An advantage has proposed a five-point plan to support more support for parents with learning difficulties and said that money the Council ...
An advantage has proposed a five-point plan to support more support for parents with learning difficulties and said that money the Council to save.
Impulse presented the plan during a presentation to the Commission for Equality by Brighton and Hove City Council.
It is based on the best practices of other boards and reflects the judgment of a senior judge of the Family Court gave earlier this year.
The presentation included a video review - Holly's story - a woman with mild learning disabilities, whose daughter was taken care of.
Impulso, based in Brighton and specializes in Befriending, counseling and support for vulnerable adults, he said wanted to work with the Council.
Their recommendations could mean a radically new approach that could with their parents, more children do at home to save money advice based on evidence other local authorities.
Brighton and Hove served 445 children - a number that is 87 percent above the average of the southeastern region of the country. It took the Council more than £ 20 million per year.
Impetus has said that to be according to the law, parents with learning difficulties have to meet the right support their role as parents and are more the norm "good enough" parenting needs.
But shown by the proof of momentum, often focus currently Brighton offer or provide such support.
The organization took the initiative with national experts to work together to try to make radical changes.
dynamic CEO Jo Ivens said: "While the child's safety must always remain at the center, parents can be great parents with learning difficulties.
Jo Ivens
"Our experience is that the evaluation and support systems in Brighton and Hove are not adapted for learning problems parents and there is essentially of a test that can not happen, and resulted in the child being removed.
"This is extremely expensive and has a devastating effect on the mental health of the parents and we are very pleased to work with national experts in order to provide the best practices in Brighton."
Keynote presentation best practices described approaches taken by other similar bodies elsewhere and focus on how they could be taken to Brighton and Hove.
For example, Medway Council has specialists for parents with learning difficulties who understand their strengths and weaknesses parental support, is designed.
individual education plans are designed to fill the gaps, so many parents to meet the standard "good enough".
As experts established in the city, I said urging that the adoption of this approach would have a significant impact.
Woman Ivens said: "We want to work with Brighton and Hove City Council to support any changes in the current working methods.
"Research on the best practices of other authorities adopted proposes not only better for parents and their children, but significant savings for the city."
Momentum presents five key recommendations in its opinion
- Set up a common protocol between services for adults and children, services for referrals and support services for parents with learning difficulties
- Establish specialist support service for parents with learning difficulties
- increase for parents with learning disabilities (currently in Brighton adults with disabilities, including learning disabilities) Common Room
- Ensure that all staff are fully aware of how the 2014 Care Act applies to parents with learning disabilities, in all relevant scenarios
- Increase capacity rights for parents with learning difficulties in Brighton and Hove
Woman Ivens said: "The momentum has to be the skills and experience to be able to support the board to work their approach with parents, to the setting with disabilities would learn the change in approach for each change.".
Momentum also released a film that the story of "holly", whose daughter tells in care was given, as the courts have concluded that there is no support in place for Holly to be sure he could keep his son insurance.
The judge had no choice but to take the child to worry about was the safety of children in the foreground. Impulso, he said the film also has a role in its submission to the impartiality of the Commission played from Brighton.
