CCS028 Therapeutic Assessment to Support Education and Health Care Plan Delivery

Education Psychologist’s (EP) skills in research and development are used, in collaboration with schools and other services to ensure that it’s work is based upon the best available evidence of what works. Eligibility to Deliver Services: Providers are required to be qualified to MSC or Doctorate level in Educational Psychology, and have active registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), and maintain their registration during the entire period when undertaking work under this framework. Service Delivery: EPs shall be required to carry out assessments of children and young people’s strengths and needs, working collaboratively to improve outcomes for children and young people from 0–25 in their learning and social and emotional development and/or to deliver the educational psychology services required.

Supporting children’s speech, language and communication contributes to a wide range of outcomes in achievement, social competence, behaviour and mental health. 7% of children aged about 5 years have specific speech and language impairment (Tomblin et al 1997, Law et al, 2000) It is estimated that a further 1.8% (1753 per 100,000 population) have speech and language communication needs linked to other conditions such as learning disability, cerebral palsy, autism spectrum disorders (taken from Enderby et al, 2013). Evidence indicates that SaLT interventions reduce the risks of lower educational attainments, behavioural, emotional and social difficulties. Eligibility to Deliver Service: Applicants shall be qualified to BSC or PGDip in speech and language therapy as a minimum (and may also hold MSC or Doctorate level qualifications in Speech and Language Therapy), and have active registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT), which should be maintained during the entire period when undertaking work under this contract. Service Delivery: Therapists shall be required to carry out assessments and/or deliver the Speech and Language Therapy services required.

The Occupational and Sensory Therapy services skills in delivery and development are used, in collaboration with schools and other services to ensure that it’s work is based upon the best available evidence of what works, for the support of children and young people. Eligibility to Deliver Service: Applicants shall be qualified to BSC or PGDip in Occupational and/or Sensory Therapy as a minimum (and may also hold MSC or Doctorate level qualifications in Occupational and/or Sensory Therapy), and have active registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT), which should be maintained during the entire period when undertaking work under this contract. Service Delivery: Therapists shall be required to carry out assessments and/or deliver the Occupational and Sensory Therapy services required.

Physiotherapist’s skills in musculoskeletal systems are used in collaboration with schools and other services to ensure that their work is based upon the best available evidence of what works for individual learners. Eligibility to Deliver Service: Providers are required to be qualified to BSC in Physiotherapy, have active registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), and maintain their legistration during the entire period when undertaking work under this framework. Service Delivery: Care packages shall be tailored to individual needs and will be delivered by therapists from a broad skills and knowledge base, to meet a broad spectrum of needs and degrees of complexity/specialty, enabling flexible and responsive delivery by the multi-disciplinary workforce supported by multi-skilled individuals. Physiotherapists will carry out assessments of children and young people’s strengths and needs in relation to their physiotherapy needs, and/or deliver the Speech and Language Therapy services required.