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Social Work Assessments and Reports
Planning and Organisation
It is extremely important for thorough planning and organisation in the preparation of undertaking any form of assessment or report writing.
For each assignment undertaken we ensure that a full plan is completed that is shared with the requestor as well as agreed with the person / people being assessed. This includes details of the dates and times for each assessment session and the focus of the assessment for that session.
This ensures that all parties involved in the assessment process have a full understanding of what is required of them and what is expected. Hence, it is clear when sessions will be undertaken and clarity provided for when the final assessment or report will be available.
Court ordered Assessments
We are fully experienced in providing reports ordered through Part 25 applications in the court process. The aim is to ensure that the assessments / reports are able to fit into the court timetable and work to try and fit this in as much as is possible. Within a quotation there will always be a final date that the report can be provided by. We are willing to attend court and have experience of being questioned from the box.
Reports are written to a highly professional standard and the aims of the report are to ensure that any questions that court requires answering are addressed, with information efficiently gathered and analysed with influences from research and social work theory.
Parenting Assessments
We are able to offer in-depth parenting assessments which holistically look at the ability of the parent to effectively parent their child/ren, through the use of worksheets and direct sessions. Parenting assessments are informed through the use of theory and research and focus on the areas defined within the needs jigsaw. This is used at times for those that may find sessions more difficult and may have some learning needs.
The areas included (but not exhaustive) within the parenting assessment are:
Reason for the assessment
Sources of information gathered
Family tree (genogram), history and functioning
social / support network, housing and finances
Understanding the child's needs - health, hygiene, stages of development, play and interaction, education
Parenting capacity - ensuring safety, routines and boundaries, stimulation, stability
Analysis including capacity to change
Recommendations
Form F Assessments
We are accredited to undertake Form F Assessments and can work to your organisations template. Whether you are part of a private fostering organisation or a local authority we are able to undertake the full assessment, including if required the introductory visit in Stage 1, however, usually from Stage 2. This will include the usual assessment stages of :
Factual Information
Applicants history, family and lifestyle
Fostering Capacity
Preparation for the task of fostering
Pet assessments
Supporting information - eg. ecomaps, genograms, chronologies
Any required specialist reports - ie permanency, short breaks or remand
Summary and Recommendations
Special Guardianship Assessments
We are able to complete comprehensive Special Guardianship Assessments. This includes work with the :
child to establish their needs, interests and personality, wishes and feelings
parents to establish their history, personalities, life experiences and understanding and with views on the SGO,
applicants their history, capacity to parent, financial and housing circumstances and contact arrangements
An analysis of the information gathered and how this impacts on the child and their wishes and feelings
Recommendations
Child and Family Assessments
We are able to provide full child and parenting assessments (sometimes referred to as children's assessments).
This includes direct work with the child/ren and parents to gather information based around the three sides of the assessment framework triangle looking at :
Child's developmental needs
Parenting Capacity
Family and Environmental Factors
Wishes and feelings of the child/ren and parents
Strengths
Weaknesses
Analysis of the information and how this impacts on the child
Recommendations
Child Permanence Report / Annex B report
In need of someone to complete your Child Permanence Report ready for the ADM? We are available to gather together all the information and write a concise and in-depth report to ensure appropriate decision making around adoption and the application for a Placement Order as well as providing information ready for the matching process should the Placement Order be granted.
This report covers :
All essential information on the child including their wishes and feelings
Details and assessment of the child's birth parents and anyone else with PR, as well as other relatives and relevant people, including their views
Contact plans
Recommendations
Views of the parents
family functioning and history
Additional assessment or report writing
We are able to offer assessment work and report writing for any other additional needs, such as risk assessments, contact assessments and sibling assessments. Whatever your requirement, we are just an email away.