OCTOBER 2015 Page 1 TEAM AROUND THE FAMILY (TAF) 14 FAMILY SUPPORT AND SAFEGUARDING HUBS

TEAM AROUND THE FAMILY MEETINGS Page 2 The Team Around the Family (TAF) meeting is a process to facilitate multi-agency working on a local level. Service requests will be discussed at the TAF forum if they are particularly complex or if difficulties have arisen with multi-agency working.

Preparing for TAF meetings Prior to attending TAF professionals will have already initiated an Early Help response as follows 1.Applied RSRT guidelines in their own setting and have initiated a Universal Plus response Support available for professionals CIAS, FIS, 2.Recognised a need for multiagency working and have completed a Family CAF assessment or Think family request for support form with consent ( information can be discussed without consent if this is in the best interest of the child, however consent must always be sought before Early Help intervention can commence ) Support available for professionals Think Family Team Early Help & Brokerage team EHBS Page 3

WHO ARE THE TAF PANEL MEMBERS?? (VARIES BETWEEN HUBS BUT EACH HUB HAS A CORE MEMBERSHIP) ADULT MENTAL HEALTH HOMESTART FAMILY SUPPORT AND SAFEGUARDING HEALTH VISITORS MIDWIFE PREGANANCY OUTREACH WORKER CHILDRENS CENTRE NURSERY HEAD PROBATION EARLY SUPPORT CHILD MINDING COORDNIATOR INCLUSION MANAGER DSP –PRIMARY FAMILY NURSE PARTNERSHIP POLICE HOUSING LOCALITY RESOURCE OFFICER REACT TEAM – PHYSIOTHERAPIST SENIOR FAMILY SUPPORT WORKER SECONDARY SCHOOL PARENT PARTNERSHIP /SUPPORT ADVISOR AQUARIUS YMCA – YOUNG CARERS YOUTH OFFENDING TEAM FOUNDATION YEARS PARENTING SUPPORT Page 4

A TEAM AROUND THE FAMILY MEETING. Page 5

HOW DOES IT WORK? Contact the Family Support team via the duty number and book a time slot to discuss your case – details at the end of this presentation The panel in each HUB meets every week or 2 weeks depending on the demand in that area Please note: You need to attend the TAF meeting in the locality of the child’s home address not your address! Page 6

HOW DOES IT WORK?  Set agenda  Allocated time slot (15 minutes) to discuss cases and get support from the panel  Key information is shared with the group about the case through the completed fCAF presented e.g. date of birth, presenting issues, synopsis of work undertaken and whether there is consent from family.  The presenting agency also identify whether the family meets Think family criteria.  The role of chair is significant in bringing the issues together and identifying key actions that will be taken forward by the lead agency Page 7

What are the two routes for discussions??? Advice – the person presenting the case may be stuck as to what to do next and may require advice as to what other support is available, but will continue in the role of lead professional for the fCAF and coordinate the services for that family through the ISP process. Request for service – present the case via fCAF assessment with a view to discussion as to who is the best person to continue the journey for the child & family Page 8

Family Support Workers  Our staff come from a range of disciplines including; Early Years, Youth Offending, Connexions, Child in Need Teams offering a wealth of experience  Every Hub will have Champions for specific subject areas such as Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE), Graded Care Profile/Neglect, Prevent, NEET, Early Years, SEN, Mental Health, Domestic Violence, Think Family and Substance Misuse  The staff use a variety of resources when working with families including tools from the Hope Project, delivery on programmes such as Freedom, Incredible Years and Promoting Happier Parenting and can lead on fCAF/ISP’s. Page 9

How do we track and evidence what we do?  Tracking sheet – with basic information of the areas discussed with agreed outcomes. This information is also logged on Care First database system to ensure that there is a robust audit trail  A log of issues and agency updates is also kept  All information is maintained on a shared drive Page 10

Ready to attend TAF? The next slides give details of your local Hub and TAF meetings The slides will be ed to you Page 11

