CAF Champion Event

Learning Agreement

• Willingness to share experience and knowledge

• Listen and be listened to

• Confidentiality

• No question is a silly question

• Mobile phones

Programme

9.30am Welcome and Introductions

Activity 1 - Developing the Champion role to meet the needs of your service

10.15am Activity 2 – Regional minimum standards and CAF readiness

11.00am Break and Refreshments

11.15am Activity 3 – Assessment Skills

12.30pm Close

Developing the CAF Champion Role

• Developed CAF Champion role descriptions for strategic managers, operational manager and frontline practitioners

• Services have begun to implement the CAF

Champion role• Share examples of how you have begun to

implement the CAF Champion Role or role descriptions you have developed.

Activity 1Developing the CAF

Champion role to meet the

needs of your serviceThe role descriptions have been broken down into four key areas: administrative tasks, support, general tasks and key messages for frontline practitioners, operational and strategic managers

Please take the time to discuss on your tables how you have started to implement the CAF Champion role in your service

Decide which role descriptions you could take on board and begin to action. The notes area is for you to record your thoughts and actions

Activity 2

Regional minimum standards and CAF readiness

Activity 3

Assessment skills/analysisRhonda Schofield-Teal and Shelley Round

WHAT IS ASSESSMENT AND WHY DO WE DO THEM?

Assessment ‘involves collecting and analysing information about people with the aim of understanding their situation and determining recommendations for any further professional intervention’ (Berth et-al 2003, p 3).

LEGAL FRAMEWORKLocal authority social services departments working

with other local authority departments and health authorities have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children in their area who are in need and to promote the upbringing of such children, wherever possible by their families, through providing an appropriate range of services

THE CAF HAS BEEN DEVELOPED BY COMBINING THE FRAMEWORK FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF CHILDREN IN NEED AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH THE MAIN FACTORS USED IN OTHER ASSESSMENT

FRAMEWORKS.

DEVELOPMENT OF CHILD

• Health• General health• Physical development• Speech, language and

communications development• Emotional and social

development• Behavioural development• Identity, including self-esteem,

self-image and social presentation

• Family and social relationships• Self-care skills and

independence• Learning• Understanding, reasoning and

problem solving• Progress and achievement in

learning• Participation in learning,

education and employment Aspirations

PARENTS AND CARERS

• Basic care, ensuring safety and protection

• Emotional warmth and stability• Guidance, boundaries and

stimulation

FAMILY AND ENVIRONMENT

• Family history, functioning and well-being• Wider family• Housing, employment and financial considerations• Social & community factors and resources, including

education

Risk /Stressor Factor ProtectorIntrinsic-Inherent-built inYounger Age Older

Male Gender FemaleGeneral or specific learning disabilities developmental disorder, lack of educational and education skills

Development (language and skills abilities)

Good cognitive and cognitive language abilities

Chronic physical illness/disability

Physical health Healthy

Genetics Predisposition to mental disorder, or increased risk

No adverse predisposition

Difficult Temperament EasyBelonging to minority – being ‘different’ experience of oppression, discrimination, racism

Ethnicity Belonging to majority group

Vulnerabilities Strengths

Coping with puberty without support Factual information about puberty, sex and contraception.

Denying own needs and feelings. A mutual friend. Un-stigmatised support of relevant professionals.

An increased risk of psychological problems, behavioural disorders, from suicidal behaviours and offending. Low self-esteem.

The ability to separate themselves either psychologically or physically stressful situations.

Poor school attainment due to: difficulties in concentration, poor attendance in order to look after parents or younger children, unacceptable behaviour resulting in a pattern of school exclusion

Regular school attendance. Sympathetic, empathic and vigilant teachers. A champion who acts vigorously on behalf of the child.

For those no longer in school, a job.

CHILD KK has experienced a degree of disruption in early childhood relationships Periods of on going domestic violence Disruption in education with poor attendancesignificant lack of contact with his father. K only male in the family home No positive male influences for K

An understanding of a child must be located within the context of the child’s family (parents or caregivers and the wider family) and of the community and culture in which he or she is growing up. The significance of understanding the parent-child relationship has long been part of child welfare practice

ASSESSMENT TOOLS

Strengths and Difficulties Parenting and Daily Hassles Home Conditions assessment Adult Well Being Adolescent Wellbeing Recent Life Events Family Activity Alcohol

Kid Talk Teen Talk Parent Talk Teen Talk Plus Parent Talk Plus

Questionnaires and Scales Talking Heads

Useful InformationLocal Linkswww.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/commonassessmentframeworkwww.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/jointaccessteamswww.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/pathwaytoprovisionwww.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/nscb

Families Information Servicewww.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/fiswww.parents.info/nottinghamshireTel: 0800 781 2168 or 01623 520694 - for people calling from a mobile

National Linkswww.education.gov.ukwww.everychildmatters.gov.uk/integratedworkingwww.cwdcouncil.org.uk/integrated-workingwww.cwdcouncil.org.uk/sharestreet

ContactsCAF Project Managers CAF and Lead Professional Claire Flexney Development Manager

claire.flexney@nottscc.gov.uk Vicki Melling

01623 433181 vicki.melling@nottscc.gov.uk

Jenney Hudson

Jenney.hudson@nottscc.gov.uk

01623 433181

Integrated Services Administrator – CAF Training & leaflets

Rachel Radford

rachel.radford@nottscc.gov.uk

01623 433291

Close of session

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