Lead Professional Pack
Lead
Professional
Welcome Pack
November 2015
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Lead Professional Welcome Pack Contents
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Lead Professional
Tick Chart
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Team Around the Family (TAF) Meeting Agenda
Page 4
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Pages 5-6
Child / Young Person CAF/Self Evaluation
This is a tool for the Child / Young person to engage in the process and puts across
their views and perspectives. This can be used as an impact assessment to see if
changes have taken place for the child/young person throughout the
interventions. This will also support completing the Distance Travelled Tool with
the parents as it will provide the child’s perspective.
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Child / Young person TAF Plan- My TAF
This is the child / young person’s actions written in a child friendly way for their
own beneficial record. Expressing the views, aims and outcomes of the meeting.
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Team Around The Family (TAF) Minutes
This is the paper work for the Team Around the Family (TAF) Meeting. It supports
and identifies the action plan for the child / young person and their family. The
responsibility of taking the meeting minutes should be given to a member of the
TAF meeting and should not be the Chair (Lead Professional).
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TAF Closure Notification
This form needs to be sent back to the Gateway following the closure of the TAF
meeting
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Distance Travelled Tool and Flash Cards
This is the tool that is used alongside the TAF meetings in order to evidence
impact of multi-agency working in meeting the additional needs of children and
families. The questionnaire works in conjunction with the flashcards attached to
the LP Pack.
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TAF Questionnaires
These questionnaires are an opportunity for a child or young person to share their
views of the TAF process. Please complete these forms and return them to
vickypalmer@wirral.gov.uk
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Locality Contact Details
If you require any advice or guidance about the TAF process please use the
contact list provided.
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Lead Professional Tick Chart
This check list and associated tools have been developed in order to support you in the role
as CAF author and potential lead professional. If you do complete the CAF but are not
continuing the role of lead professional please pass this list to the Lead Professional.
There are a variety of tools available on the internet to support you:
http://www.wirral.gov.uk/my-services/childrens-services/about-childrens-services/familycommon-assessment-framework
Task
Tick
Comments
Complete CAF
Send a copy of the completed Family CAF Back to
the Gateway within 20 working days of allocation
gateway@wirral.gcsx.gov.uk
Organise first TAF Meeting within 10 days after the
completion of the CAF. Email Gateway date of 1st
TAF and all subsequent dates
gateway@wirral.gcsx.gov.uk
1st TAF
2nd TAF
4th TAF
Closed
3rd TAF
Take Agenda and Family TAF Minutes and request
a minute taker- You will find these tools at;
https://www.wirral.gov.uk/health-and-socialcare/childrens-social-care/wirral-safeguardingchildrens-board/family-common
Please complete the distance travelled tool
throughout your work with the family. When the
case is closed please return your first and final
figure to
distancetravelled@wirral.gov
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When TAF is closed, please complete closure form
and send to Gateway
GR7 Closure
notification.doc
gateway@wirral.gcsx.gov.uk
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Team around the Family Meeting
Agenda
1. Welcome, Chairs opening
statement, Introductions
and Apologies
2. Agree Ground Rules
3. Chair outlines the
structure of the meeting
4. Discussion of
CAF/Previous Minutes
5. Plan – who will do what
and when (including
family members)
6. Select/Confirm Lead Professional
7. Set review date, time and place
8. Circulate Plan to all at meeting
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Team Around the Family Minutes
Meeting Details
Date
Time
Location
Family Members
Name
Professionals
Name
Relationship
Job Title
Contact Number
Apologies
Name
Role
Summary of Meeting
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Signature
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PTO
Summary Continued
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Action Plan
What do we want to achieve
Agreed Tasks
By
whom/when
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Progress Made
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Next Meeting:
Date
Time
Location
Lead Professional
Action 1
Family Action
Plan
Action 2
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TARGETED SERVICES
TARGETED SERVICES
Closure of TAF Notification (GR7)
To be returned when TAF finishes
The purpose of this form is to ensure that Targeted Services are aware of and can monitor the progress of families
who are subject to Team around the Family. It is important that we are notified of any closure of a Team around the
Family episode and the outcomes that have been achieved.
Name of Family
Address:
Date of Birth
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GW No (if known)
Lead Professional
Agencies Involved
Has the Distance Travelled tool been completed and emailed to
distancetravelled@wirral.gov.uk
Yes/ No
Outcomes achieved
Closure reason:
Referral to CADT
Services refused
Needs met refer to single agency
Needs met access universal services
Family has left Wirral
Y/N
Date of Final TAF Meeting
Final Family Contract (contract) emailed to Gateway Support Worker at
gateway@wirral.gcsx.gov.uk
Yes/ No
Date closed to TAF (to be
Completed by Gateway)
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Send a copy of this form to Gateway Support Worker gateway@wirral.gcsx.gov.uk and ensure
you attach a copy of the most recent Family Contract.
Send Distance travelled scores from first and last TAF meetings to distancetravelled@wirral.gov.uk
Distance Travelled Tool
The journey of the child and whether or not our services support the family is
critical. This is now monitored corporately by using the Distance Travelled Tool to
assess impact. As each new case is identified and the Family CAF is sent out the
expectation is that the lead professional will carry out the Distance Travelled Tool as
part of the role.