Duty Contact and TAF Venue Details for 14 Hubs EAST AREA GOLDEN HILLOCK DUTY NO: GOLDEN HILLOCK CHILDREN’S CENTRE, 103 GOLDEN HILLOCK ROAD, SMALL HEATH, B10 0DP. TAF – FORTNIGHTLY ON THURSDAY 1PM – 3PM KITTS GREEN DUTY NO: KITTS GREEN CHILDREN’S CENTRE, 45 RIDPOOL ROAD, KITTS GREEN, B33 9RB TAF – FORTNIGHTLY ON MONDAY 1.30PM – 3.30PM PARK ROAD DUTY NO: SPARKBROOK CHILDREN’S CENTRE, 6-8 BRAITHWAITE ROAD, SPARKBROOK, B11 1LB TAF: FORTNIGHTLY ON MONDAY 10AM – 12PM DYSON GARDENS DUTY NO: DYSON GARDENS CHILDREN’S CENTRE, 145, HIGHFIELD ROAD, SALTLEY, B8 3QF. TAF: FORTNIGHTLY ON TUESDAY 9.30AM – 11.30AM Page 12

Duty Contact and TAF Venue Details for 14 Hubs EAST AREA cont…. FOX HOLLIES DUTY NO: OAKLANDS PARK CHILDREN’S CENTRE, 10 BOUGHTON ROAD, YARDLEY, B25 8AJ TAF: FORTNIGHTLY ON MONDAY 11AM -1PM SOUTH AREA NORTHFIELD DISTRICT DUTY NO: REAMEADOW CHILDREN’S CENTRE, 5 RIVERBROOK DRIVE, STIRCHLEY, B30 2SH. TAF: FORTNIGHTLY ON THURSDAY 2PM- 4PM EDGBASTON DISTRICT DUTY NO: DODDINGTON CHILDREN’S CENTRE, DODDINGTON GROVE, BARTLEY GREEN, B32 4EL TAF: FORTNIGHTLY ON MONDAY 1.45PM- 3.45PM Page 13

Duty Contact and TAF Venue Details for 14 Hubs SOUTH AREA cont….. SELLY OAK DISTRICT DUTY NO: MAYPOLE CHILDRENS CENTRE, 15 GRENDON ROAD, KINGS HEATH, B14 4RB. TAF: FORTNIGHTLY ON TUESDAY 12.30PM – 2.30PM NORTHFIELD DISTRICT DUTY NO MERRISHAW CHILDREN’S CENTRE, 49 MERRISHAW RD, NORTHFIELD, B31 3SL TAF: FORTNIGHTLY ON WEDNESDAY 10AM – 11.30AM Page 14

Duty Contact and TAF Venue Details for 14 Hubs NORTH WEST CENTRAL AREA FEATHERSTONE – 2 TAF’S – ERDINGTON & SUTTON DUTY NO: ERDINGTON TAF: CHILDREN’S SERVICES, 67 SUTTON NEW ROAD, ERDINGTON, B23 6QT TAF: EVERY WEEK ON THURSDAY 10AM- 12PM SUTTON TAF: NEW HALL CHILDREN’S CENTRE, LANGLEY HALL DRIVE, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B75 7NQ TAF: FORTNIGHTLY ON TUESDAY 1PM-3PM CIRCLE DUTY NO: THE CIRCLE CHILDREN’S CENTRE, 750 KINGSTANDING ROAD, KINGSTANDING, B44 9SS TAF: EVERY WEDNESDAY 10AM- 12PM Page 15

Duty Contact and TAF Venue Details for 14 Hubs NORTH WEST CENTRAL CONT….. WILLOWS DUTY NO: BIRCHFIELD CHILDREN’S CENTRE, 1 HOUGHTON ROAD, HANDSWORTH, B20 3LE TAF: FORTNIGHTLY ON FRIDAY 9.30AM PM SOHO DUTY NO: SOHO CHILDREN’S CENTRE, LOUISE ROAD, HANDSWORTH, B21 ORY TAF: WEEKLY ON TUESDAY AM ST. THOMAS DUTY NO: ST THOMAS CHILDREN’S CENTRE, BELL BARN ROAD, ATTWOOD GREEN,B15 2A F TAF: FORTNIGHTLY ON TUESDAY 2PM- 4PM Page 16

PLEASE DO CALL OUR DUTY NUMBERS IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS AFTER THE EVENT – WE WILL BE HAPPY TO TALK TO YOU. ANY QUESTIONS????? Page 17