Social Worker timescale & someone with us

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Welsh
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Social Worker timescale & someone with us

Post by Welsh » Sun Oct 10, 2021 1:37 pm

In general, how long would a social worker, stay with you. If, there was only general issues to no real issues. Just family life.

Plus, at the moment we have a support worker also. We get on with support worker very well and she helped us manage the social worker, with whom we had a lot of runs.
The support worker, well stop soon, leaving us with the social worker. Can we get someone (new person), in with us in the home meetings and over the phone.

Thank you

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Suzie, FRG Adviser
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Re: Social Worker timescale & someone with us

Post by Suzie, FRG Adviser » Mon Oct 11, 2021 5:41 pm

Dear Welsh,

Welcome to the parents' board and thank you for your post.

You ask in your post how long a social worker may stay involved in a family's life - you say there are no 'real issues,' 'just family life.' You have also had a support worker, whom you have found helpful but who is going to soon stop working with you. You have had some difficulty in working with your social worker and and would like to know if you can get someone new to help you with home meetings and interactions over the phone.

Firstly, it is very difficult for me to tell you how long your family will have a social worker for. This varies from case to case, and depends on a number of factors. From what you say, it sounds as though your children are on a child in need plan - is this correct? Often, this means that there are some worries, and the family and professional group are working towards agreed goals to address these, which should be form the child in need plan. When these aims have been met, and the social worker is no longer concerned about any risk that the children may face, then case closure will be considered. You might find it helpful to go over the child in need plan to ensure you understand what you are working towards and to ask the social worker to talk you through this.

From what you say, you have really benefited from the help of the support worker and are concerned about how you can effectively work with your social worker once she leaves. It might be helpful to write down some of the difficulties you have faced in working with your social worker so far, and to request a meeting with them, so you can constructively discuss how to address these going forwards. You may find it helpful to read our tips on getting the most out of working with your social worker here.

Additionally, you may also find it helpful to ask for an advocate, who can help you during meetings to express your views. You can ask your social worker for help in organising an advocate, or search for local advocacy services in your area online.

I hope you have found this helpful.

Best wishes,

Suzie.

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