Nottinghamshire Common Assessment Framework Handbook

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Overview The Common Assessment Framework Together with the Pathway to Provision and the Joint Access Team (JAT) Handbook, the Common Assessment Framework (CAF) Handbook provides a comprehensive tool kit for practitioners working with children, young people and families, especially at the early intervention stage. These three separate resources aim to provide concise and clear guidance to the children’s workforce ensuring that there is a consistency of practice across Nottinghamshire with regard to the Joint Access Teams, Common Assessment Framework Process, Children’s Social Care and access to services for children, young people and their families. Section 1 – this section provides an overview of the Common Assessment Framework process in Nottinghamshire and when to use it. The Common Assessment Framework aims to assist practitioners working with children, young people and their families to assess their strengths and needs and support effective integrated working between professionals. Section 2 – this section details the key functions of a Lead Professional, the rationale for the role, along with useful skills when engaging with children, young people and their families and working with others as part of a Team around the Child. Section 3 – this section aims to answer frequently asked questions relating to the Common Assessment Framework process which include queries relating to parental responsibility, gaining consent, completing the assessment and next steps. Section 4 – this section provides clear direction for sharing information with other professionals based on the national guidance for Information Sharing. Section 5 – this section outlines the Nottinghamshire Quality Assurance Framework for the Common Assessment Framework which consists of six stages: self assessment and quality supervision, feedback from children/young people and/or parents/carers, audit of the CAF process, evaluation of the audit results, with feedback and recommendations as a result of the evaluation leading to the final stage, improvements to the CAF Process. The Quality Assurance Framework will provide examples of best practice which will be shared with the wider workforce and used to improve training and supervision. Section 6 – this section includes all the appendices referred to in this document which will support practitioners when using the Common Assessment Framework process. Section 7 – this section includes details of websites which contain useful information and resources to support practitioners working with children, young people and their families.
Section 1 The Common Assessment Framework An Introduction This section provides an overview of the Common Assessment Framework process in Nottinghamshire and when to use it. The Common Assessment Framework aims to assist practitioners working with children, young people and their families to assess their strengths and needs and support effective integrated working between professionals.
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Appendix N CAF Quality Review Form
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Conclusions, solutions and actions
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