Given the option to agree or decline assessment?
Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2018 11:29 am
Hi Everyone
Our son's head teacher made a referral to Children's social services without discussing it with us. Have been told the basics of the referral by the social worker and it's full of contradictory statements and incorrect facts that are easily disproved, we have kept all documentation regarding our children since birth (they have autism).
A multi agency meeting was held and the social worker visited us last week saying that she and her manager didn't hear anything at the meeting that they thought warranted them being involved but she still had to come out to make a home visit. After visiting us last week she told us she has no concerns about the children or family but has still asked us if we consent to a full assessment being done? She tells us that if we say no she will be telling her manager that she has no concerns and would expect the file to be closed but obviously final decision is up to her manager.
Seems an odd situation for us to be in, has anyone else ever been given the choice of agreeing to an assessment?
Cheers
Macca
Our son's head teacher made a referral to Children's social services without discussing it with us. Have been told the basics of the referral by the social worker and it's full of contradictory statements and incorrect facts that are easily disproved, we have kept all documentation regarding our children since birth (they have autism).
A multi agency meeting was held and the social worker visited us last week saying that she and her manager didn't hear anything at the meeting that they thought warranted them being involved but she still had to come out to make a home visit. After visiting us last week she told us she has no concerns about the children or family but has still asked us if we consent to a full assessment being done? She tells us that if we say no she will be telling her manager that she has no concerns and would expect the file to be closed but obviously final decision is up to her manager.
Seems an odd situation for us to be in, has anyone else ever been given the choice of agreeing to an assessment?
Cheers
Macca