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Common Assessment Framework (CAF) in Middlesbrough

Common Assessment Framework (CAF) in Middlesbrough. CAF/Locality Team Gena Birchall Attendance and Behaviour Team Cherry Barker. CAF as part of the big picture. ECM 5 priority outcomes: Be healthy Stay safe Enjoy and achieve Make a positive contribution Economic well being.

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Common Assessment Framework (CAF) in Middlesbrough

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  1. Common Assessment Framework (CAF) in Middlesbrough CAF/Locality Team Gena Birchall Attendance and Behaviour Team Cherry Barker

  2. CAF as part of the big picture • ECM 5 priority outcomes: • Be healthy • Stay safe • Enjoy and achieve • Make a positive contribution • Economic well being CAF is one part of integrated working processes

  3. Key aims and principles of the CAF Aims • A standard national approach • Assessment to support earlier intervention • Improve joint working and communication • Support the sharing of information • Rationalise assessments • Better referrals

  4. Key aims and principles of the CAF Principles • A process supported by a standard form • Holistic • Focuses on needs and strengths • Simple and practical • Empowering and a joint process • Low level, preventative support

  5. When to undertake a common assessment Undertake a common assessment when it will help the child/young person to achieve one or more of the ECM five priority outcomes • Follow ACPC/LSCB procedures where appropriate • Likely to be of help when: • There are concerns abut progress • Needs are unclear • Support of more than one agency is needed • Need not be done when: • Progress is good • Needs are identified and are being met • Needs are clear and can be met by family/assessing agency

  6. Who will use the CAF? • Agencies (statutory, community or voluntary sector) include: • Health • Education • Connexions • Childcare • Early years • Social care • Police and Youth justice • Housing • Every practitioner should: • Be able to recognise and respond to key signs of need • Know the CAF basics • Know how to have a common assessment completed or how to complete one • Every agency will train some staff to complete common assessments • Where more than one practitioner is involved, one will take the lead

  7. CAF in Middlesbrough • Neighbourhood Renewal Funding, August 2005 – March 2008 • Dedicated team able to support everyone who works with children and young people • 205 CAF assessments completed

  8. CAF in Middlesbrough • Four Children and Young People’s Support Panels in each locality • East • Central • South • North • Meet fortnightly

  9. CAF in Middlesbrough • Locality Panel • Multi Agency • ‘Core’ members • Other agencies invited to meet particular needs • Design Support Plan • Agree Lead Professional – who will make sure different parts of Support Plan are carried out and co-ordinate support • Agree review date

  10. CAF in Middlesbrough • Multi-agency training • Awareness raising/briefing sessions • Seminars • CAF Register • CAF/Locality Team

  11. CAF and Attendance and Behaviour CAF Panels: • Allow children, young people and their families a voice • Allow families direct access to a range of key services • Encourage parents to contribute to and influence the Support Plan

  12. CAF and Attendance and Behaviour CAF Process and Panels: • Highlight agencies who are involved and those who are not • Reveal gaps in provision • Provides a needs analysis for service development

  13. CAF and Attendance and Behaviour Not sorted yet: • The ‘awesome’ factor • Number of agencies round the table • Time it takes from writing the assessment to discussion at panel

  14. CAF and Attendance and Behaviour We are proud of: • The response to the CAF process • The number of assessments completed • Multi-agency working • Schools input to CAF – 87 assessments (42% of total)

  15. In groups – please discuss how far your local authority/agency/service is in rolling out CAF. Please choose one person to feed back to group.

  16. Contact Details Gena Birchall 01642 513100 Cherry Barker 01642 201848

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