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Common Assessment Framework Information Sharing and Assessment

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Different agencies, multiple assessments, one child.

Social Services YOT PCT CAMHS EWS Youth Service ConneXions LEA Special

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Children’s Fund Social Worker Youth Offending Team Health Visitor Child Psych-

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Ed. Welfare Officer Youth Workers ConneXions PA SENCO &

• Ed. Psych-
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Children In Need At Risk Register ASSET Risks to parents Conduct disorder APIR Statement

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= assessment = worker = agency Universal Education Universal Healthcare

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• ISA, CAF and Lead Professionals.
• Integrating services around the child.
• Reducing need for multiple assessments.
• The right help at the right time.

Concepts

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Nationally

Common Assessment Framework.

• 90+ areas implementing some aspect in 2005/06.
• Detailed evaluation in 13 Local Authority areas.
• National roll out from April 2006.

Multi-agency and Lead Professional.

• Toolkit on ECM website.
• ‘Evolving’.

I nformation Sharing.

• Draft guidance out to consultation.
• Child Index Systems: decision how to proceed expected shortly.

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First Steps

• Initial focus on early years ( 0 – 4)
• Set up systems for co-ordinated referrals and information

sharing

• Undertake co-ordinated multi-professional assessments
• Establish joint planning and commissioning arrangements

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Why Focus On Early Years?

• Multi-agency panel already in place
• Systemic changes can be informed by and linked to

children’s changing needs

• Early identification and planning result in better outcomes

for children

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Management Of Change

• Steering Group with key partners:

– Social Services – Lifelong Learning – PCT – Schools – Voluntary Sector – Parent/Carer Representatives

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Process For Change

• Draft strategy based on children’s nsf
• Draft implementation plan
• Agree caf referral form
• ESTABLISH JOINT PLANNING AND RESOURCE PANEL
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• Establish assessment nursery
• Agree framework for co-ordinated multi-professional

service

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Key Requirements

• Effective information sharing arrangements
• Input from parents/carers
• Timely and effective consultation arrangements
• Monitoring and evalution of service outcomes for

children

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Hounslow Information Sharing

• Joint information sharing protocol in place agreed at

most senior levels in statutory agencies.

• Dissemination and training to be organised.
• Investigating possibilities of joining up existing

systems (i.e. SWIFT and EMS).

• ‘Marketplace’ event in December to launch

preparation of Service Directory.