What happens at the assessment?
Who comes to appointments?
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some appointments will be for you and your parents/carers
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some appointments will be for you only
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some appointments will be for your parents/carers only
How long are appointments?
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some appointments can be quite short
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some appointments can be quite long
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each appointment letter will tell you how much time to allow for your appointment
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if you or your parents/carers need to stop or take a break during appointments, just let us know
What's included in your assessment?
We offer a needs led assessment, which means everyone's assessment can be different.
The first appointment is:
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to get to know you, and more about your family
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to learn more about why you've come to see our service
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to talk about what we can do
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to talk about what we can't do
- for you to tell us how you would like us to share information with you
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to give you a chance to ask any questions
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for you to choose if you want to carry on with the assessment
After your first appointment we will think together about what we need to do next
If further assessment is needed:
This could include:
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meeting with us again
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an appointment to speak with your parents or carers
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going to school/college to see you
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visiting you at home
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asking you, or someone that knows you well, to fill out some questionnaires (forms to find out more about you, for example what is easy for you and what is difficult)
Our assessments do not include any x-rays, scans or blood tests
How long will the assessment take?
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because everyone's needs are different, the length of the assessment can be different
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we will keep you updated during your assessment about what will happen next
When we have enough information
We can:
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feedback what we have learnt about you and how this has helped us to understand your needs
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write your report, and recommendations that we think would be helpful for you and/or the people supporting you
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send your report to you and your GP
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we give you an extra copy of your report so you can share this if you want to for example, with your school or college