1. Social Care Innovation Fund Project In LB Bromley BPV Conference

2. What is Social Care Innovation Fund?
Part of National Social Care Innovation Programme
To develop and test new assessment models for disabled children and young people
Aim to improve the ‘service user experience’
Deliver better life outcomes for children, young people and their families
Offer value for money

3. Our starting point…..
‘If you want to know how well a pair of shoes fit you ask the person wearing them not the person who made them.’
Anon

4. Our starting point … recruit a ‘parent’ lead for the project
identify 15 families to participate in discovery phase
agree co-production as the underlying principle for project:
Families
Young people
Social Workers
Schools
Voluntary Sector
Aim – to deliver better outcomes together!

5. Discover
Define
Co-design
Test
……and then re-test, re-test and re-test

6. SCIF Co-Produced Solution?
So what did we discover about the current process for assessment into Disabled Children’s Team?
1. Process takes too long
2. No clear eligibility criteria
3. Too much assessment for low level need
SCIF Co-Produced Solution?

7. Co-produced Solution A
An online assessment for low level Short Breaks

8. SCIF Co-Produced Solution?
So what did we discover about the current process for assessment into Disabled Children’s Team?
1. Process takes too long 2. No clear eligibility criteria 3. Too much assessment for low level need 4. Lack of communication and knowledge about what is ‘out there?’
SCIF Co-Produced Solution?

9. Co produced Solution B
Jude's story

10. SCIF Co-Produced Solution?
So what did we discover about the current process for assessment into Disabled Children’s Team?
1. Process takes too long 2. No clear eligibility criteria 3. Too much assessment for low level need 4. Lack of communication and knowledge about what is ‘out there?’ 5. Not a consistent service/experience for families from their social worker; when it works well it’s great.
SCIF Co-Produced Solution?

11. Co-produced Solution C
A Social Worker ‘Ways of Working’ tool kit
Young Person's Film - The role of a Social Worker

12. SCIF Co-Produced Solution?
So what did we discover about the current process for assessment into Disabled Children’s Team?
1. Process takes too long 2. No clear eligibility criteria 3. Too much assessment for low level need 4. Lack of communication and knowledge about what is ‘out there?’ 5. Not a consistent service/experience for families from their social worker; when it works well it’s great. 6. Over reliance on statutory services such as Riverside and Hollybank
SCIF Co-Produced Solution?

13. Co-produced solution D
Development of the Local Offer

14. SCIF Co-Produced Solution?
So what did we discover about the current process for assessment into Disabled Children’s Team?
1. Process takes too long
2. No clear eligibility criteria
3. Too much assessment for low level need
4. Lack of communication and knowledge of what is ‘out there’
5. Not a consistent service/experience for families from their social worker; when it works well it’s great.
6. Over reliance on statutory services such as Riverside and Hollybank
7. Limited links to the EHC Plan process
SCIF Co-Produced Solution?

15. Co-produced solution E Making the ‘C’ in EHC Plans Count
Questions to generate a conversation around Social Needs

16. A film for Children and Young People

17. We have ALL certainly achieved a lot!

18. A Summary of the SCIF Outcomes
Identified Issues
SCIF Solution
Process takes too long, no clear eligibility criteria and too much assessment for low level need
Online short breaks assessment process
Not a consistent approach – when it works well it’s great
Social worker ways of working
Lack of communication and knowledge about what is ‘out there’
Advertising campaign/Time for me brand
Over reliance on statutory services such as Riverside and Holybank
Development of the Local Offer
Needs to be linked to EHC Plan
EHC questions, Young persons tool kit, making the ‘C’ and the ‘H’ in EHC Count in the new information pack
The SCIF project has become not just about access to social services but is also focused on making sure that all children and young people with additional needs are able to lead as full a life as possible outside of school.

19. The SCIF vision in Bromley?4
SPECIALIST
SERVICES
– CHILDREN’S
SOCIAL CARE
VULNERABLE CHILD WITH ACUTE OR HIGHLY COMPLEX NEEDS
CHILDREN’S SOCIAL CARE ASSESSMENT REQUIRED
CAF ASSESSMENT REQUIRED CHILDREN’S SOCIAL CARE ASSESSMENT MAY BE REQUIRED
VULNERABLE CHILD WITH MULTIPLE & COMPLEX NEEDS 3
TARGETED AND COORDINATED
MULTI-AGENCY SERVICES
VULNERABLE CHILD WITH SOME ADDITIONAL NEEDS 2b
TARGETED SERVICES OUTSIDE
UNIVERSAL SERVICES
CAF ASSESSMENT REQUIRED
VULNERABLE CHILD WITH 1 OR 2 ADDITIONAL NEEDS 2a
TARGETED SERVICES WITHIN/
ALONGSIDE UNIVERSAL SERVICES
CAF ASSESSMENT NOT REQUIRED BUT MAY BE COMPLETED
CHILD ACHIEVING EXPECTED OUTCOMES AND HAS NO CURRENT ADDITIONAL NEEDS 1
UNIVERSAL SERVICES
CAF ASSESSMENT NOT REQUIRED