social worker

cresentmoon

I'm sorry but i don't quite see the problem with a social worker coming into your home?

Surely with a child with SEN (i have a DD with Cerebral Palsy) you will have had plenty of other professionals in your home (Physio, SALT, OT etc etc) and you will have had to fill in lots of forms that ask for quite private information, so why the problem with a SW?
I have had OT's in every room of my house, as it is necessary for their job to see what facilites we have and if that meant them going into my bathroom and bedroom to see what we have so they can provide more equipment then who am i to say no.
The SW we have had dealings with was a lovely man but couldnt do anything more for us so we asked to close the case so they could be freed up to help someone else, which they did with no problems. They are only trying to do the best for your child and as the poster above says, if you don't want the service then ask to be removed.

daska

Once Social Services have established that you require a service from them they are obliged to provide that service - even to the point of taking you to court for any contribution you are liable to pay for receiving that service...

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daska wrote: »

Once Social Services have established that you require a service from them they are obliged to provide that service - even to the point of taking you to court for any contribution you are liable to pay for receiving that service...

And you got this random piece of errm.... 'information' from where?

longhotbath

Hi devises, your son is a child 'in need' not 'at risk'.

If you want help with respite, then social services need to assess, and reassess to make sure that the provision is appropriate. My son has CP - we have 6 monthly reassessments.

It isnt an intrusion - we have asked for their support. As has been previously posted - various agencies can look at ALL areas of your homelife where you need support - OTs looking at bathrooms, access to gardens etc. What is the problem with the social worker coming to your home?
If it is a real issue - could you not go to your local family and childrens centre?

With the play schemes not using a crelling harness, make sure that they do if its needed - meet with the management team to stress the importance of keeping your son safe. If necessary, get a doctors/consultants letter which will add weight to your concern


- dasca, the op is talking about his child - they will not be taken to court........

dmg24

OP, what you see as an intrusion, many others would be very grateful for. If you realised how many people are desperate for help and do not get any due to a lack of resources, perhaps you would be more grateful?

They are not coming to check if you are dealing drugs, they don't even care if your house is a bit of a mess, they are there to help you and your family.

sarahlucy_2

Hello

My son has also had many professionals in the house: OT, Speech and Language Therapist, Physiotherapist, Visual Impaired Advisory Team - even the Educational Psychologist who visited when my son was too ill to attend school. One of these (I cannot remember who) suggested that we also look into Respite Care. I contacted the council who said they would be intouch and then I got a call from a social worker. At the time I was also a bit worried - why would they be involving a social worker? At the time I wrongly and stupidly thought social workers only dealt with 'at risk' children and problems within families etc.

However when the social worker visited she explained that they offered many other services and did a huge amount of work for special needs children and their families. Not once did I feel uncomfortable and the visit was just really form filling and asking questions..

I would therefore say to be grateful for their help - she explained that they are very pushed for resources so they have to put every request before a panel - who will then decide how much 'time' / 'resources' they can give you - if any. To do this the social worker has to put forward your case/need for wanting the service they cannot do this without getting lots of information first.

Personally I feel very fortunate to have a social worker there - they are a great help and have a lot of advice/information they can give you if you want it.

Further although you may feel that their care/support is not good enough - imagine if you did not have it at all
Sarah

lolababy

Social workers coming into your home with the legal authority to do so scares people. I can understand why the op feels that its an invasion of her privacy as Im sure most parents of disabled children have at one time or other.
Im sure that other parents on here can put your mind at rest over the reasons for the visit. It does not mean that your a bad parent and they are snooping on your ability as one. In this day and age there is so many procedures that they have to follow and it can sound very official and cold.
Hopefully the system they have in place will help you get the services that your son is entitled to. Having things on a legal footing and written down gives you the power to challange the system if it fails your child. Its much better than someone just promising a service

Angel3108

sarahlucy wrote: »

Hello

My son has also had many professionals in the house: OT, Speech and Language Therapist, Physiotherapist, Visual Impaired Advisory Team - even the Educational Psychologist who visited when my son was too ill to attend school. One of these (I cannot remember who) suggested that we also look into Respite Care. I contacted the council who said they would be intouch and then I got a call from a social worker. At the time I was also a bit worried - why would they be involving a social worker? At the time I wrongly and stupidly thought social workers only dealt with 'at risk' children and problems within families etc.

However when the social worker visited she explained that they offered many other services and did a huge amount of work for special needs children and their families. Not once did I feel uncomfortable and the visit was just really form filling and asking questions..

I would therefore say to be grateful for their help - she explained that they are very pushed for resources so they have to put every request before a panel - who will then decide how much 'time' / 'resources' they can give you - if any. To do this the social worker has to put forward your case/need for wanting the service they cannot do this without getting lots of information first.

Personally I feel very fortunate to have a social worker there - they are a great help and have a lot of advice/information they can give you if you want it.

Further although you may feel that their care/support is not good enough - imagine if you did not have it at all
Sarah

Thankyou for posting this! I received a call on friday from our local joint agency social worker, asking to come and visit my DD (she is 4) on Wed. I agreed to the meeting, but have been worring myself sick about the visit, as I didn't really know why she wanted to visit ( we renewed my daughters direct payments and got refered!)
I will try not to worry about it now, will see what happens on Wed!

longhotbath

Hi Angel, and good luck with the meeting. It may be to talk about 'short breaks' and do an assessment of her ( and your) needs and what support she she should have. Im assuming she gets middle or higher rate care.
It isnt anything to worry about.

Best wishes, LHB