Recording Guidance and Expectations Children’s Service Issue Date: 27 th January 2020 Version 4 IF IT IS NOT RECORDED IT DID NOT HAPPEN… INTRODUCTION This will help to ensure a level of consistency in the teams and ensure recording fully reflects the good work which is undertaken with children and families. As the service continues to develop and improve and new ideas come in to play. therefore, recording guidance will need to be kept up to date. If anyone has new ideas or tools which makes recording more effective’ then please share these and this can reflect it within this document. This is about Continuous Development and with this comes Continuous Change. Supporting links – Coventry Procedures Manual Documents Library Working Together 2018 Recording Policy Practice Standards
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Recording Guidance and Expectations Children’s Service
Issue Date: 27th January 2020 Version 4
IF IT IS NOT RECORDED IT DID NOT HAPPEN…
INTRODUCTION
This will help to ensure a level of consistency in the teams and ensure recording fully reflects the good work which is undertaken with children and families. As the service continues to develop and improve and new ideas come in to play. therefore, recording guidance will need to be kept up to date. If anyone has new ideas or tools which makes recording more effective’ then please share these and this can reflect it within this document. This is about Continuous Development and with this comes Continuous Change.
Supporting links – Coventry Procedures Manual Documents Library Working Together 2018 Recording Policy Practice Standards
Appendix 7: Process MAP Guidance ................................................................................................ 19
Appendix 8: PLO Process Map ......................................................................................................... 20
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1. TIMESCALES AND EXPECTATIONS Timescales and expectations for recording and visits
MASH–contact to decision (referral to area team/to MASH assessment)–1 working day.
Children must be seen within 7 working days of referral date (5 should be the aim).
Home visits – child protection(CP)/looked after(LAC) visits should be written up in within 24 hours and child in need(CiN) visits within 48 hours. In addition, all recording but must be recorded by the END of each month.
Strategy discussion/meetings must be recorded the same day as they occur and MUST include other professionals. As a minimum, this is health, police, Children’s Services and the referring agency. A conference call can be used. Strategy discussions/meetings notes MUST be sent to the police/other professionals within 72 hours of it taking place (as outlined in Working Together 18).
Section 47 enquires must be recorded in 24 hours. Team manager sign off must take place within 1 day. Where threshold for ICPC is met, a decision has to be made within 1 day as we have 15 days for ICPC to take place
Assessment timescales 30-35 days should be maximum – any over need management oversight
Visits to children should be as per statutory guidance as a minimum: o CP visits in accordance to the plan, but usually every 2 weeks ie10 working
days o CiN visits every 4 weeks o LAC visits every 4 weeks or 3 months if in stable placement for more than a
year. This should be outlined in the child’s plan LAC children should be seen within 7 days of placement. They should
be seen weekly up to 1st LAC review
CiN Meetings – Team Manager or Senior Practitioner will attend/chair the CiN meeting to support and oversee the progression of a plan and ensure no drift or delay every 3 months
Recording Statutory/Child in Need Visits o The social worker MUST ensure the correct dropdown box is used as this is
used to monitor data. o CiN – every time a child is seen this MUST be in a case note with the drop
down ‘child seen’ o CP/LAC – every time child seen this MUST be noted in a statutory visit drop
down box in the case note.
Initial Care Plans must be completed within 10 working days.
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Some Minimum expectations…. Children's Services Practice Standards - June 2018 and the Record Keeping Practice Guidance. Every child subject to a Child in Need plan should have as a minimum: an up to date C&F Assessment (within the last 12 months), CiN plan and minutes of CiN meeting, risk assessment/DASH assessment if needed, and safety plan. Also clear case direction with management oversight, which is explicit re child’s voice and life experiences.
Every child subject to CP should have a as a minimum: (all of CiN above) risk assessment, updated C&F Assessment, safety plan, FGC, clear CP plan with regular core groups (every 4 weeks until RCPC and then at least 4-month meeting in the review period of 6 months) and child seen/home visits. Also, clear case direction with management oversight (this applies to those subject to PLO as well), explicit re child’s voice and life. LAC health assessments also if relevant.
