Common Assessment Framework (CAF)
What is it?
- a simple pre-assessment checklist to help practitioners identify children or young people who would benefit from a common assessment;
- a process for undertaking a common assessment, to help practitioners gather and understand information about the needs and strengths of the child - based on discussions with the child, their family and other practitioners as appropriate;
- a standard form to help practitioners record, and, where appropriate, share with others, the findings from the assessment in terms that are helpful in working with the family to find a response to unmet needs.
Information Sharing
What is it?
Effective local information sharing needs a better understanding of the factors which support, and the factors which limit sharing. This will give practitioners greater confidence to share information appropriately; and make sure that children, young people and families are informed and understand the benefits of information sharing.
Effective local information sharing needs a better understanding of the factors which support, and the factors which limit sharing. This will give practitioners greater confidence to share information appropriately; and make sure that children, young people and families are informed and understand the benefits of information sharing.
Integrated Working Board
What is it?
Integrated working requires radical change in how all children’s services work. It is achieved when everyone supporting children works together effectively whenever children or young people need more than one agency to meet their needs and improve their lives.
When front-line staff combine their professional expertise, knowledge and skills, and involve the child, young person or family, they can identify needs earlier and deliver a co-ordinated package of support. This support must be centred on the child or young person, and help them to secure better outcomes. Integrated working is achieved through collaboration and co-ordination at all levels, across all services, in single and multi-agency settings. It requires clear and careful leadership and management.
Integration will be helped by adopting shared service delivery models, tools and
processes. These include:
Integrated working requires radical change in how all children’s services work. It is achieved when everyone supporting children works together effectively whenever children or young people need more than one agency to meet their needs and improve their lives.
When front-line staff combine their professional expertise, knowledge and skills, and involve the child, young person or family, they can identify needs earlier and deliver a co-ordinated package of support. This support must be centred on the child or young person, and help them to secure better outcomes. Integrated working is achieved through collaboration and co-ordination at all levels, across all services, in single and multi-agency settings. It requires clear and careful leadership and management.
Integration will be helped by adopting shared service delivery models, tools and
processes. These include:
- the Common Assessment Framework (CAF)
- the lead professional role, including budget-holding lead professionals
- multi-agency working, organised to achieve coherent arrangements for delivering service delivery
- an Information Sharing Protocol
- ContactPoint and eCAF
- a Children’s Service Directory
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