Ready
for Change: To discuss underlying issues in the design of a multi-agency,
family-centred approach for babies and young children who require
multiple interventions
The topics offered for discussion below
assume that the increasing numbers of children who need multiple
interventions will not be matched by increasing numbers of practitioners
(e.g. outreach nurses, specialist teachers, therapists, social
workers etc.) and that new integrated models of intervention
will fail if they overload practitioners. The Seminar
will support service providers whether or not they are following
such government initiatives as England’s DCSF (Dept. for Children,
Schools and Families) Early Support Programme.
Facilitator: Peter Limbrick
The Seminar can be one day or two days. The
topics to be discussed are agreed in advance with the ‘host’ organisation
and can be selected from the following:
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A multi-agency
integrated pathway: What
are the advantages? Who can create a pathway for your locality?
(‘locality’ = PCT + Local Authority) What are the major phases?
§
Joined-up working:
Do different children need different sorts of joined-upness? What sort
of joined-upness do the most complicated children need? Who is
responsible for joined-upness?
§
Early childhood
intervention (ECI): What
does ECI look like when there are waiting lists for services and
for practitioners? What needs should we give priority to at this
stage?
§
Assessment of
need: Should we replace the question, ‘How shall we assess?’ with ‘How shall
we create a joined-up plan for intervention?’
§
‘Where is my child’s
therapist?’ Can we create
a culture in which parents replace this question with ‘Is my child
receiving relevant and effective interventions?’
§
Continuing effective
pre-school support over the transition into school:
What might children and parents
be in danger of losing at transition? Who can remedy the situation?
§
Are their limits
to good practice? If
there are limits to such elements as ‘Being family-centred’ and
‘Being flexible’, how can we decide what they are?
§
Guilt and blame:
With these complicated children parents can feel guilty and practitioners
can feel less than adequate. How can we avoid falling into the
trap of blaming each other?
Costs:
For a one-day Seminar for up to 20 delegates, the host organisation
will be invoiced for a total of £660 + VAT to cover facilitator’s
fee and all expenses. Delegates can include parents. Organisations
which are considering running the Seminar will be sent discussion
papers for the above topics.
Please contact
Interconnections to discuss costs for seminars for larger groups
(21 to 60+ delegates) and for two-day seminars.
Peter Limbrick
Interconnections
Parks Farm, Clifford, HR3 5HH.
Tel/fax: 01497
831550
E-mail:
p.limbrick@virgin.net
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