Think Family Presentation to the Health and Wellbeing Board 17th - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Think Family

Presentation to the Health and Wellbeing Board 17th November 2010 by Trina Shane - Service Manager Assessment and Family Support

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Bath and North East Somerset Local Safeguarding Children Board

• Making safeguarding everybody’s business

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Aims & Objectives

Strengthen and improve multi-agency working By: Improving the sharing of information Joint assessments Management responsibility Monitoring and evaluation Provision of advice, guidance and sign-posting

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“Everyone shares responsibility for safeguarding and promoting the welfare

• f children and young people

irrespective of individual roles”

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Information Sharing

Explain to parents and their children what will be shared and why; actively obtain consent. If consent is not forthcoming it is your professional responsibility to consider if you need to dispense with consent to protect/safeguard a child. You should seek advice if you are in doubt. What you must not do is nothing Always record the reasons for your decision

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Case Study

John Powell Ann Smith Gina Powell Donna Powell Mark Hutt (Emigrated To Canada) Steve Jones (Cousin) Carla Betty Kim Kate Emma Ray Potts Adam Powell Fran Cummings

(Adopted)

James Pritchard Born Powell 14/11/10 Dave Rivers Gina Powell

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Think Families - What makes a successful service?

A successful service for families with a parent with a mental health problem will: Promote resilience & wellbeing of all family members Offer appropriate support to avoid crises & manage them well if they arise Secure child safety

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Think Families

A high-quality service that incorporates a ‘think child, think parent, think family’ approach will:

• Respect an individual’s wishes & recognise their role/responsibilities in

a family

• Incorporate a resilience-led perspective building on family’s strengths
• Intervene early to avoid crises, stop them soon after they start &

continue to provide support once the crisis has been resolved.

• Be built upon a thorough understanding of the developmental needs of

children, factors that impact parenting capacity, parental mental health problems on children and the impart of parenting on a parent’s mental health

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Think Families continued

Address the potential impact of parental mental health problems on children over time and across generations. Support the empowerment of people who use services through sharing information & knowledge – ensure their involvement in all stages of planning & delivery of their care Respect the right of the child to maintain direct contact with both parents, except if this is contrary to the child’s best interests. Co-morbidity – chicken and egg what comes first?