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The Children with Disabilities Team
The Children with Disabilities Service provides specialist level support for children and young people with severe, profound and complex diagnosed disabilities up to the age of 18 years.
Who are we?
. The service includes a range of professionals, they are:
- Social Workers
- Social Work Assistants
- Short-Break Co-ordinator
- Direct Payment Officer
- Occupational Therapy Team
What do we do?
The Children with Disabilities Team work with children and young people where their assessed diagnosed disability related needs are severe, profound and complex and significantly impact on their ability to have opportunities to be safe, develop skills for life and be part of their local community growing up. The specialist support and services, are provided for children and young people whose needs cannot be met through universal, targeted or preventative services.
The Occupational Therapy Team provide support with specialist equipment, aids and adaptations to support/improve everyday tasks.
The Social Workers within the team cover similar work as other local authority social work teams, as well as further specific criteria for the Children with Disabilities Team. Appropriate referrals to the team include:
- Children with Cerebral Palsy, Muscular Dystrophy and other complex, physical disabilities that significantly impact on the child’s wellbeing
- Children and young people diagnosed with severe learning disabilities
- Children and young people with a diagnosis of Autism with associated learning disability which has a significant impact on their communication needs, social and behavioural development
- Children and young people with severe, profound or multiple disabilities
- Children and young people with severe global development delay
- Children and young people with severe sensory impairment
iCAN2 Activities
ICAN2 provides targeted and preventative level support for children and young people where disability has a moderate or severe impact on day-to-day life. ICAN2 activities are commissioned by the local authority, designed for children with moderate, severe, and profound disabilities who are unable to access universal/universal plus services.
Who can access the service?
The Children with Disabilities Team support children and young people with severe, profound and complex diagnosed disabilities up to the age of 18 years.
Contact details
Contact the team by emailing [email protected]