Early Help Assessment and TAF review training workshop

This training workshop is designed to support anyone with writing an early help assessment, and working with early help plans/reviews as a lead professional or part of the Team Around the Family.

It will look at each element of the assessment and give practical knowledge as well as tips on how to write a good assessment. It will include a demonstration of the portal, useful guidance materials and a practical exercise.

Part of the EHA process is to hold regular review meetings with the family and the professionals involved – the Team Around the Family (TAF). These meetings are crucial to the success of any intervention with a family from early help. This training will support practitioners to know the process, who to invite and how to make them an effective part of the support package for families and young people.

•  Working Together to Safeguard Children (2023) states that for an assessment to be effective:

“it should be undertaken with the agreement of the child and their parents or carers, involving the child and family as well as all the practitioners who are working with them. It should take account of the child’s wishes and feelings wherever possible: their age; family circumstances; the wider community context in which they are living.”