In your capacity as a lead professional (LP) you are required to complete the
Distance Travelled Tool. This takes place when you first start working with your
families in TAF that you are LP for. All you have to do is sit down with the family at
the start of the intervention and complete the questionnaire based on the needs of
the family as a whole. If there is more than one child who the family are struggling
with and require additional support you might want to carry out separate Distant
Travelled Tools. Give the young person or parents, carers or guardian the flashcards
(prompt cards) and ask the 20 questions. Place the score in the box which best
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describes the negative effect each factor is having on them. Then add up the total of
each column and enter the results on the bottom of the page. Over time as the
issues lessen due to the agencies supporting them the figure should reduce.
Please send the first and final score to distancetravelled@wirral.gov.uk
If you are unsure and would like some advice and guidance please contact Vicky
Palmer on 0151 666 4326 or e mail vickypalmer@wirral.gov.uk
Please click on the links below
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Experience of TAF Questionnaire
We would like to know what you thought of the Team around the Family (TAF)
meeting that you went to
For each question please circle the answer that is closest to what you think
1. Did an adult tell you about the meeting and what was going to happen?
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2. Were you able to talk at the TAF meeting about what you wanted?
3. If you didn’t want to speak were you able to tell an adult what you
wanted to say?
4. Is there anything we can do to make these meetings better for you?
(If you don’t want to write anything here perhaps you could draw a
picture)
I am ______ years old.
I am a boy
Thank You
Please return to vickypalmer@wirral.gov.uk
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Your Team around the Family Meeting (TAF) Questionnaire
We would like to know what you thought of the Team around the Family (TAF) meeting that you
went to. Please could you fill in the below questionnaire?
For each question please circle the answer that is closest to what you think.
Age:
Gender:
Were you asked if you wanted a TAF meeting?
Yes
No
Did you know why a TAF meeting was held?
Yes
No
Did you feel able to speak in the TAF meeting?
Yes
No
Did you feel listened to by others who were there?
Yes
No
If you didn’t speak were you able to tell an adult
what you wanted to be said?
Yes
No
Were you happy with your lead professional?
Yes
No
Were you happy with what you were asked to do
on your TAF plan?
Yes
No
Were you happy with what other people were asked
to do on your TAF plan?
Yes
No
Is there anything we can do to make the TAF meeting better in the future?
Please return to vickypalmer@wirral.gov.uk
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Locality
Birkenhead
Wallasey
South and
West
Wirral
Targeted Preventative Services Locality Team Contact Details –from 6/11/15
Senior Locality
Team Leaders and Managers
Gateway
Locality
Manager
Support
Social
Worker
Worker
Lindsay Davidson
Youth and Play
Service and
Restorative
Practice Manager
lindsaydavidson@
wirral.gov.uk
GATEWAY
Family Intervention Team Leader:
Barbara Jorden:
Solvi Westrum
Sheena Herbert
Tel: 604 3503
Tel: 0151 651
Gateway Team
Tel:
barbarajordan@wir
2527
Leader: Jane Egan
sheenaherbert@wirral.gov.uk
ral.gov.uk
solviwestrum@w Tel: 0151 604 3535
Family Intervention Team Leader:
irral.gov.uk
Lynn Elton
Tel:
FAX no for referrals:
lynneelton@wirral.gov.uk
604 3598
Restorative Practice: Kathy Gill Tel:
637 6059
Social Worker
kathygill@wirral.gov.uk
Glynn Morgan
Early Years: Tracey Rimmer Tel: 6521916
glynnmorgan@wirral.
tracyrimmer@wirral.gov.uk
gov.uk
Youth and Play: Steve Chan Tel: 666
3923
stevechan@wirral.gov.uk
Family Intervention Team Leader :
Helen Saffer Cartwright Tel: 630 1845
Maria Sheen
Michelle
helensaffer@wirral.gov.uk
Tel: 604 3509
Sandham
Tel: 0151 630
Restorative Practice: Mike Clarke Tel:
mariasheen@wirral
1845
637 6176
.gov.uk
michellesandha
mikeclarke@wirral.gov.uk
m@wirral.gov.uk
Early Years: Sarah Harper Tel:630 1845
sarahharper@wirral.gov.uk
Youth and Play: Dave Decorte Tel:637
6356
daviddecorte@wirral.gov.uk
Elizabeth Hartley
Family Intervention Team Leader
IFIP Service
Dave Swarbrick Tel: 666 4747
Katie Jones
Donna HoijordManager and
daveswarbrick@wirral.gov.uk
Tel: 604 3527
Beard
Early Years and
Tel:0151 666
Restorative Practice: Steve Collier Tel
Children’s Centres
katiejones@wirral.g
4813
637 6300
elizabethhartley@
ov.uk
donnahoijordSeveCollier@wirral.gov.uk
wirral.gov.uk
beard@wirral.go
West Early Years Sarah Harper Tel:630
v.uk
1845
sarahharper@wirral.gov.uk
South Early Years: Tracy Rimmer Tel
3341381
tracyrimmer@wirral.gov.uk
Youth and Play: Mark Newman Tel:637
6357
marknewman@wirral.gov.uk
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