Effective Working Together for Children and Families Health

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Effective Working Together for Children and
Families Health Extended Services
Maria Tanner Bexley Care Trust
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An example of partnership working

• MULTI
• AGENCY
• INTEGRATED
• SUPPORT
• INITIATIVE
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  Maria Tanner
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  Bexley Care Trust

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Why this partnership?

• Bexley became a Children's Trust Pathfinder
  in 2003, by November the first Children's Trust
  conference had taken place with a clear desire
  from Practitioners to provide integrated service
  to improve outcomes for Children and Young People
• A group of Head teachers volunteered to take
  part in this initiative (5 Primary schools and 1
  Secondary school)
• Steering Group was set up and the Heads
  created the acronym MAISI

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Where we are in the journey

• A team of a Social Worker, School Health Advisor
  (School Nurse), Primary School Health Advisor,
  Educational Welfare Officer, Behavioural Support
  Worker and administrator have completed a years
  pilot.
• Learning from the pilot seminars taking place
  to discuss implications for future delivery of
  integrated services in Bexley.

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Key challenges along the way

• We dont speak the same language
• We dont have the same processes
• We do not deal with the same children
• Universal provision versus targeted provision

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Key successes

• Single point of referral for schools reduced need
  to navigate around different referral routes and
  threshold criteria, improved accessibility and
  reduced delays
• Improved communication between the pilot core
  team, school, parents and other agencies
• Introduction of Common Assessment Framework

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Key learning so far

• Need to have time to understand each others
  roles before the team is expected to work
  together
• Leadership within the team is vital Need to
  develop a clear process to apply for role.
• True integration is not easy !

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Whats in it for us and the partner/s?

• A more proactive response
• Ability to work across disciplines, recognising
  core components of each professional role,
  reduces duplication of assessments
• Ability to share information to benefit the
  Child/Young Person