Every child looked after should have as a minimum: have a clear assessment of need, placement information, safety plan, care plan, LAC or pathway plan review plans and minutes, regular visits recorded., risk assessment if needed) and PEP. Records should be explicit re child’s voice and lived experience.
All records in addition to above must have:
Up to date Chronology
3 Generational genogram
Updated case summary
Child’s voice should feature throughout
Parent/carer voice should feature throughout
Direct work should be evidenced
Management decision and supervision should be present
Documents should be uploaded eg Schedule 3 or 4
Allocation case note (by manager or Senior Practitioner) on allocation / transfer. Summery at point of transfer / closure summary at point of closure
When recording ‘child seen’ be clear about context. When recording any actions, whether this is in an assessment, on a case note following a visit, or in meetings – there must be a date for the action to be completed. This is not an exhaustive list of expectations when it comes to recording; this
is just a reminder of some of the things that we do expect as a minimum… All to be read in conjunction with the practice standards, which can be found here - Children's Services Practice Standards - June 2018 and the Record Keeping Practice Guidance
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2. ALLOCATIONS (New Cases)
On receipt of the referral in to children’s social care, every case is allocated to a social worker and a CF15 titled Allocation Case Note is completed. Allocated to:
Referred by:
S47 recording due (If applicable):
7 day visit due:
C&F Assessment due:
Reason for Involvement (summary of referral):
Case allocation – hypothesis / reflections:
Actions: (must be SMART)
2a. Allocations (transfers) Following a case transfer, a case note needs to be added to ensure management oversight and clear direction is offered (CF15 Management Oversight – Transfer)
Allocated to:
Overview;
Case allocation – hypothesis / reflections:
Actions: (must be SMART)
3. MANAGER DECISION (i.e. CF15 manager oversight) Cases must have management decisions recorded – this is recorded on a
management decision case note and must cover (this is NOT supervision:
Purpose:
Discussion/Decision:
Actions:
SofS and Scaling (as relevant):
4. CASE NOTE STRUCTURE
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CiN/CP Visits Reason/Purpose for contact – key words i.e. which child(ren) was seen, where, why
Detailed Notes:
Child’s Voice (wishes and feelings, must detail each individual child) to include whether
the child understands their plan
Observation If the child aware of his/her plan (age appropriate)
Parents’ views if seen
Evidence of direct work
You must tick the box that says child seen, alone, bedroom as appropriate.
Analysis of information
What is working well?
What are we worried about?
What needs to happen next? o Actions: Must be SMART – Who? What? When? Be specific?
Must ensure the ‘child seen’ visit or ‘statutory visit’ drop down is used to
enable data progression.
CLA Visits Reason for contact: Detailed Notes:
Child’s Voice (wishes and feelings)
Observations
If the child aware of his/her plan (age appropriate)
Religious/cultural needs:
Health:
Education, employment or training:
Activities:
Family time/contact: Child’s views and updates
Carers’ views if seen:
Analysis of information (include hypothesis as appropriate):
Care plan update:
What is working well?
What are we worried about?
What needs to happen next? o Actions: Must be SMART – Who? What? When? Be specific?
5. CASE SUMMARIES Case Summaries should be completed on every child open.
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Summaries are vital part of a child’s file as it offers an immediate overview of the child journey, the plan and safety plan. The summaries must be reviewed and updated as appropriate to ensure they are up to date. The summary must include as a minimum: For children other than LAC: Pen picture of the child: (to include culture and identity)
Referral information: (short summary only)
Reason for current involvement:
Legal Status: (CIN/CP/PLO)
o If applicable, next court date and court timetable:
Frequency of visits:
History of previous involvement:
What is working well?
