Common Assessment Framework (CAF)

The pathways for accessing services are changing.  Partnership based review still exists and can be the route for interventions to meet children's needs within education.  Other children's services have their own arrangements in place to discuss individual cases or deal with as a single agency.

For children with more complex needs that may require a multi-agency integrated response,  the Common Assessment Framework should be used to identify needs and work with families to identify appropriate intervention through the Single Point of Access meeting (SPA) and the subsequent Team Around the Child meeting (TAC).

A support network for practitioners is being established.

Geraldine Cox has been appointed as CAF coordinator for Tonbridge and Malling and Daphne Tallett is the CAF administrator.

Many practitioners within the partnership have received CAF training and have begun to used the CAF process successfully for the benefit of families.  There is further training planned for managers and practitioners - dates for courses are advertised on the Kent Trust Web Site.

Those of you who would like some support to complete your first CAF please contact:

Geraldine Cox (Tel: 01732 525016 Mobile 07545 743774) or for more general enquiries Daphne Tallett (Tel: 01732 525016)