CHAD - Child Health And Disability Team
Our Purpose
We provide tailored, focused support for families where there is a family with a severe disability, to empower the family to function effectively.
What we do
Chad offer specialist support to children when there are a combination of factors related to disability or health condition, the family’s abilities to cope and the resources available to the family.
Our priority aim is to ensure the child develops to their full potential and is free from harm, neglect and abuse.
Most of the children we work with have multiple disabilities and health conditions that result in them having exceptional care needs.
The team can help in a range of ways depending upon the individual family circumstances covered in the assessment. These may include:-
- Co-ordination of a multi-agency plan to support the child and family.
- Support with behaviour management.
- Referrals to other specialist services for support.
- Access to Sessional workers
- Provision of Direct Payments to purchase additional care and support.
- Overnight breaks for disabled children.
How do families access our service
Families in Poole can request an assessment of their situation by a member of this specialist team.
Following assessment, if a case does not meet criteria for CHAD Services we will provide advice and access to other sources of support including:
- Open Access Short Breaks
- Play schemes that are experienced and skilled in meeting complex needs.
- Youth clubs that are experienced and skilled in meeting complex needs.
- Family Support Social Care
- CAMHS Learning Disability Service
- Referrals to appropriate targeted services.
Venue/Contact Details
- Name:
- Child Health And Disability Team
- Address:
- Children, Young People and Learning
Dolphin Centre
Poole
Dorset - Postcode:
- BH15 1SA
- Telephone:
- 01202 735046
- Mobile:
- 07824 521404 (Emergency Duty Number Only)
- Contact Name:
- Matt Jenkins
- Contact Position:
- Team Manager
Details
- Times Available:
- Monday: 09:00 - 17:15
Tuesday: 09:00 - 17:15
Wednesday: 09:00 - 17:15
Thursday: 09:00 - 17:15
Friday: 09:00 - 16:45 - Availability:
- All Year Round
- Age:
- From 0 years to 18 years
- Costs:
- N/A
- Facilities:
- Wheelchair Accessible Entrance, Accessible Toilet Facilities, Allocated Parking, Car Parking
- Special Provisions:
- Language impairment, Emotional needs, Physical impairment, Visual impairment, Motor impairment, Challenging behaviour, Hearing difficulties
- Referral Criteria:
- Self Referral, Via Social Services
- Referral Procedure:
- Through Children and Young People's Social Care Referal and Assessment Team on 735046
- Languages Spoken:
- English
- Directions:
- Located above the Central Library in the Dolphin Centre, Poole
- Staff are CRB Approved?:
- Yes
- Provider has a First Aid Policy?:
- No
- Provider has Public Liability Insurance?:
- No