What are we worried about? o Historical Risks/Concerns o Current Risks and Concerns
What is the current plan? (Please give details, it is not acceptable to say ‘see plan’) Key Contacts/Agencies: (this must include either a phone number or an email address)
Contingency Plan:
5a. Case Summaries for Looked After Children:
Legal Status of child / young person (UASC Status (if applicable) (What is their first language and do they need an interpreter)
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Homefinder (17+) if applicable **
Pen picture of child / young person
Brief Background (This would be background to social care involvement including CAF, CIN and CP)
Current Situation What is the current care plan? Who does the child/ young person live with?
What is working well
What are we worried (concerned) about (including risky people)?
What needs to happen?
Contingency Plan (if required)
Family time arrangements (contact)
Professionals and key people Involved (include phone numbers) This will include professionals from school, foster carers, FGC, CAMHS
**Housing/type of placement/are they bidding on Coventry Homefinder/ Staying put/ School/employment/training Health (physical and mental health) Finances (UC, maintenance, how do they manage) Long term linked) Probation and youth offending Care proceedings in process of or for their own child.
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6. TRANSFERS Transfers - team manager will discuss all transfers during transfer meeting and plan any cases ready for transfer. A genogram must be provided by the social worker for the transfer meeting and transfer checklist MUST be completed when moving to LAC teams. Chronology / file MUST be up to date (although this would not delay transfer).
The Transfer Summary will be the same as the Case Summary if completed correctly and will then be up to date and prevent duplication. 7. CLOSURES Closure – case closure needs to be explicit and cover
Summary of referral concerns:
Reason for closure: How have the concerns in the referral been addressed/ work completed (what we were
worried about? –How has this been addressed?) (also include evidence/link to TF).
Protective factors (What is working well) at point of closure:
Date children last seen:
Potential action on re-referral (note any supportive family members/safety plans):
Professionals involved / family who continue to support the family People to be informed of closure (names, job title and address – closure letters/notification sent
and evidenced of file, needs to include parents and GP)
Manager's comments and closure approval: If closed following an assessment this will be recorded in case notes. If closing following a plan (CIN/CP/LAC) then this needs to be recorded in the closure document but with a case note evidencing closure and closure summary in forms.
Getting the recording correct means a children and families do not have to tell
their story again!
8. HEADINGS FOR SUPERVISION
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(All recorded and signed by both parties and saved as an accurate reflection) Supervision (ALL): See Template (Appendix 1)
- Wellbeing (personal) - Workload /pressures / team update & staffing issues - Performance - Appraisal review / training/development - Feedback (ie complaints and compliments) - Reflections - Leave/TOIL - H&S issues - Cases – Recorded on Child’s File as per below - AOB: - On a regular basis - Dip Sample 3 cases during supervision
o Practice standards o Chronology o Case Summary o Recording
8a. Cases Supervision - See Template Appendix 2
- Overview – What is life like for the children? - SOS - Scaling - Reflection, Challenge and Direction - Permanence Plan (for LAC children) - What needs to happen?
8b. MASH Case Supervision - Timescales - Practice - Case Reflection (recent cases where this is learning) - Themes emerging - SOS
o What is working well? o What are the worries? o What needs to change?
Appendix 1: Case Supervision - Management Oversight
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Recorded under Supervision (All Cases except LAC) (vital this is recorded as
supervision not management oversight)
CHILD ID:
Social Worker:
Team Manager:
What is life like for the child(ren)? And how do we know this?
Are social work visits in timescale?
What is working well?
What are we worried about?
How worried are we that the child may suffer significant harm?
(Scale 0=no safety to 10=proposing to cease involvement or reduce level of direct
intervention)
Reflection and Challenge: reflect on the experience of working with the child and
their family. What tools have been used (with the child or others) to gain further
information about potential strengths or worries? Team manager’s opportunity to
hypothesise with the practitioner.
What needs to happen next and how will we know these actions are making a
difference for the child? (Actions, desired outcomes & measures, who will be responsible? SMART
recording)
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Appendix 2: Case Supervision - Management Oversight LAC Cases
Recorded under Supervision (All LAC cases ) (vital this is recorded as supervision not
management oversight)
What is this child / young person’s permanence plan?
