A few pointers to help you think about what support you provide to your young person, how long it takes, etc in preparation for a Care Act Assessment.
Welcome to the Bright Futures SEND Transitions Hub
A lot changes, or starts to change, for Disabled young people when they reach 16. What happens in the next few years will be the foundation of their adult life. There are options to be considered, choices to be made and so many decisions affecting every part of their life.
The way forward is not always clear. The Bright Futures SEND Transitions Information Hub is a resource to help you navigate this new landscape. Curated by Transitions Advisor, Sue Robson, there is a large collection of documents, articles, links to information and resources that can help.
This resource was made possible by generous funding from City Bridge Foundation.
Information and resources about post 16 educational placements and employment options, including info about skills and qualifications, EHCPs, and transport options for post 16 and post 18 young people to their chosen college.
This section has information and resources about benefits for disabled people, including PIP and UC; and making plans for the future to protect the finances of your vulnerable young person
This section has information about healthcare options for a young adult with disabilities
This section has a variety of articles, guides and editorials on SEND transitions topics that don't quite fit into the other sections!
Everyone should be able to live independently with choice and control. This section has information and resources about housing and living options for disabled young people
Feeling connected to your community and having social interaction is an important part of life. This section offers information about social activities, staying safe and sex and relationships
The transition from children to adult social care can feel overwhelming. This section outlines what you can expect, the processes and how to ask for what you want.
The documents in this category are the notes I work from when presenting workshops. The notes are comprehensive but are subject to frequent small changes as I learn new things each time I present a workshop!
Your young person’s care plan, written by their social worker, should lay out their care and support needs in some detail. Broadly speaking each need should be accompanied by a description of current care and support needs, desired outcomes, how those outcomes might be achieved.
The information in the care plan will vary depending on whether it is an initial assessment or a review. Each LA uses a different format and may change it from time to time.
Snap Care are an agency providing nannies and care staff to families with children with additional needs and adults with care needs. This is an article about what is a care team leader plus a link to current wages for nannies and care staff.
This link is to a document about promoting less restrictive practice – ensuring that the cared for person is as free as they can be. It is aimed at professionals but the examples given in extensive tables of direct and indirect restrictions along with suggestions of what could change are, I think, helpful to us all.
This link takes you to the government website for the care and support statutory guidance around the Care Act - specifically to the social care charging and financial assessments part. It is a lengthy document and this document goes on to highlight sections that might be of particular interest when considering disability related expenses (DRE).
Adult Social Care (ASC) Richmond has a number of leaflets and booklets relevant to adults who may need ASC support.
This workshop is expanding on the financial topics touched on in our All Kinds of Everything workshop. You should note that I am not a financial or legal expert and that as family circumstances are going to vary you may need to consult a solicitor or financial advisor to ensure you have the correct information for your circumstances.
These are the speaker notes from a workshop delivered by Bright Futures about supported and independent living.
Notes from a workshop about tertiary education options for young people post 16, including ‘work’ options such as supported internships and apprenticeships.
Understanding the mental capacity act and how it applies to decisions made by or for our young people is essential. This document comprises the notes used by Bright Futures to deliver a workshop to parents.
A basic overview based on a Disabled young person in their 20s. I have left out information that is not relevant, or not likely to be relevant, to such a person. Therefore, these notes are not, in any way comprehensive.
Produced by Richmond and Wandsworth local authorities these documents have information about the protocol and pathways Richmond and Wandsworth follow with regard to the transition of young people in the following services: Education, Social Care, Health, Children Looked After and Transport.