About the social care team

• assess the needs of the child or young person and their family and offer support, advice and information as appropriate
• plan a programme of care if required in discussion with the family
• liaise with other agencies such as health and/or education to ensure help and support offered to families is co-ordinated
• provide short breaks for disabled children and young people where appropriate
• support access to practical help at home, personal care, play schemes and support groups.

• a physical or learning disability
• sensory impairment* (hearing, visual or speech)
• complex health needs including those with palliative, life limiting or a life threatening conditions
• behaviour that challenges arising from a learning disability
• autistic spectrum conditions

*NB - Children and young people with sensory impairments may be allocated to the Sensory Impairment Team.

See below - "Do I qualify for Social Care?" for further details.

Referral Process
We support a range of community and mainstream services that can be accessed without the need for a formal assessment including:

• after school clubs
• leisure & sport activities
• childminding services

• Shared care (day care, weekend & overnight)
• Direct payments
• Outreach support
• Home care
• Residential care
• Occupational therapy
• Transition Support
• Holiday playschemes