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723014topTraining and support updateMarch 2017Hello everyone, and welcome to the March edition of the Early Help Newsletter Hope everyone received last month’s newsletter ok.The ‘Top Tips’ section was particularly well received, so you will also find it in this month’s newsletter.In this month’s edition we have information about ‘Signs of Safety’, How to notify GP’s when a child is subject to an Early Help assessment, plus updated training & Lead professional network meetings.…Changes to Front door…Just to remind you that this is your newsletter so please can you do two things;Pass on this e-newsletter to colleagues if they don’t receive it direct, ask them to get in touch with me to subscribe in future using the email address below (if you know of colleagues or partners that do not have easy access to emails please print the newsletter and give it to them). 561022540830500Let us know what else you need to know or would like to see included in this newsletter in future issues.ThanksDawn Lawrence, Service Partnership Manager, Early Help Service dawn.lawrence@.ukSigns Of Safety Signs of Safety are strengths based; solution focused; and safety-organised approach to working with children and their families. It was developed in Australia in the 1980’s by Social Workers Australia by Andrew Turnell and Steve Edwards. The approach has spread world-wide and is now being embedded in Doncaster, led by DCS Trust. Trust; DMBC; and some education and health staff have undertaken Signs of Safety training and are using this in their case work; this overview is to help you understand their work; help you contribute; and encourage you to try out the approach. The approach is centred on building meaningful partnerships with the child, parents and colleagues; identifying the parent and child as the expert in the difficulty and solution. A key feature of the approach is the use of simple and jargon free language so everyone can clearly understand what is happening and what needs to happen. Signs of Safety use Case Mapping to identify What We Are Worried About; What Is Working Well and What Needs to Happen Next. The family situation is scored from 0 to 10; 0 being so worried the child can’t remain in the family home and 10 being everyone agrees things are so good the family don’t need any more help. The use of Danger Statements helps the parent to fully understand what the worries are; why these things are worries; and what will happen if the situation doesn’t change for the better. Safety Goals help parents to understand what better will look like, so they know what changes they need to make and can plan how to achieve this. Parents develop their Safety Network of family and friends to help them make and sustain changes; and children know who their Safety People are so they can get help if they need this. SIGNS OF SAFETY (CONTINUED)The approach uses practical tools to ensure the voice of the child is clearly heard; such as 3 Houses (House of Worries; House of Good Things and House of Dreams); and Fairy and Wizard. Words and Pictures is a tool used with parents to help them to tell the story of the family situation to their child through a few pictures; it creates great impact as it helps parents to understand and accept what has happened and what the effect on their child is; this generates motivation for change. Signs of Safety utilises an enquiring approach; where the worker uses Scaling and Best Questions to enable the parent and child to express and explore the situation and solution for themselves. This helps the worker to really understand the situation so the right support happens.It is anticipated that there will be training in the future to further develop workers understanding of how the Signs of Safety approach is being used by Trust, DMBC and some health and education staff. Notifying GPs where a child is the subject of an Early Help Assessment (EHA), Team around the Family (TAF)GP services are a crucial partner to protective and early help services, as such the information they hold is vital to any assessment and care planning process. Following the Serious Case Review (SCR) for Child ‘A’ it has been agreed by DSCB that all Lead Practitioners should adhere to this guidance:An agreed process to ensure GPs are informed when children are supported by Child in Need or Early Help Assessment and Team around the Child/Family meetings. It is the responsibility of the lead professional or allocated social worker to:Gain written consent Send the letter to the GP informing them of your involvementRecord the receipt from the GP in case recordsThere is a clear method by which the GPS will inform and feedback into the Child in Need or Early Help Assessment and Team around the Child/Family meetings. It is the responsibility of the lead