OMG - assessment for SEN support is so damning!

[TICKLETUMBLE]

Although we were warned that the assessment would 'lay it on thick' in order to justify the funding for special needs assistance at son's school, it hits you like a brick in the face when you actually see what they think.
This is not a paediatric assesment, it was done via the local behaviour support services we have for the county.
Who said these things dont point the finger at the parents??? I feel like we have been told we are inept in not having correctly developed our son's emotional and social skills.
Does anyone know anything about Boxall profile? The diagnostic strands of this are all below expectations .
very depressed now. :(

Oh, tickletimble, that's hard. Behaviour support people are used to blaming it on parenting, I would guess the majority of DC they see do need better parenting, rather than/as well as having SN. But painting it black may well be helpful so long as they aren't blaming you for everything! TBH, DC with SN do need different parenting and advice can be useful...

Oh, Tickle. Try to hold on to that thought, that it's all to enable the support to be put into place. Sadly, you do have to paint the picture of the worst case scenario on a bad day, in order to get the help you want. If you start putting in all the lovely things about your dc then you just won't get as much, if any support. Tis sad, but it's playing the system to get what you need in the end .

You do need to paint a bleak picture and dwell on your child's worst behaviours and blackest days in order to get extra support., unfortunately. I know it can be very hard, but hopefully it will help you get the help your child needs.

The Boxall is a very quick picture tool to see how a child is viewing his world from his perspective. Although the test is worded neutrally I am not clear despite having asked whether the wording would be clear to a child with ASD as I have seen some very odd results.

Link to info here:
www.nurturegroups.org/publications.php/1/Boxall%20Profile%20Handbook

The big risk in my view is that schools and the unlearned can end up placing an awfull lot of trust in a test which really is only part of a diagnostic tool kit.

Since it was developed to identify emotionally deprived children, and is linked to a strategy of overcomg this by using 'nurture groups' within schools it's not surprising that parenting is focussed on.

If your childs problem isn't parenting related, it looks as though it might be the wrong test, and so the results oughtn't to be relied upon. Might Camhs be able to suggest a better measure? Or download this one?