CAFCASS Child Contact Interventions - Observation of Contact Sustaining Contact
Working in Partnership
Child Contact Interventions (CCI)
Observation of Contact - Sustaining Contact
Notes
1. Sustaining contact is an interim contact intervention designed specifically to
allow established contact to be sustained in a safe and planned manor for an
interim period. The assistance offered is to build upon and sustain a positive
relationship while other work is undertaken. This could involve shorter
contacts, at lower frequency over a longer period of time.
2. Observations need to take account of all the information available and record
exceptional circumstances where a parent fails to meet the needs of the
child and or where the parent puts the child at risk of harm.
3. It may not be possible to make comments in all the boxes.
4. Please write as objectively as possible with a view to this record being shared
with service users.
5. Exceptional Circumstances: significant harm to infant, child or young
person If at any time during the course of this contact session you feel that an
infant, child or young person has been harmed or abused or is at risk of harm
or abuse, you must follow the Cafcass Safeguarding Framework, Local
Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB) procedures and those of the
Department of Health as set out in the booklet What to Do if you are Worried
a Child is Being Abused.
Date and time of session plus length
Venue
Cafcass CMS Number
Name and age of child/ren
Who else is present
Name of Cafcass referring FCA
Name of CCI Provider
Name of CCI Worker
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Aim of this session
Aim of the sustaining contact session and how this will be achieved (describe task
being undertaken and desired outcome)
Please record any safeguarding issues here
Exceptional Circumstances: significant harm to Infant, child or young person.
Have you, at any time during the course of this contact, felt that an infant, child or
young person has been harmed or abused or is at risk of harm or abuse? Has there
been a disclosure of current or historical abuse? If yes please summarise below and
state the actions taken.
Please record any issues arising from the session here.
Summary of observations – key points and overall assessment of:
1. The Child’s needs.
2. How these were / were not met by the parent
3. Any other significant environmental factors
(The 3 domains of the Assessment Framework)
4. Exceptional Circumstances: significant harm to Infant, child or young person.
Have at any time during the course of this contact you felt that an infant, child or young
person has been harmed or abused or is at risk of harm or abuse. Has there been a
disclosure of current or historical abuse. If yes please summarise below and state the
actions taken.
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Date, time and location of next session
Aim of next session
Workers responsible for delivering session
Name:
Signature:
Date contact notes written:
Name:
Date contact notes read and
agreed by CCI Manager:
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Signature: