Specialist support

Specialist support

There are many specialist systems in place in schools to support Children and Young People including:

  • SENCO’s (Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator)
  • School Nurses
  • CAMHS (Children and Adolescent Mental Health Service)

SEN Support

Do you have a child with Special Educational Needs (SEN)and feel you need some advice? Would you like to ask about specialist resources? Drop in sessions now being held at Woodfield School, Hemel Hempstead every Wednesday, 3-5.30 pm.

Please note info below is directed at teachers but sessions are open to parents as well.

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Medical Centre

From 1 June 2009 a new GP practice has opened in Hemel Hempstead. The West Herts Medical Centre will open from 8am to 8pm, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Patients can chose to register with the surgery or to make use of its
services whilst remaining with their current practice.

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Counselling

Compass is running a Counselling service for children within all shools to support the services already in operation. Contact your school if you are interested in this type of support.

Herts Speak

HertSpeak can support:

  • Parents with current or past alcohol use issues
  • Children who have been affected by parental alcohol use
  • Anyone with a caring role for a child affected by parental alcohol use

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Integrated Practice (CAF)

Integrated Practice, including the Common Assessment Framework (CAF), is a key part of delivering frontline services that are integrated and focused around the needs of children and young people. The CAF is a standardised approach to conducting an assessment of a child's additional needs and deciding how those needs should be met. It can be used by practitioners across children's services in England.

The CAF will promote more effective, earlier identification of additional needs, particularly in universal services. It is intended to provide a simple process for a holistic assessment of a child's needs and strengths, taking account of the role of parents, carers and environmental factors on their development.

Practitioners will then be better placed to agree, with the child and family, about what support is appropriate. The CAF will also help to improve integrated working by promoting co-ordinated service provision.

Common Assessment Framework - Every Child Matters

The roll out of the Common Assessment Framework within the Dacorum District is at a very early stage, as it is within the whole of the county. Please keep referring to this website for more details as they will be posted as the role out of the CAF gathers momentum.

CAF in Hertfordshire (450KB)

ContactPoint - download the Contact Point Flyer for more information.

If you have any questions regarding the role out of the CAF, contact the District CAF Manager Pam Mogford.
01442 453839
pam.mogford@hertscc.gov.uk