Social Care Innovation Fund Project In LB Bromley BPV Conference

What is Social Care Innovation Fund? Part of National Social Care Innovation Programme To develop and test new assessment models for disabled children and young people Aim to improve the ‘service user experience’ Deliver better life outcomes for children, young people and their families Offer value for money

Our starting point….. ‘If you want to know how well a pair of shoes fit you ask the person wearing them not the person who made them.’ Anon

Our starting point … recruit a ‘parent’ lead for the project identify 15 families to participate in discovery phase agree co-production as the underlying principle for project: Families Young people Social Workers Schools Voluntary Sector Aim – to deliver better outcomes together!

Discover Define Co-design Test ……and then re-test, re-test and re-test

SCIF Co-Produced Solution? So what did we discover about the current process for assessment into Disabled Children’s Team? 1. Process takes too long 2. No clear eligibility criteria 3. Too much assessment for low level need SCIF Co-Produced Solution?

Co-produced Solution A An online assessment for low level Short Breaks

SCIF Co-Produced Solution? So what did we discover about the current process for assessment into Disabled Children’s Team? 1. Process takes too long 2. No clear eligibility criteria 3. Too much assessment for low level need 4. Lack of communication and knowledge about what is ‘out there?’ SCIF Co-Produced Solution?

Co produced Solution B Jude's story

SCIF Co-Produced Solution? So what did we discover about the current process for assessment into Disabled Children’s Team? 1. Process takes too long 2. No clear eligibility criteria 3. Too much assessment for low level need 4. Lack of communication and knowledge about what is ‘out there?’ 5. Not a consistent service/experience for families from their social worker; when it works well it’s great. SCIF Co-Produced Solution?

Co-produced Solution C A Social Worker ‘Ways of Working’ tool kit Young Person's Film - The role of a Social Worker

SCIF Co-Produced Solution? So what did we discover about the current process for assessment into Disabled Children’s Team? 1. Process takes too long 2. No clear eligibility criteria 3. Too much assessment for low level need 4. Lack of communication and knowledge about what is ‘out there?’ 5. Not a consistent service/experience for families from their social worker; when it works well it’s great. 6. Over reliance on statutory services such as Riverside and Hollybank SCIF Co-Produced Solution?

Co-produced solution D Development of the Local Offer

SCIF Co-Produced Solution? So what did we discover about the current process for assessment into Disabled Children’s Team? 1. Process takes too long 2. No clear eligibility criteria 3. Too much assessment for low level need 4. Lack of communication and knowledge of what is ‘out there’ 5. Not a consistent service/experience for families from their social worker; when it works well it’s great. 6. Over reliance on statutory services such as Riverside and Hollybank 7. Limited links to the EHC Plan process SCIF Co-Produced Solution?

Co-produced solution E Making the ‘C’ in EHC Plans Count Questions to generate a conversation around Social Needs

A film for Children and Young People

We have ALL certainly achieved a lot!

A Summary of the SCIF Outcomes Identified Issues SCIF Solution Process takes too long, no clear eligibility criteria and too much assessment for low level need Online short breaks assessment process Not a consistent approach – when it works well it’s great Social worker ways of working Lack of communication and knowledge about what is ‘out there’ Advertising campaign/Time for me brand Over reliance on statutory services such as Riverside and Holybank Development of the Local Offer Needs to be linked to EHC Plan EHC questions, Young persons tool kit, making the ‘C’ and the ‘H’ in EHC Count in the new information pack The SCIF project has become not just about access to social services but is also focused on making sure that all children and young people with additional needs are able to lead as full a life as possible outside of school.

The SCIF vision in Bromley? 4 SPECIALIST SERVICES – CHILDREN’S SOCIAL CARE VULNERABLE CHILD WITH ACUTE OR HIGHLY COMPLEX NEEDS CHILDREN’S SOCIAL CARE ASSESSMENT REQUIRED CAF ASSESSMENT REQUIRED CHILDREN’S SOCIAL CARE ASSESSMENT MAY BE REQUIRED VULNERABLE CHILD WITH MULTIPLE & COMPLEX NEEDS 3 TARGETED AND COORDINATED MULTI-AGENCY SERVICES VULNERABLE CHILD WITH SOME ADDITIONAL NEEDS 2b TARGETED SERVICES OUTSIDE UNIVERSAL SERVICES CAF ASSESSMENT REQUIRED VULNERABLE CHILD WITH 1 OR 2 ADDITIONAL NEEDS 2a TARGETED SERVICES WITHIN/ ALONGSIDE UNIVERSAL SERVICES CAF ASSESSMENT NOT REQUIRED BUT MAY BE COMPLETED CHILD ACHIEVING EXPECTED OUTCOMES AND HAS NO CURRENT ADDITIONAL NEEDS 1 UNIVERSAL SERVICES CAF ASSESSMENT NOT REQUIRED