professional or allocated social worker to:Contact the GP should they indicate they have information to share.Send invitations so GPs can contribute to any TAF/CIN meetings taking place. Send the GP a copy of the TAF/CIN minutes after every meeting. The full procedures are available on DSCB website: corresponding letters to be sent to GPs.A copy of the template GP letter is available in the appendices of the Early Help Practitioners Guidance, also available on the DSCB website.Audit ActivityTo improve the quality of Early Help Assessments, Family Plans and case recording completed by the Lead Practitioner a new audit process will be introduced from 1st April 2017. This approach will enable Lead Practitioners to improve the quality of the support for families, improve the Lead Practitioner practices and provide time for the reflection of case work.The audits will be undertaken monthly by the Early Help Coordinators.The process will also introduce multi-agency audit activity to ensure lessons learned and organisational learning points can be implemented across the partnership to enhance quality. Key members from across the partnership will be invited to undertake 1 multi-agency audit per month as part of the new proposed process. The process is to ensure we are providing quality Early Help to children young people and families.If you would like to discuss the process further please contact one of your Early Help Coordinator team.Training & SupportA range of free training is available to help you better understand Early Help and to become an Early Help lead practitioner (lead practitioners co-ordinate support and are the main point of contact for the child and their family).Training datesDates and workshops in Early Help are being added all the time. The key place to find details and to enrol is online at engagedoncaster.co.uk.Training dates February to March 2017TitleDateTimeVenueWhat is Early Help ?28th March 20179:30-11:30Mary Woollett Centre13th April 20179:30-11:30Mary Woollett CentreTitleDateTimeVenueRole of Lead Practitioner20th April 201710:00-16:00Mary Woollett Centre16th May 201710:00-16:00Mary Woollett CentreDateTimeVenueOutcomes & Plans Workshop26th April 20179:00-12:00Mary Woollett Centre25th May 201713:00-16:00Mary Woollett CentreTitleDateTimeVenueEarly Help Module Training31st March 201731st March 20179:00-11:3013:00-15:30Mary Woollett CentreMary Woollett Centre26th April 20179:00-12:00Mary Woollett Centre25th May 201713:00-16:00Mary Woollett CentreLead Professional Network MeetingsSupport network meetings timetableMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridayNorth13:00 - 16:009:00 – 12:00East10:30 – 13:00South9:00 – 12:009:00 – 12:00Central9:00 – 12:00Call or email an Early Help Coordinator to book on and confirm venue Early Help Co-ordinator Team161925151765North Natasha Abbott (07738 888 218) natasha.abbott@.ukCheryl Duffield (07500 835 797) cheryl.duffield@.ukEastCarl Shillito (07747 008 255) carl.shillito@.ukLindsey Swain (07717 320 478) lindsey.swain@.ukSouthDavid Hamilton (07776 454 318) david.hamilton@.uk Rebecca Bewick(01709770099)rebecca.bewick@.ukCentralChristian Brownless (07810 153 716)christian.brownless@.ukEmma McDonagh (0776 886 5107 ) emma.mcdonagh@.ukAlternatively Telephone: 01302 736250email: earlyhelpcoordinator@.uk00North Natasha Abbott (07738 888 218) natasha.abbott@.ukCheryl Duffield (07500 835 797) cheryl.duffield@.ukEastCarl Shillito (07747 008 255) carl.shillito@.ukLindsey Swain (07717 320 478) lindsey.swain@.ukSouthDavid Hamilton (07776 454 318) david.hamilton@.uk Rebecca Bewick(01709770099)rebecca.bewick@.ukCentralChristian Brownless (07810 153 716) HYPERLINK "mailto:christian.brownless@.uk" christian.brownless@.ukEmma McDonagh (0776 886 5107 ) emma.mcdonagh@.ukAlternatively Telephone: 01302 736250email: earlyhelpcoordinator@.uk1‘Always remember to complete a Family Action Plan with each TAC Meeting. Within the TAC Minutes you will be asked to ‘Start Family Action Plan’, selecting ‘Yes’ and then evidencing the support plan/actions for the child, young person & family’2‘The magnifying glass in the top right of the screen can be used to search for recently viewed people’3‘Don’t forget in General Notes to tick ‘Significant event’ if it is one, as this will help with building a Chronology’Thank you to our Early Help CoordinatorsFor their ‘Top Tips’ this month.andThank you for your time and support with the Early Help Newsletter.See you in April.If you received this e-newsletter update from a colleague and would like to subscribe directly, please contact darren.gough@doncaster.go.uk with your email details and an indication of your location or setting. Also please let me know what else you would like to see included in this newsletter in future issues. ................
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