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Sefton Council
Every Child Matters
Change for Children
The Sefton CfC Implementation Project Phase 1
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BACKGROUND

• Change for children
• Improve outcomes
• Establishing effective preventative working

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The pilot project

• Maghull and area (East Sefton)
• Project managed
• Key messages and events

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Deliverables

• Common assessment framework
• Lead professional
• Multi-agency panel
• Information sharing
• Supported by
• ContactPoint
• Service Directory
• Training

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How will it work?

• Universal Services
• Children with no identified additional needs
• Targeted Services
• Children with additional needs
• Specialist/Statutory Services
• Children with complex needs

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Universal Services

• Parent identifies childs needs
• Access service directory
• Access services

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Universal Services

• Parent identifies childs needs
• Parent approaches organisation for assistance
• Access service directory
• Access services

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Universal Services

• Practitioner identifies childs needs
• Discussion with family
• Access the list of children in the pilot area
• If family being supported by other organisation
  join existing services
• or
• If no other support being provided complete
  pre-assessment checklist
• Access service directory
• Access services

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Targeted Services Common Assessment Framework

• After discussions with family
• After completion of pre-assessment checklist
• When universal services are not adequately
  meeting a childs needs

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Common Assessment

• Get consent
• Access the list of children living in the pilot
  area
• Complete assessment
• Complete common assessment form
• Complete the LA common assessment recording form

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Assessment Outcomes

1. No identified needs
2. Universal services
3. Own agency - targeted services
4. Other agency - targeted services
5. Multi agency - targeted services
6. Referral to social care

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Multi Agency Management Panel

• Common assessment outcome identifies multi agency
  targeted services appointment of lead
  practitioner
• Common assessment outcome identifies other agency
  for targeted services difficulties with this
  proposal
• After completion of a common assessment services
  are not adequately meeting a childs needs

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Lead Practitioner

• Co-ordinate delivery of actions agreed within the
  childs plan
• Act as a single point of contact
• Reduce overlap and inconsistency

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When will it start?

• Now

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Case Study
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Training Availability

• Awareness Training
• Project team
• Specialist Training
• Workforce Development Unit
• Process/system Training
• Project team/Workforce Development Unit

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Questions