care such as attended to. Carer hostile to advice Preventative care is optical/dental but is not from others carried out such as always consistent in Immunisations are not up (professionals and family dental/optical and all keeping routine to date, but carer will members) to seek immunisations are up to appointments. allow access to children medical advice. date. if home visits are carried Immunisations are out. Routine appointments delayed, but eventually such as dental and Carer ensures child completed. Carer does not ensure optical not attended to, completes any agreed the child completes any immunisations not up to programme of Carer is inconsistent agreed programme of date, even if a home medication or treatment. about ensuring that the medication or treatment appointment is offered. child completes any and is indifferent to the agreed programme of impact on Carer does not ensure child’s medication or wellbeing. that the child completes treatment, but any agreed programme does recognise the of medication or importance to the child, treatment and is hostile but personal to advice circumstances can get about this from others, in the way. and does not recognise likely impact on child. HEALTH: Disability and illness 1) Child focused 2) Adult focused 3) Needs are 4) needs are Child’s Child’s care giving. care giving. secondary to adults. not considered. Carer positive about Carer does not always Carer shows anger and Carer does not recognise identity and value child and allows frustration at identity and is child’s child’s child’s values him/her. issues of disability to disability. Often blaming negative about child as a impact on feelings the child and not result of the disability. Carer complies with towards the child. recognising identity. needs relating to Carer does not ensure child’s disability. Carer is inconsistent in Carer does not ensure compliance with needs their compliance with compliance with needs relating to child’s Carer is proactive in needs relating to relating to disability, which leads to child’s child’s seeking appointments disability, but does disability, and there is deterioration of the child’s and advice and recognise the significant minimisation well-being. advocating for the importance to the of health needs. child’s child’s well-being. child, but personal Carer hostile when circumstances get in the The carer does not seek instructed to seek help for
Preventative care is carried out such as dental/optical and all immunisations are up to date. Carer ensures child completes any agreed programme of medication or treatment. care such as optical/dental but is not always consistent in keeping routine appointments. Immunisations are delayed, but eventually completed. Carer is inconsistent about ensuring that the child completes any agreed programme of medication or treatment, but does recognise the importance to the child, but personal circumstances can get in the way. attended to. Immunisations are not up to date, but carer will allow access to children if home visits are carried out. Carer does not ensure the child completes any agreed programme of medication or treatment and is indifferent to the impact on child’s wellbeing. Carer hostile to advice from others (professionals and family members) to seek medical advice. Routine appointments such as dental and optical not attended to, immunisations not up to date, even if a home appointment is offered. Carer does not ensure that the child completes any agreed programme of medication or treatment and is hostile to advice about this from others, and does not recognise likely impact on child. HEALTH: Disability and illness 1) Child focused care giving. 2) Adult focused care giving. 3) Child’s Needs are secondary to adults. 4) Child’s needs are not considered. Carer positive about child’s identity and values him/her. Carer complies with needs relating to child’s disability. Carer is proactive in seeking appointments and advice and advocating for the child’s well-being. Carer does not always value child and allows issues of disability to impact on feelings towards the child. Carer is inconsistent in their compliance with needs relating to child’s disability, but does recognise the importance to the child, but personal circumstances get in the Carer shows anger and frustration at child’s disability. Often blaming the child and not recognising identity. Carer does not ensure compliance with needs relating to child’s disability, and there is significant minimisation of child’s health needs. The carer does not seek Carer does not recognise child’s identity and is negative about child as a result of the disability. Carer does not ensure compliance with needs relating to child’s disability, which leads to deterioration of the child’s well-being. Carer hostile when instructed to seek help for