Has this been achieved?
Are social work visits within statutory timescales?
Does the social worker understand the wishes / feelings and individual needs for this
child / young person
Are the needs of the child / young person being met within the current care
arrangement? Consider the following: Does the current care arrangement promote
high aspirations, secure the best outcomes, provide an environment for the child or
young people to be safe, healthy, to have stability in their home lives, stability in
relationships and education or work; and to prepare those children and young people
for adulthood and independent living. What are the child’s/ young person’s
aspirations? What is being done to promote these?
Progress of child / young person since last supervision?
Any barriers to progress/ development for the child / young person?
Reflection and Challenge: reflect on the experience of working with the child and
their family. What tools have been used (with the child or others) to gain further
information about potential strengths or worries? Team manager’s opportunity to
hypothesise with the practitioner.
Analysis – use signs of safety, consider what needs to happen next and how will we
know these actions are making a difference for the child / young person?
Actions SMART, what, who and when
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Appendix 3: Record of Personal Supervision and Agreed Action Between: Supervisor……………………and Supervisee…………………………. Date:………………………………………………………………………….
No Agenda items
for discussion
Record of discussion Agreed actions
(including
timescale and
responsibility)
1
Wellbeing /
Personal/Temper
ature Take
2 Workload/Pressu
res/what’s
working well
3 AL/TOIL
4 Feedback
(complaints/com
pliments)
5 Reflections
(work well and
any worries)
6 Appraisal/Traini
ng/Development
7
Performance/Dip
-Sampling Practice Standards
Chronologies
Case Summary
Recording
Troubled Families
8 H&S
9 Cases See CF15’s – Case supervision as recorded
directly on child’s file
10 AOB
-
THIS IS AGREED AS AN ACCURATE RECORD
Name of Supervisor
Signature Date
Name of Supervisee
Signature Date
Date of next supervision:…………………………………………..
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Family safety plan Case summary updated Professionals involved with contact details Is there an updated chronology Direct work 3 houses / other SOS tools – islands and fairy / wizard Eco-map Genogram to include relationships and factors reflecting parenting S & D questionnaires and other DoH assessment tools Road map of life experiences Story board one-page profile – Neglect tool CSE risk assessment + Trigger plan CE Screening theory PAM Report Family group conference Direct work with parents on family history and experience of being parented as a child Domestic abuse services Mental health services Drug and alcohol services If above applicable schedule into plan
Date of first core group to be within 10 working days of conference Review chronology
Home visit to see parents + review plan See children and explain plan to them (age appropriate)
Core group to be held + time date and location set for next meeting Feedback from parents to be part of each core group
Minutes to be recorded + plan reviewed then shared with parents
Direct work sessions with children
Home visit purpose / plan
Core group to be held + time, date and location set for next meeting – feedback from parents to be part of each core group
Minutes to be recorded + plan reviewed and updated / amended then shared with parents
Home visit, review plan of action
Home visit purpose / plan
Core group to be held Feedback from parents to be part of each core group
Minutes to be recorded + plan reviewed and updated / amended then shared with parents
1st review
conference Home visit purpose / plan
FGC MUST be help if not already done
Parenting assessment to be completed and shared with parents
Core group to be held + time, date and location set for next meeting Feedback from parents to be part of each core group
Minutes to be recorded + plan reviewed then shared with parents
SofS Mapping exercise
Where parents are not together – ensure parenting sessions with each parent
FGC Referral – consider wider family support
Home visit to discuss plan and progress with child and record
Direct work session
Home visit Discuss plan and progress with child and record
Direct support visit
Complete Resilience Matrix
SDQ + other D0H assessment tools to be updated and reviewed
Home visit Purpose/plan Discuss and progress with child/ren not present for RCPC
Feedback to child on outcome of / RCPC – if child /ren not present for RCPC
Consider specialist assessment, evidence
Where concerns continue – commence Viability Assessments
Home visit purpose / plan
Home visit Discuss plan and progress with child and record
Update resilience matrix
Plan parenting assessment sessions – either separate assessment or included in C&F
Letter sent to carers with outline of parenting assessment /C&F Assessment and visits wit with topics to be covered
Parenting assessment /C&F planning meeting with parents involved
Neglect tool if neglect /Graded Care Profile (GCP)
Neglect tool if neglect
Neglect tool (if neglect)
Direct work family sessions
SOS case Mapping exercise
Review child protection conference report to be shared with parents and children Update /review chronology
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Appendix 7: Process MAP Guidance
MASH to give initial direction based on referral and allocate to area team SW
Area TM to add, allocation case note, oversight and ensure timescales clear for child being seen and assessment being completed (initially this should be 20 days or sooner)
MASH will Feedback to referrer via outcomes Letter
Transfer to Area Team from MASH Child is to be seen with 7 days from the point of the contact
Thre
shold
for
SC
met?
