Diary Marker: Team Around the Family Launch Event 30th March 2015

Please see invite flyer attached for the below event

You are invited to the

Team Around the Family

Launch Event

Monday 30th March 2015

10:30am-1:00pm

Council Chambers, County Hall, Llandrindod Wells

The TAF Co-ordination Team (formerly JAFF) is re-launching 
with a new name and a new look!

Please come and join us to celebrate and
to find out more about the new user friendly CAF and TAF forms and the support that we can offer families and young people.

 To book, use TRENT self-service, email cypptraining@powys.gov.uk
or telephone 01597 827028

Flyer - Please Click Here

Team Around the Family. Local Resource Solution Panels

You will find on the page "Support for Families - Working with All Agencies" the dates for 2015 of the Local Resource Solution Panels.

The whole process was reviewed last year and many agencies decided that there was not always the need for the Local Resource Solution Panels.  Many of the cases that frontline workers are now dealing with and undertaking a Common Assessment Framework are able to build the Team Around the Family.

If your volunteers/staff need further support and training around the whole Common Assessment Framework, Team Around the Family and Local Resource Solution Panels then please do contact us. 

There is training, available via the Integrated Training Brochure, and people who can help explain the process to you.

Early Help for Children, Young People and Families - it's there; what do we call it?

In some ways it doesn't matter what we call this BUT the current language used is actually barrier for children, young people, parents/carers accessing this.  It's difficult for busy volunteers to easily find out how help for families can be quickly organised at the right time in the right way.  

What are your suggestions?  Join the debate via Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/PAVOCYPF

We have made some suggestions with a rationale:

Child & Family Action Plan

Child & Family Action Team

Child & Family Agent

Feed in your comments here or on Facebook or email in PAVO, as well as feeding into the survey.

UPDATE:
Child and Family excludes "young people" who may be living on their own and don't see themselves as part of a family.


Agent - brings to mind pictures of dark glasses, hats, spying etc.  "Co-ordinator" would be better.

CYPP are currently carrying out a review of the Joint Assessment Family Framework title and branding to help recognise the elements of the service more clearly, and to develop and even stronger branding.

We have set up an online survey that can be accessed by following the link at the bottom of this page, and the detail below is what you will find on the survey. It will take you a short amount of time to complete, just a few minutes, but your views and contribution in filling out the survey will help immensely.

We support families in early interventions. We create a virtual “team to work with families and their children, meeting with them regularly until there is no longer a need to do so. Our recent review recommended a name change and we have recently been  given agreement by Welsh Government to change our title from Joint Assessment Family Framework ( JAFF) to Team Around the Family (TAF). 

Assessment

The first stage in the TAF process is to assess the needs, both of the child and the family.  We have introduced a two-stage assessment to do this. Firstly the Child and the Family issues

It is important that we do not forget to listen to the voice of the child.

Which of the 3 titles here, do you think would best describe this assessment?

1. Joint Assessment Family Framework.
2. Team Around the Family Assessment.
3. Child and Family Assessment.

Any other suggestions?

Panel

The second stage of offering help is to have a brief discussion at a monthly pre-arranged meeting with a range of managers of local services.  Each of these services may have something to offer the child, young person and their family.  This panel nominates the agencies which will make up the Team around the Family, if the family members accept them. Until now these meetings have been called, “Local Resource Solution Panels”.

Which of these titles do you think would be most meaningful to families and workers alike?

1. Team Around the Family Panel (TAF Panel)

1. Team Around the Family Forum ( TAF Forum)
2. Local resource Solution Panel (LRSP)

Any other suggestions?

Lead Practitioner

Key to the TAF model working well is the role of a nominated lead person who;

·         Acts as the main point of communication with the family

·         Chairs each TAF meeting

·         Ensures the family is fully included

·         Ensures that the child’s needs are held at the centre of each discussion.

We would welcome suggestions about the title given to this key person.  Do any of the 3 suggested titles below seem to describe the role or do you have any different suggestions to add?

1. Lead Practitioner
2. Key Worker
3. Family Contact

Any other suggestions?

English survey can be found here: http://surveys.powys.gov.uk/index.php?sid=45961&lang=en

Welsh survey can be found here: http://surveys.powys.gov.uk/index.php?sid=45961&lang=cy 

Training: Common Assessment Framework, Local Resource Solution Panel, Team Around the Family, Information Sharing

Don't forget that if you are working with children, young people and their families trustees, staff and volunteers need to be aware and know about how you can be involved in supporting families at the earliest opportunity.  This means families do not move towards crisis but are supported by all those agencies they come in contact with.

The training is FREE and ESSENTIAL for organisations working with children, young people and families.

Children & Young People: Training Available April - September 2014

To access FREE  training:

email: cypptraining@powys.gov.uk or tel:  01597 827331/7576

Form more information on the following courses, and other courses refer to the Full Integrated Training Brochure 2014-2015:  www.powys.gov.uk/index.php?id=8661&L=0

Please download details of relevant training from the Children & Young People's Partnership, which includes:

Common Assessment Framework, Local Resource Solution Panels & Team Around the Family - essential for the early identification of support needs for families.  Every organisation working with children and young people should be accessing this.

Information Sharing to Support Integrated Working - sits alongside the above helping organisations work together effectively to support families.

Challenging Behaviour - working with children and young people

Car Seat Safety Training

Disability Awareness Workshop

Introductory to Home-Based Childcare Services

Incredible Years Programme

Child Protection - Foundation - another essential training module for those working with children and young people.

