Transition Scrutiny
13th January 2011
Key Issues and
Emerging Tensions & Challenges
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Emerging Tensions & Challenges
CSF and ACS Transition Team
Development Opportunities
John Short – Aiming High Transition
Development Officer
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Integrated Transition Issues - 1
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Improving forward planning – support to the Disabled
Children’s Team’s – pre-transition planning (checklist tools)
Information for young people, staff and carers
Consistent planning - disabled children/young people –
allocated to CLA, Area and Children with Disability Teams
Children and young people who have ‘borderline’ needs delayed maturity or cognitive disability
Improving knowledge of A.C.S. and Health within C.S.F.
Improving understanding of the ‘Fair Access To Care Criteria’
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Integrated Transition Issues - 2
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Disabled children and young people with multiple service
needs and entitlements, leaving care, offending, UASC, health
Mental health and mental well-being – CAMHS - CMHT
Accommodation and placement planning
Placements post 18 (foster care, adult placements and
residential placements)
Maximising income, improving financial and benefit planning DLA, Employment and Support Allowance, Housing Benefit
Out of area placements – capacity and ordinary residence who’s responsibility?
Hertfordshire County Council
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Emerging Tensions & Challenges
Services for Young People
Learning Difficulties and/or Disabilities
Team
16-25
Patricia Halliday, LDD Strategy Manager
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Emerging Tensions & Challenges
Services for Young People
16-25
Learning for Living and Work Pathways
To manage demand and supply to achieve young people’s full potential across
a wide range of learning difficulties and/or disabilities:
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Offer robust and accessible Information, Advice and Guidance – ensure
continuity of support 14-25
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Offer a single multi-agency assessment – every young person have
access to a Person Centred Transition Plan
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A need for a flexible approach & provision 16-25
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Broader range of educational provision/learning/curriculum 16-25
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Emerging Tensions & Challenges
Services for Young People
16-25
Learning for Living and Work Pathways
To manage demand and supply to achieve young people’s full potential across
a wide range of learning difficulties and/or disabilities:
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Improve links to employment & independent living: prepare young people
for adult life not adult care – meaningful progression
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Keep it local!
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Ensure resources & budgets achieve the right outcomes
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Give young people and parent/carers a voice to inform service
development
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Emerging Tensions & Challenges
Health and Social Care Transitions Team
for Young People with
Learning Disabilities and/or Disabilities
Sue Gale, Head of Learning Disabilities Service
Andrew Lawrence, Area Manager
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Emerging Tensions & Challenges
Health and Social Care Transitions Team
What we’ve achieved so far…………
• 493 Cases (296 Active)
• 168 people now know their Personal Budget for Care and Support
• 24 Carers Assessments (5 with contingency plans?)
• 26 young people Safeguarded from harm, abuse or exploitation
• 20 Compliments from satisfied families
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Emerging Tensions & Challenges
Health and Social Care Transitions Team
Challenges to respond to…………
• Managing Expectations of Young People and Families
• Increased Demography / Complexity of Needs
• Sustaining team performance and skill levels
• Access to Resources (CHC / PCT) for those with complex needs
• Accessible, value for money local services for people with complex
needs
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Emerging Tensions & Challenges
Health and Social Care Transitions Team
Solutions to achieve success…………
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Better partnerships, focussed on community solutions, locally
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Prevention by delivering information advice and self directed support.
Enablement focussed services to maximise potential for independence
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Integrated Referral Pathway / Team & Individual Learning and Development
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Transition Strategic Group / LDPB Sub Group / Recruitment (Citizen reps)
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Partnership commissioning ACS/CSF
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