The Transition Process
As a parent, you will probably first meet a transition social worker when your child is in year 9 of school. The Annual Review in Year 9 is termed a transition review, this is particularly important as it indicates the start of a planning process for the young person and attention is focused on what the future holds for the young person after school. The transitions team also attend parents’ evenings.At the review people from health, social care agency, and Connexions get to speak to the young person and their family. Young people can tell us with the support of their family about the help and support they might need.
A copy of the Transitional Plan and review will be forwarded to all those invited to the meeting and the plan will be reviewed within school each year. The Transition Team social workers will be invited back to attend further reviews as required.
In the final year of school or college a social worker from the Transition Team will contact you again. If the young person requires a service from adult services the social workers will complete an assessment of need.
We will support the young person and their family until the planning has been completed and the placement is working well. The final task of the children and young people’s social worker is to transfer the responsibility for monitoring and reviewing the case to the adult services. We will always let you know who to contact in adults services and which service will know about your family’s needs.
Older People
When you reach 65 years old then financial and care management responsibility passes to the Older People’s Service. Usually this does not mean a change in your living situation or support arrangements, although it will mean a change in social worker.
Before becoming 65 years old you are referred to the Older People’s Service and all the information about you is handed over to them. If you are known to a social worker in the Disabilities Service there will also be a joint meeting between them and a social worker from the Older People’s Service. The Joint Learning Disabilities Service continues to be available to offer advice to the Older People’s Service on learning disabilities matters.
Ring your social worker or the Access Team on 0114 273 4908