CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSON’S
COMMITTEE – 24 SEPTEMBER 2003
THE INTENSIVE BEHAVIOURAL
INTERVENTION TEAM
REPORT OF THE HEAD OF
CHILDREN’S SERVICES
Request from Committee to provide
further information on this new joint Health, Social Services and Education
initiative.
ACTION REQUIRED BY THE
COMMITTEE
For information only.
The overall aim of this three-year
project is to produce better outcomes for children and their families by
strengthening local partnership working by the integration of Health, Education
and Social Care personnel within the Team.
The focus of the Team will be on the provision of intensive support and
care to children and young people considered to be at significant risk of
family or foster care breakdown, school exclusion and mental health
disorders. The Team will provide
assessment, direct support and advice to the child and their family.
The aim is also to reduce the
numbers of mainland placements and to work with the child or young person
within their own family and community.
This project is consistent with
the findings from the joint Best Value Review of children 2001, the National
Standards Framework, emerging findings of the Child and Adolescent Mental
Health Service Team strategy and the Local Preventative Strategy, which all
raise the need for more joint assessment and move integrated delivery of
service to avoid delay and fragmentation of service provision.
SERVICE PROPOSALS
The Team will comprise of :
The operational management of the
Team will be undertaken within Social Services with a quarterly reporting cycle
to a Senior Management Board comprising of representatives from all three
Agencies.
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Recruitment and consultation with key stakeholders and
service users is in progress.
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Policies and procedures are being developed.
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From September a programme of Team development and training
will commence.
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New premises care being actively pursued with a plan for the
Team to move in by November 2003.
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It is planned that the Team will become operational by
January 2004, after a public launch at the end of the year.
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Additional funding is being pursued to ensure there is an
ongoing evaluation of the effectiveness of the service throughout the
three-year project period.
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This evaluation of the service and whether objectives have
been met will determine the future development of the service beyond the
three-year pilot period.
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Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Strategy.
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Local Preventative Strategy.
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The Children’s Service Plan.
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The Education Development Plan.
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The Crime and Disorder Strategy.
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Local Delivery Plan.
The Team will be making close
links with all Teams and Services working with children and will accept
referrals from all services.
The relevant performance
indicators will include those associated with school exclusion rates, stability
of placements data, numbers of Looked After Children outside the Local
Authority area, final warnings and convictions data.
Consultation with key services, stakeholders and service
users is in progress and will determine the future development of the service.
Costs are associated with this
Team are currently being funded from specific grants and base budget provision
from Education and Social Services.
There are negotiations in progress from Health to contribute financially
to the service.
The intention is that all of the
costs will eventually be met from savings made by each Agency from the
anticipated reduction in expensive mainland placements.
None.
None.
Contact Point :
Mary Brimson Telephone 525790
E-Mail [email protected]
Kath Smith Telephone 525790
E-Mail [email protected]
JIMMY
DOYLE
Head of
Children’s Services