Overview of Adults Services Adult social care supports people who have care and support needs as a result of an illness or impairment. This could include for instance sensory loss, physical and learning disabilities, mental health difficulties, substance misuse, autism and needs associated with old age.
Adult social care is a broad term that refers to support provided by a wide range of agencies and individuals to help those in need including carers to maintain their independence and well-being. This support includes both formal and informal support with personal care, daily living, social activities.
Children’s and adult services
Social workers work with adults, children and families and often specialise in a specific field of work – such as support for children and families, or working with adults with physical disability or mental health related needs.
The kind of services that may be offered include: Practical assistance in the home, such as help with the personal care of your child, for example help getting in and out of bed. Recreational equipment such as a TV, radio or computer. Leisure facilities (this could mean outings or a day centre placement).
Adult social care is part of a complex system of services and support – including the NHS.
Common Reasons Social Services Would Take a Child
- Emotional abuse.
- Physical abuse.
- Sexual abuse.
- Neglect.
- Medical neglect.
- Abandonment.
- If the parents have been incarcerated.
- Serious illness or death of parents.
Also called social security programs, they include Employment Insurance Benefits, Family Benefits and Public Pensions. Services-based social programs provide services that support personal, social and emotional well-being. These include health care, housing and education.
What Social Services Cannot Do. Social services cannot remove your child from your home without an order by the court, your consent, or a Police Protection Order. Additionally, social services cannot decide what will happen to your child or place your child in permanent foster care without a court’s decision.
Social services include:
Support in education. Food subsidies for impoverished people. Police support. Health care.
Who would be classed as vulnerable adults?
aged 18 or above
A vulnerable adult is someone aged 18 or above who may need community care services for reasons like mental health issues, disability, age or illness. They are considered more ‘vulnerable’ because they may not be able to protect themselves from harm or exploitation.
Usually, social workers will apply to the court if their concerns are serious enough to warrant such action and will do so on notice to all adults with parental responsibility for the children (unless there are reasons to justify that no notice is provided).
Statutory and complementary social security schemes that cover the main risks of life, such as those linked to health, ageing, occupational accidents, unemployment, retirement and disability; Other essential services provided directly to the person.
The focus of the assessment must be on the needs of the child and the maximum. time for completion of any assessment is 45 days. It is an expectation that not all assessments will need this length of time to complete and it is not in the child’s interests to have a delay in their assessment.
What is a social care package. A care package is a combination of services put together to meet a person’s assessed needs as part of a care plan. The assessment or review is done by a social care professional. It says exactly what that person needs in the way of care, services or equipment to live their life.
A healthcare need is related to the treatment, control or prevention of a disease, illness, injury or disability, and the care or aftercare of a person with these needs. A social care need is focused on providing assistance with: the activities of daily living.
Every service that exists within health and social care belongs to one of four types of provision ie. Statutory, voluntary (third sector), private or informal.
Social care needs risk assessment should assess the behaviour of the individual receiving care, to deem whether or not violent and threatening behaviour is unlikely or if they are a high risk. In these circumstances, you need to assess if other service users in the same environment may also be affected.
Simple answer – no. I would be concerned if they were though. 100% NO your contact between your SW / and SS is confidential and should not be dissussed with any one who does not NEED to know.
What is neglect? Neglect is the ongoing failure to meet a child’s basic needs and the most common form of child abuse2. A child might be left hungry or dirty, or without proper clothing, shelter, supervision or health care. This can put children and young people in danger.
Contact social services at your local council and ask for a needs assessment. You can call them or do it online.
It can refer to care in the community or by the community. Care in the community includes care that is not in an institution; care in ordinary housing; and independence or ‘normalisation’. Care by the community includes care through solidaristic social networks; care by community services; and care by informal carers.