Directions service. Equally, the panel could direct the case to different (and possibly more appropriate) resources. In circumstances where a more urgent need for provision arises during office hours, an approach can be made with the permission of your Head of Social Work by the Team Manager to the Head of Social Work Resources who may be able to assist. There will be no direct referral into the new service and there is no emergency response. WHAT TO EXPECT Following an accepted referral from the Locality Panel, the Children’s Resource Team Manager of the relevant locality will allocate this case to a member of the team within 2 working days, who will then make contact and have the initial conversations with the allocated Social Worker within a further 5 working days. An initial joint visit is required between the Social Worker and the New Directions worker as a starting point to introduce the family to the service in order to ensure collaborative working and a shared understanding of the purpose and motivation of the intervention; cases will not be started without this initial joint visit. New Directions workers will endeavour to attend and offer a verbal or appropriate written update at the family meetings, such as Core Group Meeting and Conference. Once a case has been started the New Directions worker will complete some relationship building sessions before completing the Written Agreement. Every six weeks thereafter New Directions will complete a Review with the family, including feedback under CYP IAPT Principles, and make this available to the Social Worker. At the end of each intervention a Closure Report will be completed and shared.
Directions service. Equally, the panel could direct the case to different (and possibly more appropriate) resources. In circumstances where a more urgent need for provision arises during office hours, an approach can be made with the permission of your Head of Social Work by the Team Manager to the Head of Social Work Resources who may be able to assist. There will be no direct referral into the new service and there is no emergency response. WHAT TO EXPECT Following an accepted referral from the Locality Children’s Resource Panel, the Team Manager of the relevant locality will allocate this case to a member of the team within 2 working days, who will then make contact and have the initial conversations with the allocated Social Worker within a further 5 working days. An initial joint visit is required between the Social Worker and the New Directions worker as a starting point to introduce the family to the service in order to ensure collaborative working and a shared understanding of the purpose and motivation of the intervention; cases will not be started without this initial joint visit. New Directions workers will endeavour to attend and offer a verbal or appropriate written update at the family meetings, such as Core Group Meeting and Conference. Once a case has been started the New Directions worker will complete some relationship building sessions before completing the Written Agreement. Every six weeks thereafter New Directions will complete a Review with the family, including feedback under CYP IAPT Principles, and make this available to the Social Worker. At the end of each intervention a Closure Report will be completed and shared.