North Lincolnshire

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North Lincolnshire
Common Assessment and Child in Need Framework
training overview Ellen Chant, Commissioning and
Development Co-ordinator Katie Newborn, CIN
Co-ordinator
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North Lincolnshire delivering a cultural
approach

• Developed a programme of training for common
  assessment and child in need meetings
• CA and CIN practitioner groups identify training
  needs
• Reviewing of CA and CIN plans identify training
  needs
• Accountable managers within each agency
• Core competencies for Chairs
• Ideally multi-agency, although occasionally
  single agency/profession

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• Training delivered by 2 Co-ordinators
• Free of charge training
• Regular rolling programme
• Additional assessment skills training
• Complete database covering all agencies
• Part of agencies induction programmes
• Occasional single agency Education, child care
  providers, midwifery

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Value of Multi-agency

• Discussion about roles and responsibilities
• Discussion around thresholds
• Builds inter-professional relationships through
  dialogue
• Dispel the information sharing issues
• Promotes culture that CIN are everybody's
  business

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Common Assessment Training Content

• Legislative frameworks
• National Assessment Framework non judgemental
  assessment, vulnerabilities,
• Climbie lessons learned related to audience
  group
• Context and culture of CA- through group work
• Protocols and procedures
• Working with Childrens Social Services.
• - managing the front door
• Completing assessments

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CIN training

• Training for Chairs
• Additional child protection training for chairs
• Procedures
• Information sharing
• Conducting the meeting
• Involving children and young people
• Assessing, analysing

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Procedures

• Frameworks all completed procedures
• Tracking of assessments being completed
• Monitoring of the CIN meetings production and
  content of plans, timescales for reviewing
• Management information system (QPR)

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Practitioner groups

• Provide feedback on the ground
• Develop pathways eg disability, teen preg,
• Peer support
• Case studies learning the lessons
• Allow co-ordinator to monitor issues and problems

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From training to assessing

• Supportive follow-up process by co-ordinators
• Contact within 2 weeks of training
• Contact after 6 weeks if not completed any CA
• Facilitate assessors and chairs
• Supportive feedback when completed

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Results

• Over 800 trained practitioners
• 68 of schools attended training
• 80 of schools then gone on to deliver CA and CIN
• Quality feedback
• Courses always fully subscribed
• Quality CA and CIN plans
• Improved outcomes for children

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Key points

• Training is about culture, relationships,communica
  tions rather than completing a form
• Requires significant and continual investment
• Flexibility within common approach
• Developed systems and structures to support
  delivery