Get Your Acts Together! Care Act 2014 Children and Families Act a whistle stop tour # GYCConference16 #awaretheycare #youngcarers

What’s changed? Young carers, young adult carers and their families now have stronger rights to be identified, offered information and receive an assessment & support using a whole-family approach.

What’s changed? More young carers qualify for a needs assessment than before any level of caringor intention to care

A Beautiful Union Care Act Young carers in transition to adulthood who provide care and support for an adult Children and Families Act Young carers under 18 years Together the two pieces of legislation require local authorities to use a whole-family approach.

The Care Act: Wellbeing Cared for person and carer Mental wellbeing Personal dignity Control over day to day life Protection from neglect and abuse Participation in work education or training Physical wellbeing

Work with adults? There’s not much in the Care Act about young carers …. well apart from assessments for young carers in transition to adulthood

The Care Act 2014 Transition Assessment Likely to have needs for support after becoming 18 and where assessment would be ‘of significant benefit’ o Is the young carer able to provide care? o Are they willing to do so? o What outcomes do they wish to achieve in day to day life?

The Care Act 2014 Whole Family Approach Identification of any young carer should result in an offer of an assessment for the adult requiring care and support. Adult assessment must consider the impact of adult’s needs on the young carer’s irrespective of whether caring responsibilities undertaken by the young carer are inappropriate.

The Care Act Whole Family Approach Assessments o must have regard to the needs of the whole family. o holistic view of the person’s needs in the context of their wider support network. o should take into account the parenting responsibilities of the adult.

Children & Families Act Right to a Young Carer’s Assessment o On appearance of need o When requested by young carer or parent o Where circumstances of the young carer or person cared for have changed since previous assessment o Where previous assessment did not address need related to caring

Children & Families Act Young Carers Assessment o What extent does the young person provide or intend to provide care which is likely to have an impact on their health, wellbeing or education? o Does anyone in the family rely on the young person to keep them safe and well?

Dovetail

Combining assessments Adult Services Children Services

Key Principles o Starting point: assess the care and support needs of the adult or child and see what needs remain. o The presence of a young carer in the family should always trigger either an assessment or the offer of an assessment to the person needing care. o A whole family approach is key when assessing an adult needing care where there are children in the family providing care.

Key Principles o The adult’s assessment and support should take into account their parenting responsibilities and functioning of the family. o Assessments should ascertain why a child is caring and what needs to change in order to prevent them from undertaking excessive or inappropriate caring. o Where possible seek the views of children and adults separately.

Key Principles o Consideration as to whether a young carer is a ‘child in need’ under the Children Act Assessment must establish whether, if services and support are not provided: they are unlikely to achieve or maintain a reasonable standard of health or development or whether their health or development may be impaired

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