Other Training is also available.
English: HERE
Cymraeg: YMA

Powys Integrated Training:CAF TAF & Information Sharing Training Dates

CAF and the LRSP Tier 1 or PTHB Level 3 One Plan Outcome: Powys families are safe and supportive places in which to live Aim/ Nod: To promote effective use of the CAF and associated tools to deliver early interventions to children and their families. Key Learning Outcomes/ Prif Ganlyniadau Dysgu: ■   To understand the benefits and contexts of using the CAF. ■   To be able to offer and undertake a common assessment within the practitioner’s operational age range. ■   To utilise the completed CAF to seek additional resources ■   To use the CAF to form an action plan for service delivery. Target Audience/ Grŵp Targed: PtHB, PCC, EYPC, OS, WS – ALL Course Provider/ Darparwr y Cwrs: Children in Wales/Amy Johnson Time/ Amser: 9:45am – 3:45pm Date/ Dyddiad Venue/ Lleoliad Wed, 4th Sep The Gwalia, Llandrindod, LD1 6AA Wed, 9th Oct Newtown Integrated Family Centre – SY16 1LE Wed, 16th Oct Brecon – Video Conference Rm Tues, 26th Nov Newtown Integrated Family Centre – SY16 1LE Wed, 27th Nov Llandrindod Wells – Rock Park Room Tues, 14th Jan Committee Room – Neuadd Maldwyn - Welshpool Wed, 15th Jan Brecon – Conference Rm Thurs, 27th Feb Newtown Integrated Family Centre – SY16 1LE Thurs, 6th March Llandrindod Wells – Comm B – County Hall Course Fee: SCWDP Funded  ‘Excellent day highly recommend, now more confident to complete CAF’ Information Sharing to Support Integrated Working

Tier 2 or PTHB Level 1 One Plan Outcome: People in Powys feel and are safe and confident Aim/ Nod: Promote working knowledge about the regulations & practice on Information Sharing between agencies. This course is part of the training offered to promote effective multi-agency working as part of the Local Resource Solution Panel and Common Assessment Framework initiatives, under the Children and Young People’s Partnership plan with the seven core aims at its heart. Key Learning Outcomes/ Prif Ganlyniadau Dysgu: ■      Understand the regulations on sharing information with consent ■      Know how to assess a child’s competence to give his or her own consent to sharing of personal information ■      Know which adults holds Parental Responsibility for a child ■      Know when to share information without consent ■      Explore agency policies on recording and storage of personal information ■      Be cognisant of the Powys Protocol on Sharing Personal Information Target Audience/ Grŵp Targed: PTHB, PCC, EYPC, OS, WS –  ALL Course Provider/ Darparwr y Cwrs: Christine Davis, Amy Johnson - CYPP Powys County Council Date/ Dyddiad Venue/ Lleoliad 9th Sep 2013 2pm – 4pm Neuadd Brycheiniog, Brecon, LD3 7HR 24th Sep 2013 2pm – 4pm Newtown Integrated Family Centre, Newtown, SY16 4LE Tues, 22nd Oct 2pm – 4pm Conference Rm - Brecon Tues, 12th Nov 2pm – 4pm Newtown Integrated Family Centre, SY16 4LE Tues, 3rd Dec 2pm – 4 pm Committee Rm B – County Hall, Llandrindod Wells Thurs, 9th Jan 10 to 12 Newtown Integrated Family Centre, Newtown, SY16 4LE Tues, 14th Jan 10 to 12 Conference Rm, Brecon 25th Feb 10 to 12 Newtown Integrated Family Centre, Newtown, SY16 4LE Tues, 4th Mar 2pm to 4pm Committee Rm B – Llandrindod Wells

Lead Practitioner: The Team Around the Family & the LRSP (TAF)

Tier 2 or PTHB Level 3 One Plan Outcome: Powys families are safe and supportive places in which to live Aim/Nod: To promote effective use planning and service delivery interventions to children and their families. To promote Effective multi-agency working. Please note that this course is a follow on from the CAF & LRSP in Tier 1. Key Learning Outcomes/ Prif Ganlyniadau Dysgu: ■  Understand the benefits of the T.A.F. model to early integrated service delivery ■  Able to manage co-ordinating the work of self and others ■  Able to manage & review action plans at TAC level ■  To chair meetings of co-workers and child and family ■  To manage exit plans for ending service delivery Target Audience/ Grŵp Targed: PTHB, PCC, EYPC, OS, WS – ALL Course Provider/ Darparwr y Cwrs: Children in Wales/Amy Johnson Date/ Dyddiad Venue/ Lleoliad 3rd Sep 2013 9:45 – 3:45pm Mid Wales Fire Building, Llandrindod Wells 10th Sep 2013 9:45 – 3:45pm Newtown Integrated Family Centre, Newtown, SY16 4LE Thurs, 17th Oct Brecon – Conference Rm Tues, 29th Oct Newtown Integrated Family Centre, Newtown, SY16 4LE Thurs, 28th Nov Llandrindod Wells – Rock Park Rm Thurs, 12th Dec Newtown Integrated Family Centre, SY16 4LE Wed, 22nd Jan Newtown Integrated Family Centre, SY16 4LE Thurs, 23rd Jan Brecon – Conference Rm Thurs, 6th March Newtown Integrated Family Centre, SY16 4LE Thurs, 13th March Llandrindod Wells – Comm Rm B 01597 82 7331 cypptraining@powys.gov.uk