disabled child needs support Children and young under Section 17, it must first people with multiple The Early Help Hub will screen consider whether such support is Level 2 indicators the enquiry and agree a lead of the type outlined in Section 2 of Children and young practitioner to coordinate the the Chronically Sick and Disabled people with increasingly Early Help Assessment, Persons Act (CSDPA) 1970. severe behavioural, undertake a TAC/TAF and Where there is an EHC needs emotional and social establish a holistic plan for the assessment, it should be a holistic difficulties family that is aimed at reducing assessment of the child or young Children and young the level of need. person’s education, health and people with prolonged social care needs. EHC needs or acute absence from Using the Doncaster Neglect assessments should be combined school tool will assist in identifying the with social care assessments Children and young family’s needs and should be under section 17 of the Children’s people who are at undertaken to ensure neglect Act 1989 where appropriate. immediate risk of is not an issue. If services are to be provided becoming homeless following an assessment there Children who have The Doncaster Risk & should be a in need plan’ previously been subject Resilience Frameworks and ‘child which sets out who is going to do to a in Need or similar can support the what, where and when to help the Child Protections Plan measurement of changes in child. and whose parents risk and resilience. These are need support to help embedded within the Early them sustain progress Help Module. over a planned period Children and young people who are Child & Family Assessment consistently not tools and techniques (over 200 accessing universal people trained across partners. services and are therefore to Stronger Families eligibility to “invisible” agencies be checked Children and young people whose health is
disabled child needs support under Section 17, it must first consider whether such support is of the type outlined in Section 2 of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act (CSDPA) 1970. Where there is an EHC needs assessment, it should be a holistic assessment of the child or young person’s education, health and social care needs. EHC needs assessments should be combined with social care assessments under section 17 of the Children’s Act 1989 where appropriate. If services are to be provided following an assessment there should be a ‘child in need plan’ which sets out who is going to do what, where and when to help the child. Children and young people with multiple Level 2 indicators Children and young people with increasingly severe behavioural, emotional and social difficulties Children and young people with prolonged or acute absence from school Children and young people who are at immediate risk of becoming homeless Children who have previously been subject to a in Need or Child Protections Plan and whose parents need support to help them sustain progress over a planned period Children and young people who are consistently not accessing universal services and are therefore “invisible” to agencies Children and young people whose health is The Early Help Hub will screen the enquiry and agree a lead practitioner to coordinate the Early Help Assessment, undertake a TAC/TAF and establish a holistic plan for the family that is aimed at reducing the level of need. Using the Doncaster Neglect tool will assist in identifying the family’s needs and should be undertaken to ensure neglect is not an issue. The Doncaster Risk & Resilience Frameworks and similar can support the measurement of changes in risk and resilience. These are embedded within the Early Help Module. Child & Family Assessment tools and techniques (over 200 people trained across partners. Stronger Families eligibility to be checked
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