prevention & early help phase 2 implementation date 2 nd november 2015
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Prevention & Early HelpPhase 2 Implementation Date
2nd November 2015
What is Prevention and Early Help?• Prevention (upstream): preventing, or minimising
the risk, of problems arising – usually through universal policies like health promotion.
• Early intervention/help (midstream): targeting individuals or groups at high risk or showing early signs of a particular problem to try to stop it occurring.
• Early treatment (downstream): intervening once there is a problem, to stop it getting worse and redress the situation
Why Families First?
• Children and Young People thrive best in their own family networks and should stay together except where there is a detrimental impact on their welfare
• North East Lincolnshire should be a child friendly place in which Children and Young People are safe from harm in their families, communities and neighbourhoods
Who does this impact upon?
• Early help is everyone’s business! It is something we do, not somewhere we go!
• All practitioners that work directly with children, young people and families– Recognises that all practitioners have a
collective responsibility• Children, young people and families in
need of support
What has already changed?
• Children’s Centres have become Family Hubs within 5 geographical cluster areas remaining at the heart of every community, offering information, advice and guidance and bringing together services from pre-birth to adulthood (0-19yrs)
• Implementation of multi-agency cluster area single assessment meetings to offer support and advice for all families
• Youth Offending Service merged Young and Safe with an emphasis on prevention and early intervention
The Clusters
1. East Marsh and Central2. Immingham and the Wolds3. West Marsh, Queensway and
Riverside4. Nunsthorpe, Scartho, Park and
Broadway5. Reynolds and Highgate
What’s not changing?
• Family hubs continue to deliver the Sure Start children’s centre 0-5 offer as part of their 0-19 offer
• The troubled families offer continues• Continuing to deliver a family information
service (to be re-named families first information service)
Creating Strong CommunitiesFamily Group Conferencing
A facilitation tool where families are supported to address their issues via dialogue
and manage their own situations
Signs of Safety A tool to communicate effectively with
children and families in relation to identifying and managing risk
Restorative Practice An approach focusing on resolving conflicts
via challenge and support at the earliest stage
Outcome Based AccountabilityA thinking process which focuses the whole
organisation on outcomes, as opposed to process
Creating Strong Communities
Family Group Conferencing• What is it and how does it work?
– The family group conference process aims to empower families and to acknowledge and respect their strengths
• When should it be used?– In those cases where the CIN plan is not having the desired
impact and a step up to CP is being considered– Potential 2nd time entrants into CP, where a decision has been
made at strategy meeting to give the family the opportunity to work with the FGC team rather than go to CP.
– CAFCASS referral for Section 7 reports which family breakdown is having a detrimental impact on the children’s well-being.
What changed from 2nd Nov?• The process for assessing and responding to the
needs of children changed from Mon 2nd Nov 15• Including:
– The introduction of an additional threshold of need (called Universal Plus) to support families earlier
– A new Family Support Pathway / Threshold of need document
– The introduction of a single assessment and plan
Early Help,
Troubled Families & Targeted
Support
Statutory Services
Universal Offer and Universal Pathway 0-19
Integrated services with multi agency, multi-disciplinary teams in each cluster, who know their community and who to support
Targeted services are based on local need with the key aim of building resilient families
Multi-agency joint decision making at weekly allocations in each cluster, deciding who and how to best support families
Cluster 2Immingham
and the Wolds
Cluster 1East
Marsh and Central
Cluster 3West Marsh, Queensway
and Riverside
Cluster 4 Nunsthorpe, Scartho, Park
and Broadway
Cluster 5Reynolds
and Highgate
Family Support Pathway, Single Assessment and Plan
Universal Universal Plus Vulnerable Complex / Severe
Level 0 Universal
Level 1Universal
Plus
Level 2 Vulnerable
Level 3Complex
Level 4Severe
Universal services to all for example family hubs, GPs, hospitals, schools
Includes universal contacts 0-19 to which all children and young people are entitled e.g. year 1 phonics screening check or year 8 and 9 immunisations
Universal Plus focuses on children and families that need targeted help and support to get back on track before problems escalate
This refers to children, young people and families who have been assessed as having additional needs which cannot be provided for by universal or universal plus provisionWhen a multi agency response is required the Early Help process will be initiated
The threshold for statutory involvementThis group is often referred to as “children in need”.
Children’s Assessment and Safeguarding Service (CASS)/Children’s Disability Service (CDS) will allocate a social worker
Children protection
Looked after children
Children with severe and complex SEN / disabilities / health / mental health needs
Young offenders involved with the Youth Justice Services
Single Assessment and Plan
• Replaces CAF but uses a different approach and spans the entire journey of the child
• Based on simple “signs of safety” questioning• Accompanied by practitioners guidance• Single document builds as the family progresses on
their journey • Evidences all interventions and outcomes• Acts as a referral to MASH (or Children’s Disability
Service) if needed
• Weekly multi-agency meeting per cluster for case allocation (is appropriate) and review
• Allows appropriate identification of level of need Universal Plus or Early Help
• All single assessment meetings are multi-agency ideally with author in attendance
• All case history checked prior to meeting• Step-up, step-down process through
challenge meetings• Siblings flagged in all other allocation
meetings can be referred to Cluster meeting for support
Cluster Single Assessment Meetings
Single Assessment
Build on assessment for
each intervention
Universal Plus Allocation
Universal
Universal Plus
VulnerableCom
plexSevere
Build on assessment for each pathway
MASH Referral
Early Help Allocation
The Roll Out• As of 2nd Nov CAFs ceased and are no longer accepted, and
the Single Assessment is now in place• Training is rolling out as per table• In the interim family hubs and integrated family services are
operating a duty rota to support practitioners on the single assessment
Cluster Area Cluster 1 Cluster 2 Cluster 3 Cluster 4 Cluster 5Dates 2nd Nov – 13th
Nov16th Nov – 27th Nov
30th Nov – 11th Dec
14th Dec – 21st Dec
4th Jan – 11th Jan
Training Presentations
3rd Nov 10th Nov
17th Nov24th Nov
8th Dec10th Dec
15th Dec22nd Dec
5th Jan 1613th Jan 16
Workshops – Delivered by Practice Leads
Danger/Worry StatementsMappingSafety Planning Family Network Meeting
Families First Access Point (FFAP)
• Provide information, advice and guidance to vulnerable children, young people and families, with difficulties they're experiencing at an early stage
• Co-ordinate requests for support received and ensures families are supported by the right agency at the right time
• Signpost requests for support based on professional assessment of level of need
• Provide advice and support to school, community based practitioners and other professionals working with children and families
The Future• In 3 months:
– Further develop information, advice and guidance for children, young people and families (including the local offer) – promoting self-help and improving resilience
– Development of a Families First Access Point (FFAP)
• In 6 months:– The development of 0-19 Cluster Self Evaluation Forms and Scorecards
for key issues– The introduction of PEI Champions to act at key liaison points with
schools and academies– Development and roll out of NEL Children’s Workforce Development
Strategy
– In 12 months:– Integration with Statutory Single Assessment