Team Around the Child Presentation to CYPL Overview & Scrutiny Board

Team Around the Child Update Overview & Scrutiny Board 12 July 2010 Case Studies

Common Assessment Form (CAF) referrals received - May 09 - July 10

CAF 1
Initiated by primary school
Transition to secondary school imminent – possible vulnerability
Behavioural difficulties within the home
No difficulties at school

Initial TAC
Representatives of primary and secondary school
Family members
TAC Coordinator

TAC process
Child seen by Counsellor
Parents given parenting advice
2 Review TAC
Final TAC planned to close – sufficient progress made

CAF 6
Initiated by Secondary School
Behavioural difficulties within school and community
Lone mother – defensive and therefore difficult to engage

Initial TAC
Secondary school representatives
Parenting support group worker
Youth club leader
Escalation of difficulties led to
So To Do
Social Services

TAC process
Mother agrees to attend a Parenting Support group in the Autumn
Young person would benefit from individual male mentor – attempt to find male volunteer

CAF 15
Initiated by Health visitor
No real concerns re development of children
Mother highly anxious- believes herself a bad mother

Initial TAC
Health Visitor
Voluntary workers
Mental Health counsellor
Home Start organiser
TAC Coordinator

TAC process
Representative from Junior school joins TAC
Health Visitor comments on Mother’s increased confidence level and reduction on demands made on her time
Mother has started to volunteer in school and Voluntary project

CAF 16
Initiated by Gwalia Care & Support
Concerns re allegations of sexual abuse within family – NFA’d by Social Services following investigation

Initial TAC – Complex case
Junior and Secondary School representatives
2 Community workers from voluntary agencies

TAC process
Number of ‘tools’ introduced to family which are reviewed in TAC meetings
Family continues to experience minor crises on a regular basis
Health worker (advice)
Behavioural difficulties continue but some progress being achieved
Without TAC would have been a case referred to Social Services – not eligible

CAF 24
Initiated by voluntary sector
Mother not able to cope following move to area (escape Domestic Abuse) and loss of previous support
Risk to children?

Initial TAC
Mental health social worker & support worker
Voluntary agency
Family Centre
Health centre
Junior school (telephone contact)

TAC process
Highlighted support needed for summer holidays
Coordinated response
Mother- “good to have all the people I need to help me in one room”

CAF 32
Initiated by Genesis 2 worker
Severe Behavioural difficulties in home and school
Very little support around the family

Initial TAC - planned
Junior school – to include PEC from September
Genesis
Trehafod
Secondary school?

TAC process
Focus will need to be on strengthening ability of parent’s to impose boundaries
Child needs concerted effort from all parties to improve his communication abilities to reduce frustration and enable him to start to succeed

Team Around the Child Presentation to CYPL Overview & Scrutiny Board

by Dave Mckenna on Jul 13, 2010

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