1. ‘A Practice Model’ Transitions - from Childrens to Adults Services
James Rice and Alison Ansell
11 July 2016

2. Where were we…….?

3. Drivers for change

4. What did we need to do?

5. Children with Disabilities Young Person With Disabilities
The Essex Context
Children with Disabilities
0-15 years
Young Person With Disabilities
16-25 years
Working Age Adults
18 plus years
SEND
EHCP
Strength Based
Outcomes Focussed
Person Centred Planning
Preparing for Adulthood
Care Act
Good Lives
Thinking Ahead

6. Relationships
Despite everything that happens around it “social work will always begin and end with a human encounter between two or more people and this encounter, or relationship as it develops, is the medium through which the social work task is carried out”
Danielle Turney, University of Bristol
‘Relationship Based Social Work: getting to the heart of practice’

8. Families

9. The Increasing Independence Vision
At ECC, we believe people with disabilities are entitled to lead ordinary lives with the same life expectations, opportunities and outcomes as everyone else.
This means the same expectations with regard to housing and employment; the same opportunities to be part of their local communities; and equal access to mainstream public services.

10. Heading in the same direction

11. The practice links

12. Modern relationship based practice approach curriculum
Training / tools
Strength based approaches
Signs of safety
Solution focused
CBT
Brief intervention
Systemic approaches
Motivational interviewing
Fostering changes
Systemic supervision
-Thera-play

13. “Towards Positions of Safe Uncertainty” Barry Mason (2008)
Multiple hypothesis
Multiple points of intervention
Context, belief, behaviour
Multiple types of intervention
Both/ and – risk/protective
Alternate care
Supervised contact
Evidence-based intervention
Working agreement
CERTAINTY
UNCERTAINTY
Performance indicators
Written agreements
No further police reports
Passive compliance
Unallocated cases
Avoidance and inconsistent engagement
Not engaging further
Missed visits
UNSAFE

14. Different conversations and person centred planning for better practice and delivery of statutory responsibilities
Excellent practice via good quality relationships + supporting networks = the right outcomes and clear delivery

15. Conversation 1:
It will require “consideration of the role a person’s family or friends can play in helping the person to meet their goals” Care and Support Statutory Guidance 2.5 p.8

16. Conversation 2: example
‘What needs to change to make you safe and how do I help make that happen?

18. How do we work together now to support people having good lives
We have made links and built relationships
We attend joint meetings and plan together
We share developments and learn together
We focus on the whole journey and outcome for the person and their family and not just our part of the process

19. We share the Increasing Independence Vision
At ECC, we believe people with disabilities are entitled to lead ordinary lives with the same life expectations, opportunities and outcomes as everyone else.
This means the same expectations with regard to housing and employment; the same opportunities to be part of their local communities; and equal access to mainstream public services.

20. An example - Our approach to supported living in Essex

21. Thank you for listening Any Questions?