Allo
cate
d to A
rea T
eam
Re-referral back to previous worker
S17
YES
YES
- Assessment to be
updated
- at the point of any new
concern or change in
circumstance
- Childs needs change
- signification event
- 6 -12 Monthly an
update assessment
must be completed
Assessments will be completed within 35 days IF NOT BEFORE
S17 – CIN meetings will occur every 4-6 weeks to monitor progress and outcomes for children (CDT 12 weeks)– every quarter this will be chaired by TM/Snr Prac – see CDT box
All
CLA – Regular reviews, child to be seen as per guidance / statutory duties, CLA reviews held to measure progress MUST ensure parallel planning – LT plan in place All paperwork/forms relating to care planning to be done
CP Strat MUST include: Police, Health, Education MINIMUM (+ others like education if involved) Recorded on day 1 Record using SOS outcomes
S47 threshold met: Joint /Single enquiry agreed
Copy of STRAT to be sent to all professionals within 5 working days and evidenced on file
S47: STRAT to be held – Day 1 – Chaired by TM/Snr Prac
NO CP Concerns, conclude and write up by day 5 continue with current plan place
S47 threshold NOT met – continue with current plan and complete C&F Assessment
Where concerns are not substantiated or child not considered being at continued/further risk – continue with plan in place and Update C&F Assessment
Where initial visit concludes no risk and referral concerns assessed and NFA is the outcome – assessment to be written within 10 days and closed
ME
ET
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MINIMUM
STANDARD
Specific to CDT CIN Visits – In CDT, CIN Visits take place every 4 weeks for the first 6 months under a CIN Plan. After 6 months, visit timescales change to every 8 weeks but should be more frequent if required in line with the needs of the child and family. A management oversight must be recorded to provide a rationale for the reduction in CIN visits from 4 weekly to 8 weekly and must continue to be reviewed in Supervision. CIN Reviews and Plans – In CDT, CIN Review Meetings take place every 3 months. In line with the 3-month timescale, the CIN Review minutes and CIN Plan must be updated following the meeting. CIN Review Meetings should be more frequent if required in line with the needs of the child and family and must continue to be reviewed in Supervision.
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Appendix 8: PLO Process Map
2nd
RCPC – Change made?
