Children with Disabilities Team

The Children with Disabilities Team supports children up to 18 years old who require more specialist support to stay healthy and have opportunities for a brighter future.

This may include:

support in the home to help care for children with a complex disability
support to access specialist short break resources. This may include overnight support where a need is identified through an assessment
support to children subject to child protection safeguarding arrangements or looked after by the local authority

The Children with Disabilities Team consists of:

social workers
occupational therapists
support staff

The team also works with adult services to help children and young people plan for adult life.

Occupational therapy, special equipment and changes to your home

Occupational therapists support children and young people with disabilities to be independent and safe in their home. If your child is eligible for support, an occupational therapist will arrange to visit you. During the visit, they will assess to see which equipment and adaptations could help your child.

What happens next depends on which type of equipment and adaptations you will need and how much they will cost.

Find out more about how you can make changes to your home and specialist equipment.

Occupational therapists also give advice on different techniques of care.

Parent carer needs assessments

If you have parental responsibility for a child under 18 with a disability, you can ask us for an assessment of your needs. This is called a parent carer needs assessment (PCNA).

Find out more about parent carer needs assessments.