Early Help - Contact, Consultancy, Advice and Guidance

Early Help - Consultancy, Advice and Guidance

Early Help Area Officers within the Family Help - Partnership and Assurance Team, provide Early Help consultancy to support any agency undertaking Early Help work. Early Help consultancy includes:

• being the first point of contact for advice and guidance, when an agency is unclear if a contact needs to be made to the Cumberland Childrens Advice Support Service
• advising if the child or family is already open to a children and families services
• supporting others to complete an Early Help Assessment.
• supporting Early Help Lead Practitioners across the partnership around our strengths-based approach to the effective delivery of Early Help through briefings, workforce development, information, advice and guidance
• providing support and challenge to agencies completing Early Help Assessment to ensure that the work they are completing, alongside children and families, has significant and sustained impact
• identifying and address any drift and delay in Early Help support coordinated by partner agencies.

Cumberland Family Help - Partnership & Assurance Team. Early Help Officers (EHAO's) 

For consultation, advice and guidance from the Early Help Team based within the Cumberland Children Advice and Support Service (CCASS) please telephone 0333 2401727.