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Early Help

Clare Mittelstadt Early Help Manager

What is Early Help?

‘Early Help is about identifying families at the right time and engaging them in the most suitable support to overcome issues and build their

• wn resources and capacity to achieve positive family outcomes.’
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• Timely
• Effective

Early Help Team Structure

Clare Mittelstadt – Early Help Manager Universal Family Information Service: Ali Omar – FIS Manager North West - Vacant North East – Carmel

McCartan

South – Alanna Martin

Westway Westway Chelsea Old Town Hall

x6 Early Help Workers x6 Early Help Workers x6 Early Help Workers Specialist Roles:

Early Help – Senior Social Worker (supporting and developing practice) Early Help – Gypsy Traveller Teacher (inclusion and achievement) Early Help Health Visitor – currently recruiting

Guiding Principles

Flexib xible le, , creativ ive and bespoke interventio ions s that build ld resilie ilience and capacit ity Refle lectiv ive and analytic ical l practic ice Be transp sparent and gain consent Using research based interventions with a whole family approach Recognising and building strengths within the family Effective streamlining and coordination of ‘Team Around the Family’ Using evaluation and feedback to promote our own practice Having an awareness of cultural and religious needs and keeping this core in our approach One lead worker for a family supported by a wider team of specialists

A Picture of Current Work 376 Referrals

Family Services 26% Schools 22% Health Visitors 15%

153 Families

5 ½ months average support length

• Coping and resilience
• Challenging Behaviour
• Engagement in Learning

0-5 54% 6-11 22% 12-18 24%

Vision for Early Help

• The vision for Early Help is to grow a new culture of whole family

support work that is reflective; outcome focused and builds capacity within a family. We want to ensure Early Help workers have the skills, tools, support and contacts to make a real impact in the work they do.

• From a families point of view Early Help should be the right balance of

practical and emotional support that should feel collaborative and be flexible to the different needs of all family members.

• Development areas

– Model of Practice – Systems and Processes – Effective Partnerships

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Further Details

• Clare Mittelstadt

– Clare.mittelstadt@rbkc.gov.uk – 020 7598 4541 – 07875 878747

• Early Help Referrals

– www.rbkc.gov.uk/earlyhelp - referral form can be downloaded – Referrals to earlyhelp@rbkc.gov.uk – 020 7854 5988 / 020 7598 4405