Children with disabilities team

[frustratedpants]

I'm feeling a bit thick today, I've someone from here involved, we have a ton of people involved but not entirely sure who exactly they are or what they do. Do they go by any other name? Can anyone explain to me in laymans terms who they are please?
Thank you

They're part of social work, what they provide is different in different areas, but they assess for things like respite care, equipment and adaptations in the home and in some areas, holiday clubs, youth clubs, parent support groups and befrienders for the child.

Ah thank you. That makes sence with what they were talking about.

Very rarely to people tell you what they actually do - I think you're supposed to just magically know, lol

I think if they don't tell you they can cover their backs when they don't actually do anything.

So theyre kind of social workers.

Who are cahms then? They're mental health right? Don't they come under social work too?

CAMHS are NHS

not social work I mean.

'I think if they don't tell you they can cover their backs when they don't actually do anything'

lol, there is that too

Please may I ask what are social services?(tongue in cheek) My 2 have complex health needs and have continuing health care plans. We have no SW
We have not seen one since Sept 2009.

No SW here either! No respite, clubs, adaptations etc.

Is DS supposed to have his own room? Apparently.

ime - bog all.

camhs are children's mental health service. My eldest has just had his appt through.

Our CWD SW sorted 1:1 for clubs and then direct payments, plus other referrals. In the days of money! BUT it has all continued ... Fingers crossed! Can be useful.

Hecate are you going to CNDRH to see CAMHS? Can pm you the name of the psych who saw ds and who supported us in fight for SH school? Very good and sensitive to ds's needs.
Not at all impressed by the SW there who tried to sell basic ASD handling strategies as being the answer to ds's total withdrawal and appeared to know little more than the basics with regards to ASD.

Round here they're a bit mythical tbh, you hear tales, but no confirmed sightings, lol

I know that the next LA over offers all those things though

Don't have another baby Leonie. All the rabid dogs from the various slums come out to sniff your arse!

Yes, but not to the Den, they're sending us to buxton, (bath rd) for some reason

yes, please pm me with any names that would be helpful! - incl those people to avoid

I'm going through assessments (section 23)for us in the hope that we might be able to access 'direct payments' so I can organise support, etc myself....jumping through hoops a many....!!!

children's services disabilitiy team have been involved for nearly 4yrs and offered little in that time....

Well after being told for the last fourteen years that we don't qualify as ds's needs and dd's on top aren't considered high enough to qualify for support. Since ds moved to independent specialist school they now consider us to meet the criteria even though life is far easier here now ds's needs are being met. Won't be jumping through their hoops though, couldn't put up with the intrusion into our lives.

Sorry for the intrusion. . However, both my dc have been referred to L. A. S. C. (language and social communications) aka children with disabilities team. It's never been explained why but they talk about assessments. Is this the same as your talking about or a little different. I'm in merseyside.

Same here insanity. Now we have spent phenominal amounts on proving that DS needs an independent special school, services are being offered that wouldn't have had he and us been left to deteriorate in the state non-system.

Not interested now though. Life has become infinitely better and it woukd have to be substantially worse to give my name or address to any of those barbarians.

Littlelegs, that team in my area is education rather than SS?

We don't have a social worker for ds, but he does access activities run by the Childrens disability team's Short Breaks. (they are not very good activities......)

Thanks Ellen. That's the impression I was under but wasn't too sure after seeing this thread.

I'm very naive. Just a mere sn 'virgin'

Star it's as though they now consider ds to have significant needs based on the school he is at rather than assessing his individual needs and our needs as a family which is ridiculous as our needs are less now. I'm definitely not taking up any offer of support, can't imagine they'll approve of my methods and would disregard the progress they have made as a result no doubt.Ds's school runs a holiday club that ds is automatically eligible to access and would prefer that option than any of the generic holiday clubs that no doubt would only be the option through a SW.