The team will provide a comprehensive transition service for young people aged 16 and to work with them through their journey into adulthood until age 25. The team will work with young people with life-long disabilities, both learning and physical disabilities, which occur either at or near birth, or before they have achieved all their developmental milestones. Young people with mental health problems will continue to receive a service from CAHMS, primary or secondary mental health as deemed appropriate. As the team is evolving, updates on new members of the team will be circulated as appropriate.
The role of the Transition team is to assess young people’s social care needs under either the Children Act and the Care Act depending on the age of the young person at the time of assessment and the needs of the young person.
Following assessment should it be deemed that social care services are necessary then the worker will work with the young person and their parents / carers to put a support plan in place based on their assessed needs. The team work with a range of care providers who can provide support and the team will explore voluntary agencies as required.
For those who are not eligible then the team will sign post to other agencies and support.