2. The social work chronology Key incidents already listed in the application form can be re-stated here so that the social work chronology contains all significant incidents. Incident or sequence of incidents relevant to the child’s Date Significance welfare Brief comments only. List events which are significant in terms of their impact upon the child. What does it mean for the child? Examples: Entries should be brief, not normally more than about four or five lines each. The unable to meet needs of child – immediate incidents causing the Local Authority to commence these proceedings intoxicated / appropriate family support could be covered in more detail at section 1 e.g. breach of CP agreement signed unavailable / suspicious injury / concern at pre proceedings meeting / admission of child to hospital etc of sexual abuse / neglect of basic needs evidence of a pattern developing emerging/persisting/increasing/repeating concerns lack of insight/motivation to change New relationships, increasing effects of drink/drugs, Gaps in parenting ability identified, lack Refer to adults by their title eg Mr, Mrs. Refer to children initially by their full name of family support then first name only. Services offered, failure to engage/follow through The chronology should be confined to the last two years unless an earlier event has a current or lasting significance. You can cut and paste the chronology into a stand-alone document if required but try not to exceed 4 or 5 pages.
2. The social work chronology Key incidents already listed in the application form can be re-stated here so that the social work chronology contains all significant incidents. Date Incident or sequence of incidents relevant to the child’s welfare Significance List events which are significant in terms of their impact upon the child. Entries should be brief, not normally more than about four or five lines each. The immediate incidents causing the Local Authority to commence these proceedings could be covered in more detail at section 1 e.g. breach of CP agreement signed at pre proceedings meeting / admission of child to hospital etc Brief comments only. What does it mean for the child? Examples: unable to meet needs of child – intoxicated / appropriate family support unavailable / suspicious injury / concern of sexual abuse / neglect of basic needs evidence of a pattern developing emerging/persisting/increasing/repeating concerns lack of insight/motivation to change New relationships, increasing effects of drink/drugs, Refer to adults by their title eg Mr, Mrs. Refer to children initially by their full name then first name only. Gaps in parenting ability identified, lack of family support Services offered, failure to engage/follow through The chronology should be confined to the last two years unless an earlier event has a current or lasting significance. You can cut and paste the chronology into a stand-alone document if required but try not to exceed 4 or 5 pages.