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Early support for children under 5 with disabilities
What is Early Support?
The Early Support Team is set up to improve the delivery of services for families of children with disabilities or complex health needs aged 0-5 years.
The team aims to help deliver coordinated services for parents and carers, achieved by a designated Key Worker working with the family. The role of the Key Worker is to ensure that families receive help, support and information acting as an advocate for the family.
In order for families to access the Early Support Programme and receive Key Worker services, the child would either have a disability or complex health need. It is recognised that not all children with additional needs receive a medical diagnosis. As such, involvement with a child from three health professionals on a basis of high-level intervention (generally taken to be ongoing, with regular therapeutic input), will enable families to receive the service.
What is a Family Key Worker?
A Key Worker is someone you can turn to for help, support and information. The Key Worker would bring together education, social care, health services and the voluntary sector to deliver a co-ordinated response to families. Every family's needs are different, but your Key Worker could:
Co-ordinate services/appointments
Provide emotional support
Address whole family needs
Give support in meetings, and act as an advocate for families
Help your family to get the best from services
Broad Park Centre
Henley Green
CV2 1AG
cdtandlac@coventry.gcsx.gov.uk
Coventry City Council website
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