What happens after an Assessment of Need meeting?
Providing therapeutic interventions and the Adoption Support Fund
Where the AON assessment recommends therapeutic intervention, the social worker will discuss a range of therapeutic services and providers with the you. The aim of the intervention will include enabling the family to revisit the impact of your child’s early trauma, enable you to parent your child to feel secure within a loving family home and support your child to build a trusting relationship with you and others.
When identifying an external provider, the following needs to be considered:
- Appropriateness of the therapeutic intervention
- Availability of the therapist/provider
- Geographical location
- Cost
- Adopter’s preference.
In the first instance ACE therapeutic support services will be considered. Please look on to ACE’s website to see the range of therapeutic interventions ACE provides.
The social worker will request up to three quotes from therapeutic providers and then discuss these with you. Once a suitable provider has been identified and agreed an application is made to the Adoption Support Fund.