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 own resources and capacity to achieve positive family outcomes.’ • Additional • Timely • Effective
Early Help Team Structure Clare Mittelstadt – Early Help Manager Universal Family Information Service: Ali Omar – FIS Manager North East – Carmel South – Alanna Martin North West - Vacant McCartan 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 Refle lectiv ive and analytic ical l Be transp sparent and gain consent interventio ions s that build ld practic ice resilie ilience and capacit ity Using research based Recognising and building Effective streamlining and interventions with a whole family strengths within the family coordination of ‘Team Around approach the Family’ Having an awareness of cultural One lead worker for a family Using evaluation and feedback to and religious needs and keeping supported by a wider team of promote our own practice this core in our approach specialists
A Picture of Current Work Family Services 26% 376 Referrals 153 Families Schools 22% Health Visitors 15% • Coping and resilience 5 ½ months average 0-5 54% support length 6-11 22% • Challenging Behaviour 12-18 24% • Engagement in Learning
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
Partnerships Prevent ention ion Identif ntifica ication tion Under erpinni pinning ng During ing EH Suppor port Exit Suppor ort
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
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