No change – child remains at Risk NO
Child remains subject to ICPC but LPM is triggered regarding PLO – Timely response to ensure children are not at continued risk
CP
Records updated along the way, Child Seen visits must be explicit, children MUST BE SEEN AS PER Guidance as a MINIMUM – more often when concerns are present , all PLANs must be SMART, intervention should be clearly noted, full SC chronology MUST be done, along with Genogram, Resilience Matrix…. SOS must feature in recording throughout and an UPDATED assessment must be evident
Change made but not quite enough – continue with plan with a clear plan re next RCPC
S20 cases will be reviewed regular at the Panel and will consider if S20 is appropriate or progress to proceedings
LPM needed to consider concerns and planning
Child no longer needs a CP plan – Case to step down to CIN and CIN plan completed
LPM – held between SW and Legal Rep chaired by Team Manager - Action from CP plan where no change has occurred by 2
nd Review
- When concerns develop around a case which needs LPM to seek advice
- Case to be presented to Panel
Follow LPM Guidance … Clearly recorded including decision and rational for decision made LPM MUST BE HAD UPON BIRTH ON ALL BABIES WHO CAN NOT RETURN HOME AND WHERE S20 IS THE PLAN
When R
isks c
ontinue
Cases will be heard at the Panel – manager will present cases where children are at risk of care / including retrospective
CLA – Regular reviews, child to be seen as per guidance / statutory duties, CLA reviews held to measure progress MUST ensure parallel planning – LT plan in place All paperwork/forms relating to care planning to be done
S20
ICO
Agreed by panel - Led by court and process - All timescales to be met / tracked
Ensuring all reports… care plans… CLA process is followed fully with NO delay
1st
RCPC (3months) – Must be completed
Family Network Meeting/FGC
Up to date C&F assessment & fully
include a parenting assessment
SMART Planning
Full Chronology
Genogram (3 generations)
Resilience Matrix
SOS Mapping
All case recording kept up to date
CF15 Oversight
Clear View of Child
YES
When children return home, complete a clear plan and Assessment
2nd RCPC (6 months (9 total at Significant Risk)
FGC must have been held
Parenting Assessments completed (in C&F)
Updated C&F assessment with clear analysis of need and risk
Viability Assessments completed from FGC
SMART Planning
Full Chronology
Genogram (3 generations minimum)
Resilience Matrix
SOS Mapping
All case recording up to date
Clear View of Child
Case will also be presented at Panel - PLO will commence if agreed - Remain in Area Team FGC / Parenting Assessments/ Availability Assessment/ Medical (LAC) to be done – all assessments must be done in PLO to inform permanence
LPM needed for all s20 who are in care or looking to be in care for 6 weeks or more to consider options (Immediately for babies)
LPM
PLO
- PLO Must commence within the CP arena and be the step prior to court proceedings
- Case will need to be heard at the Panel for agreement for PLO/Pre-Proceedings
- PLO is the same threshold as removal of a child therefore concerns are of an immediate nature and the PLO is used to ensure the child is safer within the family home for change to be made
- PLO can be used with s20 if considered appropriate
- PLO should be considered on all cases before proceedings commence (unless unsafe to do so)
2ND
CLA REVIEW MUST CONSIDER PERMANENCE OF CHILD
Parallel planning is vital for all children who come in to care
CH
EC
KL
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EX
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Where families have had previous children removed and CP process is being followed Chair at ICPC needs to consider historical concerns TM needs to consider initiating PLO pre-birth
Pre Proceedings – during PLO the following must be completed
Clear letter of expectation
Ratified at Panel
PLO Meeting with parents and legal reps
Viability of all family identified within FGC
Connected Carer Assessment for positive viability
Specialist assessment as identified within the letter of expectation
All case recording must be kept up to date
SOS Mapping
Updated C&F Assessment
6 week review : evidenced on file CF15
Clear lived experience of child
When a child ceases to be LAC
C&F updated assessment
Clean plan in place to manage risk… in
the home
Safety plan to be done (SOS)
16+ requires DCS agreement to cease
being looked after and an EXIT CLA
Review
Under 16 will require a clear plan based
on an EXIT CLA review following robust
assessment
Clear voice /lived experience of the child
S20 brief guide: Voluntary / with consent – confident parents understand fully their rights relating to this, if there are concerns around parents ceasing s20 and child would be at risk they legal/court should be followed What private arrangement? (In brief) If a child can go home but family have made a family arrangement – then it’s a family arrangement (not LAC) If there are concerns for the child returning home and they are ‘placed’ with family, this is looked after (LAC) and not a family arrangement
Some Tools to Use and when… DASH Assessment – When DV is a
concern Graded Care Profile – When
Neglect is a concern CE Screening Tool – When CE/CSE