the appearance

• f need for care and support regardless of the level of

need or financial resources Single assessment process for children, adults and carers 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. It is possible to combine a person’s assessment of need for care and support with the assessment of his

• r her carer

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Assessing the needs of individuals

Personal circumstances

Personal

• utcomes

Barriers to achieving

• utcomes

Strengths and capabilities Risks

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

• f 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
• Healthier Wales
• More equal Wales
• Cohesive communities
• Vibrant culture and thriving Welsh language
• Globally responsible Wales

Future Generations Commissioner for 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
• pportunities, 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

• r 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?

Evaluation