Uses 
Common Assessment Framework (CAF)
CAF Policy tool aims to identify, at the earliest opportunity, a child's or young person's additional needs which are not being met by the universal services they are receiving, and provide timely and co-ordinated support to meet those needs. The CAF is based on solution-focused practice principles and enables practitioners and families to work in partnership to start to bring around change at the first sign of difficulty.
The principles underlying the approach to the Kent CAF are that it:
- is undertaken with consent
- looks at the whole child
- takes account of strengths as well as needs and understands the role of parents/carers and a wide range of family and environmental factors on child development
- is simple to use and geared towards the practical delivery of support to children, young people and their family members
- is building a working partnership with the child and carers and seeks to work with them to identify and understand the issues and develop solutions
- enables and encourages information held by agencies to follow the child
- is a tool to support practice, is not used mechanistically and enhances communication within and between agencies
- is not a referral form
Training is available for those who require to participate in the CAF process. Please click here for the training page.
Family CAF
Assessment forms are now available on our useful documents page.
CAF documentation is stored on a secure website called Secure Kent Workforce Online (SKWO) which can be found here: https://portal.skwo.org.uk
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