1. Identification of Need & Common Assessment Framework
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2. The Framework for Assessment of Children in Need and their Families (DoH 2000)
Health
Basic Care
Education
Ensuring Safety
Emotional & Behavioural
Development
Emotional Warmth
Identity
CHILD
Safeguarding &
Promoting
welfare
Stimulation
CHILD’S DEVELOPMENTAL NEEDS
PARENTING CAPACITY
Family & Social
Relationships
Guidance &
Boundaries
Social
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The framework for Assessment of Children in need and their families, is the tool used for assessing need and issues across the range of safeguarding from CAF to child protection core assessments.
The CAF is a key part of delivering frontline services that are integrated, and are focused around the needs of children and young people. The CAF is a standardised approach to conducting assessments of children's additional needs and deciding how these should be met. It can be used by practitioners across children's services in England.
The CAF promotes more effective, earlier identification of additional needs, particularly in universal services. It aims to provide a simple process for a holistic assessment of children's needs and strengths; taking account of the roles of parents, carers and environmental factors on their development. Practitioners are then better placed to agree with children and families about appropriate modes of support. The CAF also aims to improve integrated working by promoting coordinated service provisions.
Self-care Skills
Stability
FAMILY & ENVIRONMENTAL
FACTORS
Housing
Family’s social
integration
Income
Employment
Family history
& functioning
Wider Family
Community Resources
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3. Levels of Intervention Appendices
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4. The ‘windscreen’ – A continuum of need, assessment and service delivery
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