Assessment, Family Support & Safeguarding
The Assessment, Family Support and Safeguarding Service provides social work assistance to the children and families of Southwark. The focus of this service is to ensure that children who are at risk of abuse or may be children in need are provided with timely and effective assessments and interventions.
We aim to support families and offer a range of services to assess, support and aim to improve the lives of children who we work with. We work with a wide range of partners and colleagues in other agencies in the borough to achieve positive interventions for children and their families.
The Referral and Assessment Team offers a point of contact for professionals, parents, children and other members of the community who may have concerns about children. More info…
The Family Support Service offers a service to children who have been identified as requiring a child protection plan.
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Additional specialised services include the Out of Hours Team, Family Court Assessment Service, Alternative to Care Team, Private Fostering Special Guardianship and Residence Order Service, and the Parenting Service.
