Partnerships
WRAPAROUND
What is Wraparound?
The All-Inclusive Wraparound Scheme (Wraparound) seeks to develop new and distinctive ways of multi-agency, multi-professional working that will make a difference to the lives of children with disabilities (aged 0-18years) and their families/carers across the Southern Health and Social Services Board (SHSSB).
The aim of Wraparound is to enable children with disabilities to have access to information, assessment and, where appropriate, services which provide the social, health and educational support necessary to maximise their potential to lead socially included lives.
Children with disability are defined as 'Children who have a physical, sensory or learning disability or prolonged condition which impacts on daily living in such a way that, without the provision of adequate support services, they would not achieve their optimal potential for personal development and social inclusion.'
Wraparound was introduced into the SHSSB in October 2002. It is funded until March 2004 by allocation from the Programme for Government Executive Programme Funds of £1.5million.
The objectives of Wraparound are:
- Services should be provided within a coherent, multi-agency, multi-disciplinary model to children and young people who have identified and assessed needs.
- Children across the SHSSB area should have equal access to services.
- Children defined within the scope should be considered as 'Children First' i.e. wherever possible, they should have access to services provided for children in general.
Partners in Wraparound
Wraparound was developed by the following groups:
SHSSB, Southern Education and Library Board, Craigavon and Banbridge Community HSS Trust, Newry and Mourne HSS Trust, Armagh and Dungannon HSS Trust, Craigavon Area Hospital Group Trust, Orana Family Resources Centre, Barnardos Willowgrove Project, MENCAP, National Children's Homes, Parents and Professionals for Autism (PAPA), Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB), Disability Action, NIPPA and the Craigavon and Banbridge Volunteer Bureau.
Projects
There are eight projects included in Wraparound. These are:
- One Stop Child Development Clinic Outreach to each Trust Area
- Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB) / Southern Education and Library Board
- User Participation of Children with Disabilities in Strategic Planning of Services
- Autism Specific Service Provision with the Southern Health and Social Services Board
- Mencap Family Support / Play Advisor
- Newry and Mourne Health and Social Services Trust / Orana Family Support Centre
- Craigavon and Banbridge Community Health and Social Services Trust / Banbridge Willowgrove Project
- Armagh and Dungannon Health and Social Services Trust / Oaklands Project
Wraparound seeks to develop services in line with the evidence from research which is:
Services should be
- Holistic in the approach to assessing and meeting family needs
- Individualised, needs led approach
- Empowering parents
- Based on good relationships between carers and professionals
- Partnership working between parents and professionals
- Recognising parents perceptions of need
- Allowing parental choice of services
- Showing respect to parents
- Acknowledging parental expertise
- Multidisciplinary, with well trained staff with good communication skills and can be sensitive and empathetic
- Locally accessible, while recognising the need to travel to tertiary centres to access highly specialised services
- Well co-ordinated, with named key worker providing consistent point of contact
- Provide information and advice
- About available services, voluntary group and support groups
- About procedures for assessment and review
- About the child's condition and how to help them
- Providing aids and adaptation quickly
- Providing financial and material help quickly
- Providing practical help with breaks from care
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