Update Social Service Care needs + Solisitor

[Update Social Service Care needs + Solisitor]

I requested in September 2009 for J to be reassessed due to changes in his needs and after aparently an assessment from Social services we where told he did not meet the criteria for the Childrens Disability Team, the service we need so J can attend a Specialist Respite centre in the holidays and so he can have a care plan and other provisions.

 

And so J he was redirected Back to family support team, a service that is not meeting his needs, and apparently dont have the funds to fund the specialist respite centre.

 

So we got a solisitor back in October/November 2009 and they have been liasing with our Local Authority Social services who have been very very very slooooowwww at responding to the solisitor, but the solisitor said words such as Judicial review and court, and they have finally responded!

 

Finally Social services have admitted the reason they have not put in anything in writing to refuse funding or he doesnt meet the criteria of Childrens Disability Team is because they DID NOT Actually carry out an Assessment!

 

Oh My goodness I am sooooo livid, angry, all this time they have wasted and ignored proffessionals and the LAW!

 

The Social Services have however agreed to carry out an UPDATED core Assessment as his two other core assessments are aparently out of date! which is why I asked for a reassessment in September 2009 TWICE!

 

The updated Core Assessment is Next Week March 2010, making that 6 months after I requested it!

 

So upshot is there is no written assessments or evidence of thier findings because he didnt even have a core Assessment carried out!

 

so how did they conclude he didnt meet the criteria for Childrens Disability Team and why was he refused funding for the specialist Respite Centre? when he wasnt even assessed, we wondered why they wouldnt write anything in a formal letter, now we know why! and have wasted valuable time too at Js expense as he desperately needs theses services.

 

They did not also carry out a Carers Assessment also requested in September 2009 and that is also in pursuits too.

 

We have gone throw the procedures with the solisitor and put in an official formal complaint to our LA SS we are hoping that we are now indeed on the road to having something finally in writing to be told he Does not meet the criteria for Childrens Disability team and why he has been refused funding for the Specialist Respite Centre.

 

 

JsMumxxx

 

hi.

you will need to FIGHT the social services to get ANY support.

GET A GOOD SOLICITOR AND FIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

the closer J get to 16 the faster SOCIAL SERVICES they will sling theM adrift!

after 16 the nightmare REALLY begins.................

sorry to sound so negitive but my experiance hasnt been good

***-***** SOCIAL SERVICES refused to believe my son has ADHD & ASBERGERS.

DLA stopped at 16........

social services put my son on the child protected at 14...because they said his behaviour was odd at school,

it was, he was bullied dreadfully at school but his head of year wasnt interested in helping him

my son is now 20.................with no support or help..................

i try my best, but after 20years ive totally burnt out!.

THERE WILL BE NO HELP FOR MY DARLING SON.................................

HOW MANY OTHER 20 YEAR OLDS ARNT GETTING ANY SUPPORT WHATSOEVER???????????????/

I CANT SAY HOW DISGUSTED I AM AT SOCIAL SERVICES ***-***** & ***** CC

AND THE ***** EDUCATION OFFICE WHO SAID IT WOULDNT HELP TO "LABEL HIM"

AND TO COME BACK AFTER HE WAS 16 IF I WANTED TO GET A FORMAL DIOGNOSIS!!

AND IM STILL TRYING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Direct Payments - respite care]

deblegs. the joy of direct payments is that you can employ who you want and when you want.so dont see why there should be a problem employing your cleaner through direct payments scheme. lynn

 

 

just to say...............if social services say you must use the direct payment money for help with washing and dressing........

DONT tell them its for cleaning as they will demand the monies repaid