SCIE Resource guide 9: Working together to support disabled parents
Joint protocols
The following documents have been produced by local authorities seeking to improve support to parents through inter-agency liaison. They are all cited as examples of good practice in either SCIE’s Knowledge review 11: Supporting disabled parents and parents with additional support needs or in this resource guide.
- Universal protocols
- Protocols to support parents with learning disabilities
- Protocols to support parents with mental health problems
- Protocols to support parents with drug and alcohol problems
- Guides to assessment produced by parents
- Consultations with disabled parents
Universal protocols
A coordinated approach to working with disabled parents and their children
| Author | Wiltshire County Council, Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust |
| Contact | Publicity and Information Officer, Adult Social Care Services |
| Address | Community Services Department, County Hall, Trowbridge BA14 8LE |
| angelastansby@wiltshire.gov.uk | |
| Tel: | 01225 713 923 |
Enabling parents with a disability or long-term illness: joint policy and protocol
| Author | Norfolk County Council |
| Contact | Project Manager, Support for Disabled Parents |
| Address | 15, Hooper Lane, Norwich, Norfolk NR3 4ED |
| joan.inglis@norfolk.gov.uk | |
| Tel | 01603 495103 |
| Web | http://valuingpeople.gov.uk/dynamic/valuingpeople115.jsp |
Kingston: Supporting disabled parents: Joint policy and protocol
| Author | Kingston Community Care Services, Quality Assurance and Development Team |
| Contact | Kingston Community Care Services |
| Address | Hollyfield House, 22 Hollyfield Road, Surbiton, Surrey KT5 9AL |
| Philip.levick@rbk.kingston.gov.uk | |
| Tel | 020 8457 6103 |
ACCORD working together to support families in Suffolk
| Author | Suffolk County Council |
| Contact | Professional Advisor, Children and Young People. |
| Sue.Glazer@socserv.suffolkcc.gov.uk |
Protocols to support parents with learning disabilities
Care pathway for pregnant women with a learning disability
| Author | Stockport Metropolitan Council, Social Services Division and Stockport NHS Primary Care Trust |
| Contact | Denise Monks, Community Learning Disabilities Team (CLDT) |
| Address | 4th Floor, Regal House, Duke Street, Stockport SK1 3DS |
| denise.monks@stockport.gov.uk |
Practice guidance: referral and joint working arrangements for working with parents and carers who have a learning disability
| Author | Essex County Council |
| Contact | Service Manager, Family Centre and Family Group Conferences |
| kate.evans@essexcc.gov.uk |
Commissioning strategy for parents with learning disabilities
| Author | Essex County Council |
| Contact | Participation Development Manager |
| Steve.Bailey@essexcc.gov.uk |
Parent assessment manual
| Author | Sue McGaw, Kerry Keckley, Nicola Connolly and Katherine Ball |
| Web | www.cornwall.nhs.uk/specialparentingservices/patientassessmentmanual.asp |
Learning curves: The assessment of parents with a learning disability - A manual for practitioners
| Author | Penny Morgan and Andy Goff, Norfolk Area Child Protection Committee |
| Contact | Norfolk Local Safeguarding Children Board Administrator |
| Address | The Pineapple, 63 Bracondale, Norwich NR1 2EE |
| Web | www.acpc.norfolk.gov.uk . |
Protocols to support parents with mental health problems
Parenting and mental illness: joint working protocol
Parenting and mental health: information for parents in Greenwich with mental health problems
Supporting families affected by parental mental illness
Parenting and mental illness: pre birth assessment and referral protocol
| Author | The CAPE project, London Borough of Greenwich |
| Contact | Ali Coton, CAPE Project |
| Address | Old Town Hall, Polytechnic Street, Woolwich SE18 6PN |
| cape@greenwich.gov.uk | |
| Tel | 020 8316 4774 |
Protocols to support parents with drug and alcohol problems
Option 2, A crisis intervention service for families - information for professionals; Information for families
Another way: A guide to the Option 2 intervention description of the service, principles and process
| Author | Option 2, Wales: Drugs and alcohol family crisis intervention project |
| Contact | Social Care and Health |
| Address | PO Box 97, Cardiff County Council, County Hall, CF11 1BP |
| MHamer@cardiff.gov.uk | |
| Tel | 029 2053 6345 |
| Web | www.another-way.co.uk |
Guides to assessment produced by parents
The disabled parents’ toolkit
| Author | Cheshire disabled parents’ research and development group |
| Contact | Service Manager, Cheshire Disabilities Federation |
| Address | Hartford Business Park, Hartford, Northwich CW8 2AB |
| office@cdf-northwest.org.uk | |
| Tel | 01606 888255 |
Consultations with disabled parents
Disabled parents’ support survey
| Author | Kingston Community Care Services, Quality Assurance and Development Team |
| Contact | Hollyfield House, 22 Hollyfield Rd, Surbiton, Surrey, KT5 9AL |
| Philip.levick@rbk.kingston.gov.uk | |
| Tel | 020 8457 6103 |
Consultation on services for disabled parents in Cornwall
| Author | Dr Sarah Mundy and Dr Sue McGaw, Special Parenting Service |
| Address | 5 Walsingham Place, Truro, Cornwall TR1 2RP |
| Tel | 01872 356040 |
| Web | www.cornwall.nhs.uk/specialparentingservices/ |
