GUIDELINES for REFERRERS Please do not refer a client without first contacting the Co-ordinator to check availability for a place and to confirm dates and times. A completed application form should be sent to the Co-ordinator, and a telephone conversation to discuss suitability will usually follow. A pre visit by both resident adult and child(ren) and non-resident adult (these will take place on separate Saturdays) is required before contact sessions can begin. Only people specified within the application shall be allowed admittance to the Centre, subject to the written agreement of both parties and strictly subject to the agreement of the Co-ordinator or Team Leader. Parents are fully responsible for their children at all times whilst they are at the Centre. Please ensure that parents have read and understood the Centre’s information leaflet and guidelines for Parents in advance of contact. For Referrers not to contact or make arrangements to see their clients at the Centre. Only dates and times and parties of any attendance shall be disclosed unless it is assessed that anyone using the centre or any volunteer or any other person is at risk of harm. The Centre reserves the right to refuse, reduce or terminate contact if it is assessed to be in the best interests of any child to do so. Parents be informed by Referrers of any relevant rules applicable to parents. Referrers should warn parents that because the welfare of the child is paramount, there might be occasions where contact cannot take place even there is a prior agreement or court order. ⁭where Referrers should make arrangements for the provision of an interpreter where required and necessary The Centre should be viewed as a temporary facility for families to help establish and facilitate contact. The Centre will seek periodic reviews of progress and liaise with Referrers for this.
GUIDELINES for REFERRERS Please do not refer a client without first contacting the Co-ordinator to check availability for a place and to confirm dates and times. A completed application form should be sent to the Co-ordinator, and a telephone conversation to discuss suitability will usually follow. A pre visit by both resident adult and child(ren) and non-resident adult (these will take place on separate Saturdays) is required before contact sessions can begin. Only people specified within the application shall be allowed admittance to the Centre, subject to the written agreement of both parties and strictly subject to the agreement of the Co-ordinator or Team Leader. Parents are fully responsible for their children at all times whilst they are at the Centre. Please ensure that parents have read and understood the Centre’s information leaflet and guidelines for Parents in advance of contact. For Referrers not to contact or make arrangements to see their clients at the Centre. Only dates and times and parties of any attendance shall be disclosed unless it is assessed that anyone using the centre or any volunteer or any other person is at risk of harm. The Centre reserves the right to refuse, reduce or terminate contact if it is assessed to be in the best interests of any child to do so. Parents be informed by Referrers of any relevant rules applicable to parents. Referrers should warn parents that because the welfare of the child is paramount, there might be occasions where contact cannot take place even ⁭where there is a prior agreement or court order. Referrers should make arrangements for the provision of an interpreter where required and necessary The Centre should be viewed as a temporary facility for families to help establish and facilitate contact. The Centre will seek periodic reviews of progress and liaise with Referrers for this.
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