2. Parents and Carers 3. Family and Environmental Factors Basic Care Family History and Functioning Difficult to engage parents with services Incidents of domestic abuse between parents/significant others Parent is struggling to provide adequate care Acrimonious divorce/separation Previously looked after by Local Authority Family have serious physical and mental health difficulties Professionals have concerns Wider Family Substance misuse affecting parenting capacity Family has poor relationship with extended family or little Ensuring Safety communication Perceived to be a problem by parents Family is easily isolated May be subject to neglect Housing Experiencing unsafe situations Poor of repair, temporary or overcrowded Emotional Warmth Employment Receives erratic or inconsistent care Has episodes of poor quality of care Parents experience stress due to unemployment or “overworking” Parental instability affects capacity to nurture Parents find it difficult to obtain employment due to poor basic skills Has no other positive relationships Income Stimulation Serious debts/poverty impact on ability to have basic needs met Not receiving positive stimulation, with lack of new experiences or Family's Social Integration activities Lack of interaction with e.g. distracted by social media Parents socially excluded Lack of a support network Guidance and Boundaries Community Resources Erratic or inadequate guidance provided Parent does not offer a good role model, e.g. by behaving in an Reduced access to/engagement with quality universal resources and way targeted services Stability Has multiple carers Has been after” by the Local Authority “looked LEVEL 4: These are children and young people whose needs have reached the threshold of significant harm or risk of significant harm. Needs is level 4 are complex and cross many domains. These are cases of a Child Protection nature (Sec 47 of the Children Act) or are within Care Proceedings (Sec 20 and Sec 31 of the Children Act). They will be coordinated and led by a Social worker. The CAF/TAC process will be used to down’ to level 3 when levels of risk and need ‘step diminish. 1. Development Needs of Infant, Child or Young Person Health, e.g. Identity, e.g. Has severe/chronic health problems that are not being Experiences persistent discrimination, e.g. on the basis of ethnicity, treated/addressed sexual orientation or disability Persistent substance misuse/smoking Is socially isolated and lacks appropriate role models Developmental milestones unlikely to be met Early teenage pregnancy
2. Parents and Carers 3. Family and Environmental Factors Basic Care Difficult to engage parents with services Parent is struggling to provide adequate care Previously looked after by Local Authority Professionals have concerns Substance misuse affecting parenting capacity Ensuring Safety Perceived to be a problem by parents May be subject to neglect Experiencing unsafe situations Emotional Warmth Receives erratic or inconsistent care Has episodes of poor quality of care Parental instability affects capacity to nurture Has no other positive relationships Stimulation Not receiving positive stimulation, with lack of new experiences or activities Lack of interaction with e.g. distracted by social media Guidance and Boundaries Erratic or inadequate guidance provided Parent does not offer a good role model, e.g. by behaving in an way Stability Has multiple carers Has been “looked after” by the Local Authority Family History and Functioning Incidents of domestic abuse between parents/significant others Acrimonious divorce/separation Family have serious physical and mental health difficulties Wider Family Family has poor relationship with extended family or little communication Family is easily isolated Housing Poor of repair, temporary or overcrowded Employment Parents experience stress due to unemployment or “overworking” Parents find it difficult to obtain employment due to poor basic skills Income Serious debts/poverty impact on ability to have basic needs met Family's Social Integration Parents socially excluded Lack of a support network Community Resources Reduced access to/engagement with quality universal resources and targeted services LEVEL 4: These are children and young people whose needs have reached the threshold of significant harm or risk of significant harm. Needs is level 4 are complex and cross many domains. These are cases of a Child Protection nature (Sec 47 of the Children Act) or are within Care Proceedings (Sec 20 and Sec 31 of the Children Act). They will be coordinated and led by a Social worker. The CAF/TAC process will be used to ‘step down’ to level 3 when levels of risk and need diminish. 1. Development Needs of Infant, Child or Young Person Health, e.g. Has severe/chronic health problems that are not being treated/addressed Persistent substance misuse/smoking Developmental milestones unlikely to be met Early teenage pregnancy Identity, e.g. Experiences persistent discrimination, e.g. on the basis of ethnicity, sexual orientation or disability Is socially isolated and lacks appropriate role models
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