The CAF resources in Nottinghamshire have been developed to support practitioners through the CAF process. You may wish to use some of the resources below.
Identifying Needs Early
| The CAF handbook provides information about the CAF process in Nottinghamshire | CAF Handbook [PDF 2753KB] |
| The Pathway to Provision document details threshold guidance for when assessing the needs of children and young people. | Pathway to Provision [PDF] |
| This chart gives information about the CAF process in Nottinghamshire | CAF process chart [PDF 69KB] |
| The benefits of the CAF process are outlined in the leaflet for parents and carers | CAF leaflet for parents and carers [PDF 130KB] |
| The CAF leaflet designed for young people gives information about the assessment and how it may help them | CAF leaflet for young people [PDF 2003KB] |
| If you are going to complete a CAF assessment, please log this with the Early Intervention Team 01623 433291 stating one of listed reasons. |
Assessing the Needs
| The pre-assessment checklist can be used to help decide whether a common assessment would be useful | Pre-assessment checklist [DOC 82KB] |
| The CAF form is used to record information about the child or young person's strengths, needs and goals | Common Assessment Framework form [DOC 138KB] |
| Appendix A provides guidance on the assessment sections of the CAF form | Appendix A [PDF 286KB] |
| In-depth guidance for when gathering information from parents and carers to complete the assessment | CAF guidance for conversations with parents and carers [PDF 111KB] |
| In-depth guidance for when completing a CAF assessment with young people | CAF guidance for conversations with young people [PDF 107KB] |
| This tool has been designed to capture the views of children when completing the CAF assessment | My Feelings Colouring Chart [PDF 367KB] |
| A resource to capture the views of young people | My Feelings Questionnaire [DOC 292KB] |
| Guidance information for practitioners on how to use the tools when working with children and young people | Guidance notes [PDF 94KB] |
| Practitioner questionnaire to gather feedback on how the tools were used and comments about effectiveness | Practitioner questionnaire [PDF 38KB] |
| A guide to completing the CAF assessment | CAF completion guide [PDF 90KB] |
| Please send a copy of the completed CAF form to the Early Intervention Team. Password protect if sending by e-mail | How to password protect a CAF form [DOC 323KB] |
CAF Form Examples
| Example of a completed CAF form. Darren, aged 5 | CAF Darren [DOC 162KB] |
| Example of a completed CAF form. Jack, aged 9 | CAF Jack [DOC 167KB] |
| Example of a completed CAF form. Abbie, aged 17 | CAF Abbie [DOC 166KB] |
Hosting a Team Around the Child (TAC) Meeting
| Invitation to a Team around the Child (TAC) meeting for under 12s | Invitation under 12s [PDF 145KB] |
| Invitation to a TAC meeting aged 12to18 | Invitation aged 12 to 18 [181KB] |
| Letter to invite practitioners to a TAC meeting | Practitioner invitation letter [DOC 71KB] |
| It is important to speak to the child prior to each TAC meeting to gather information about their thoughts and feelings | Thoughts and feelings under 12 [PDF 277KB] |
| A tool to explore thoughts and feelings with 12 to 18 year olds prior to TAC meetings | Thoughts and feelings aged 12 to 18 [PDF 108KB] |
| The review/action plan can be completed at each TAC meeting to record progress and agreed actions | Review/Action Plan [DOC 55KB] |
| A sample agenda for a TAC meeting | Sample agenda [DOC 71KB] |
| An agenda for the chair of a TAC meeting | Agenda for chair [DOC 74KB] |
| An example of an opening statement for the chair of a TAC meeting | Chairs opening statement [DOC 70KB] |
| Signing in sheet to record attendance at the Team Around the Child meeting | TAC attendance record [PDF 52KB] |
| A checklist to follow when preparing for a TAC meeting | TAC meeting checklist [PDF 92KB] |
| Please let us know of any meeting dates, change of lead professional and CAF closure date. You can do this by phoning 01623 433291 or completing the Service Update Form | Service Update Form [DOC 49KB] |
Closing Involvement
| Please inform the Early Intervention Team on (01623) 433 291 when you close a CAF, giving one of the listed reasons. | CAF closing reasons [PDF] |
| If a child or young person with a CAF moves to another Local Authority, please let us know. This document details the phone numbers of CAF teams across the East Midlands | East Midland CAF transfer phone numbers [PDF 101KB] |
| The young person's questionnaire has been designed to gather feedback from young people about the support received and the difference the CAF has made to their life | CAF questionnaire for young people [PDF 227KB] |
| Alternatively, you may wish to use the young person information form to gather feedback | young person opinion form [PDF 90KB] |
| this questionnaire has been designed to be used with parents and carers to gain an understanding of how the CAF process has supported their child | CAF questionnaire for parents and carers [PDF 227KB] |
| Reflective practice guide to use during supervision to reflect on the success of the CAF process | Reflective practice form [PDF 95KB] |
