What is a social care assessment for a child?
What is an assessment? An assessment allows the council to collect information about your child and your family and to identify any needs for support that you may have. A social worker will carry out the assessment.
What happens during a social services assessment?
During the assessment a social worker will usually come to your home to talk to you. They should ask you for information about your child, for example sleeping patterns, eating habits and how your child communicates, and whether you have any other children to look after.
How do you assess progress of a child?
Assessment is a cycle.
- Instruct.
- Observe. Observe children in various situations.
- Document, Reflect. Record while observing or as soon as possible.
- Analyze, Evaluate. Study the data with assessment tools.
- Summarize, Plan, and Communicate. This informs a child’s specific needs and future curriculum.
- Instruct.
What is involved in a child assessment?
The assessment will involve drawing together and analysing available information from a range of sources, including existing records, and involving and obtaining relevant information from professionals in relevant agencies and others in contact with the child and family.
What makes a good children’s social work assessment?
Studies indicate that good assessment is grounded in a thorough understanding of the child and family’s situation, needs and strengths, and to gain this knowledge, practitioners need to work directly with the child and their family.
How long does a child in need assessment take?
The timescale for the assessment should be agreed at the start. That timescale should meet the child’s needs. It should not take longer than 45 working days (see Working Together 2018 at page 34, paragraph 82).
What happens after a social services assessment?
After meeting with you and your child and assessing any other relevant information, the social worker can decide what help you need. The social worker will give you a written copy of the decisions made following the assessment and, if relevant, a copy of the action plan that recommends what services should be provided.
How long do social services take to do an assessment?
How long the assessment takes. To begin with, the social worker will do a short assessment which will take 3 weeks to talk to everyone. Sometimes if there are lots of things going on in your life, the social worker will need to do a bigger assessment which will take a few more weeks.
What are the six basic guidelines to follow when assessing a child?
Parents’ capacities are detailed across the six areas identified in the parenting capacity domain of the Framework for the Assessment of Children in Need and their Families: basic care; ensuring safety; emotional warmth; stimulation; guidance and boundaries; and stability.