1c) Quick guide to assessments and levels of intervention Level of Appropriate Response Level of need Examples intervention assessment agency No indication of Assessments used Universal services. Child progressing as Tier 1 additional, unmet, for all children by expected; needs being – specialist or urgent universal services met by universal Universal needs needs. e.g. child health services e.g. schools, checks, SATS. primary care health services etc. COMMON ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK needs are not Common Universal or Child with additional Child’s clear, not known or not Assessment targeted services. needs requiring – being met. Framework additional help from the Tier 2 assessing and/or one needs are Child’s other agency. . Low to vulnerable known but not being Lead Professional met. Likely to be short-term. Role needs are not Child’s Threshold for clear, not known or not Child with additional Team around the targeted support being met. needs requiring Child – for children with intervention. additional support Suspect or CAF shows needs that response from a Likely to be short-term. number of agencies will be needed. SPECIALIST / STATUTORY ASSESSMENT (including KCC Specialist Children Services and Medway Care) Children’s Social Complex needs likely Statutory or KCC Specialist Child in need. to require longer term specialist services Services Children’s Child in care. intervention from / Medway statutory and/or Social Child with significant Children’s specialist services Care disability/ies or complex health needs. Other statutory Tier 3 service e.g. SEN Child involved in High or Complex services. criminal or offending behaviour. Specialist health or disability services. Youth Offending Team. STATUTORY / CHILD PROTECTION PROCEDURES Need for immediate or Urgent statutory KCC Specialist Child suffering or at risk urgent protection / assessment child of suffering significant – Children’s intervention protection Services / harm and in need of Tier 4 Medway urgent protection. Complex or Acute Children’s Social Care Police
1c) Quick guide to assessments and levels of intervention Level of intervention Level of need Appropriate assessment Response agency Examples Tier 1 – Universal needs No indication of additional, unmet, specialist or urgent needs. Assessments used for all children by universal services e.g. child health checks, SATS. Universal services. Child progressing as expected; needs being met by universal services e.g. schools, primary care health services etc. COMMON ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK Tier 2 Low to vulnerable Threshold for targeted support for children with additional support needs Child’s needs are not clear, not known or not being met. Child’s needs are known but not being met. Child’s needs are not clear, not known or not being met. Suspect or CAF shows that response from a number of agencies will be needed. Common Assessment Framework Lead Professional Role Team around the Child Universal or targeted services. . Child with additional needs – requiring additional help from the assessing and/or one other agency. Likely to be short-term. Child with additional needs – requiring intervention. Likely to be short-term. SPECIALIST / STATUTORY ASSESSMENT (including KCC Specialist Children Services and Medway Children’s Social Care) Tier 3 High or Complex Complex needs likely to require longer term intervention from statutory and/or specialist services Statutory or specialist services KCC Specialist Children’s Services / Medway Children’s Social Care Other statutory service e.g. SEN services. Specialist health or disability services. Youth Offending Team. Child in need. Child in care. Child with significant disability/ies or complex health needs. Child involved in criminal or offending behaviour. STATUTORY / CHILD PROTECTION PROCEDURES Tier 4 Complex or Acute Need for immediate or urgent protection / intervention Urgent statutory assessment – child protection KCC Specialist Children’s Services / Medway Children’s Social Care Police Child suffering or at risk of suffering significant harm and in need of urgent protection.