Partnership with families Partnership (‘Participation’) 2

1. Partnership with familiesPartnership (‘Participation’) 2 ‘Developing an approach that is more focused on service users leads to good service management and design and contributes to high-quality service provision. Involvement of children and their parents in planning services results in the the provision of more appropriate services. Consultation and involvement of service users to establish their views, preferences and needs can help services work more efficiently and effectively, allowing more flexible and tailored provision.’

2. Early Support Service Audit Tool Principles • The uniqueness of children and familiesis valued and provided for • The care that disabled children receive is based on joint assessment, planning and review that keeps families at the heart of discussion and decision-making • Service delivery is experienced as holistic, co-ordinated and seamless • Children and young people experience continuity of care through different phases of their life

3. Early Support Service Audit ToolPrinciples • Children’s learning and development is promoted • Families and carers are able to make informed decisions • Where possible, families are able to live ordinary lives • Families and carers are involved in shaping and developing services • Working practices and systems are integrated • People who work with families and children have the training, skills and experience needed to do the job

4. Early Support Service Audit ToolStandards

5. Experiences from England for your consideration

6. Experiences from England to consider • Attitudinal change is important, but only when it translates into better everyday working practices • Partnership with families requires effective multi-agency working • Better partnership working with families underpins service improvement for all children and young people- initiatives for deaf children are more likely to succeed when embedded within broader policy initiatives • National programmes are powerful – they ‘set the agenda’, define expectations for what services should look like, maintain momentum and enable workforce development.

7. Partnership with families operates on more than one level • Involve families in the design and review of the early intervention package for their child • Involve families who use services alongside professionals in strategic review and development of services • Invite parents to participate in training alongside multi-agency groups of professionals and as Parent Trainers

8. How to find out more Google Early Support Visit www.dcsf.gov.uk/everychildmatters/healthandwellbeing/ahdc/earlysupport/home/

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