Children with Disabilities
The Children with Disabilities Team was created in 2001 in order to offer an assessment and information service to children and families affected by disability.
The team supports children and young people aged 0-19 years who have a range of moderate to severe disabilities as well as those with complex needs.
The Team is responsible for assessing the needs of children and families affected by disability and providing information on a range of respite services as well as offering advice on welfare benefits and information about local resources.
Further information and statistics are available on the Children with Disabilities web page.
Groupwork and Family Support Team
The Groupwork and Family Support Team are part of Social Work and Children and Family services and work across West Dunbartonshire, with one tem based at Rosebery Place, Clydebank and another in Leven Valley Enterprise Centre, Dumbarton.
We work with young people aged approximately 8-18 years, parents and carers, schools and other agencies e.g. social workers, health services and other voluntary organisations.
Further information and statistics are available on the Groupwork and Family Support Team web page.
Customer Satisfaction Survey
We are continually improving out service to customers with your comments and suggestions. We need you to help by telling us what you think about the services we provide.
If you have any comments please download and complete the Customer Satisfaction Survey (PDF 19KB).
The following link shows the Analysis of Customer Satisfaction Surveys returns received during May 2008. Some of the comments and actions from the surveys returned can be viewed on the April 2008 (PDF 11KB) returns and May 2008 (PDF 10KB) returns.
Integrated Childrens Service Plan 2005-2008 Review and Interim Plan 2008-2009
Since the development of West Dunbartonshire’s Integrated Children’s Services Plan in 2005, there have been a number of significant national developments which reflect the Scottish Government’s commitment to achieve better outcomes for children, young people and families through partnership approaches and better integration of services.
Getting It Right for Every Child (GIRFEC) 2006, underpins the government’s set of policies on children’s services. This main driver promotes an emphasis on prevention, early identification and intervention to ensure that children, young people and families get the kind of support and help they need when they need it. Partnership working across agencies involved in the lives of children and their families to undertake integrated assessment and care planning are key to improved outcomes. The Integrated Assessment Framework (IAF) is the mechanism for delivery. Over the past two years, implementation and delivery of the GIRFEC agenda has been a key priority for all partners in West Dunbartonshire
A review of our Integrated Childrens Services Plan 2005-2008 was completed and reflects progress on our priorities.
Following Government guidance on future plans which require to link to the Scottish Government Concordat and developing Single Outcome Agreement (SOA) an Interim Plan for 2008-2009 was produced. The 2008-2009 Interim Plan begins to make high level links to the national outcomes and national indicators within the Concordat and identifies priorities agreed through the strategic planning groups for targeted groups of vulnerable children and young people.
During 2008-09 through the Strategic Partnership Framework for children's services, we will work towards agreeing a shared vision, identifying outcomes, targets, actions and strategies and agreed evaluation and performance measures for inclusion in our ICSP for 2009-12. Central to this process will be embedding links with Community Planning and the SOA. The new plan will also reflect the guiding principles in "Getting It Right for Every Child".
Planning for the 2009-2012 plan will continue to reflect our commitment to work with partners to secure better outcomes for West Dunbartonshire’s children, young people and families
Click here to download current documents: 1. ICSP 2005-2008 Review and Interim Plan 2008-2009
2. Interim Plan 2008-2009 Action Plan
Click here to download archive documents 1. ICSP 2005-2008
2. ICSP 2005-2008 Action Plan
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