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.
Service Plan 2005-2008
The Plan has been developed in partnership between West Dunbartonshire Council, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde, Strathclyde Police, Scottish Children's Reporter Administration and Voluntary Sector partners. It has taken account of the views of children, young people and their families. The Plan builds on West Dunbartonshire's two previous Children's Services Plans. The Plan draws on a range of local plans to ensure a more integrated approach to development of actions to achieve shared objectives. We firmly believe that integrated planning will deliver better, more integrated services which will lead to better outcomes for children and families.
The Integrated Children's Services Plan shows the commitment of the partners to providing a continuum of child centred, high quality services covering universal, preventative and targeted services. The Plan provides a coherent, single planning tool for all partners. It reflects West Dunbartonshire's endorsement of the Scottish Executive's vision that all children should be safe, nurtured, healthy, achieving, active, respected and responsible, included.
We are proud of our achievements in Children's Services, but there can be no room for complacency. The Plan reinforces the importance of every agency and member of staff working together to achieve better outcomes for children and young people. The Plan signposts the way forward to improve joint working and integrated services. Progress will be monitored through Annual Reviews of the Plan. On behalf of the Council we acknowledge the commitment and collaboration of our partner agencies in the production of the plan. Their support has been invaluable.
Click here to download the Children's Service Plan
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