This document seeks to provide operational guidance when managing risk for service users known to the Learning Disability community teams where Hampshire County Council social care staff are the key staff in the co-ordination of their care and support. The approach used should always place the person and their desired outcomes at the centre of the process. Scope This document applies to qualified social work staff who are required to carry out the role of case manager in Learning Disability community teams and to supervisors and managers who will be required to allocate and oversee workload. It is recognised that Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust (SHFT) provide services to a wider geographical area than Hampshire so will be working with a number of local authorities. SHFT implement the Care Programme Approach (CPA) when working with people with complex needs and risk. This social care approach does not replace CPA for those individuals for whom it is appropriate, but instead offers a framework through which the complexities and risk issues predominantly relating to the social care needs can be led by Adult Social Care where person’s there is limited, if any, on-going health intervention. Although this guidance applies to social care staff, it should be recognised that in order for it to be effective there should be close working and effective communication with colleagues in other organisations, as well as due regard for their policies and procedures. References Refocusing the Care Programme Approach Policy and Positive Practice Guidance Department – of Health 2008 Care Act 2014 care and support guidance on eligibility – Care Planning Policy: incorporating the Care Programme Approach (CPA) Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust CPA Guidance Learning Disability Community Teams, Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust Authority to vary procedure Jess Hutchinson, Director of Learning Disability Services Stakeholder consultation Key staff have been consulted and involved in the development of this guidance. Contents Page number Introduction 4 CPA, care management and the adult social care risk framework 4 Application of the principles of the CPA framework in to social 5 care practice Care co-ordination 6 Circumstances in which the care co-ordinator should be a social 6 worker and thus the scarf (and not the CPA) should be implemented Referral 7
This document seeks to provide operational guidance when managing risk for service users known to the Learning Disability community teams where Hampshire County Council social care staff are the key staff in the co-ordination of their care and support. The approach used should always place the person and their desired outcomes at the centre of the process. Scope This document applies to qualified social work staff who are required to carry out the role of case manager in Learning Disability community teams and to supervisors and managers who will be required to allocate and oversee workload. It is recognised that Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust (SHFT) provide services to a wider geographical area than Hampshire so will be working with a number of local authorities. SHFT implement the Care Programme Approach (CPA) when working with people with complex needs and risk. This social care approach does not replace CPA for those individuals for whom it is appropriate, but instead offers a framework through which the complexities and risk issues predominantly relating to the person’s social care needs can be led by Adult Social Care where there is limited, if any, on-going health intervention. Although this guidance applies to social care staff, it should be recognised that in order for it to be effective there should be close working and effective communication with colleagues in other organisations, as well as due regard for their policies and procedures. References Refocusing the Care Programme Approach – Policy and Positive Practice Guidance Department of Health 2008 Care Act 2014 – care and support guidance on eligibility Care Planning Policy: incorporating the Care Programme Approach (CPA) Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust CPA Guidance Learning Disability Community Teams, Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust Authority to vary procedure Jess Hutchinson, Director of Learning Disability Services Stakeholder consultation Key staff have been consulted and involved in the development of this guidance. Contents Page number Introduction CPA, care management and the adult social care risk framework Application of the principles of the CPA framework in to social care practice Care co-ordination Circumstances in which the care co-ordinator should be a social worker and thus the scarf (and not the CPA) should be implemented Referral 4 4 5 6 6 7
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