Integrated Practice in Hertfordshire – Next Steps Strategic Stakeholder Group 6 November 2008 Alan Dinning: Deputy Director, Integrated Children’s Services Gill Gibson: Head of District Partnership Services

What has gone well? 10 Multi Agency Support Teams 3000 trained practitioners (Multi Agency Teams - MAT) 185 CAFs – Interim CAF Database and some management information (early stages) Common Assessment Framework in place Initial case examples demonstrating effective integrated working and positive outcomes Schools engagement Hertfordshire bid successful as an early adopter of eCAF

Next Steps Moving all practitioners to consider “Why not a CAF” – changing ‘referral’ culture Engaging more practitioners and services (e.g. GPs, VCS), and clarifying where specialist services fit Enhancing learning and development opportunities Capturing all CAF and TAC activity Improving communication and guidance Reporting CAF and TACs – Not just numbers… quality of activity and outcomes – are we making a difference?

Next Steps Communicating with and engagement of children, young people and families Developing a shared understanding of practitioner roles & responsibilities Integrated Practice in action: sharing examples of how barriers were tackled & how CAF helped (value added) Developing more support at a district level - leadership and support Agencies and services aligning to the Framework

‘Telling my story only once’ Integrated Practice is an ethos - an approach to supporting children and young people. Replacing all ‘referral’ processes with CAF-based access to services. Improving the experience and outcomes for children and young people with additional needs.

HCTP Integrated Practice Task Group Proposed Targeted Work Strands November 2008 Streamlining and Strengthening Systems and Processes Future Planning and Sustainability Changing Practice (make integrated practice the day job) Capturing Data and Performance Management (Ensure that systems are in place to record data arising from changes in practice) Agree CAF as foundation Streamline CAF Form Refine Policies Procedures Structure Develop ‘easy’ flowchart Streamline transitions between services Replace all assessment processes with CAF Access all services through CAF Incorporate all review processes into CAF Embed in management and support systems Review Project Plan Revise work strands Review and revise training Review membership of work strand groups Review and revise systems - Quality assurance - Performance management Improving the CAF Experience Improving short term Outcomes Improving long term Outcomes

Discussion What additional actions would help to accelerate progress by March 2009? How can you, as a sector champion, contribute to the success of these actions?