Assessment Tools, Forms, Templates & Other Resources (Childrens)

Rochdale Borough Multi Agency Referral Form

• Multi Agency Referral Form
• Baby/toddler surface skin map
• Child surface skin map
• Data Sharing Agreement

Relational Child Protection Conferences

• Relational CP Conference Agency Report
• Conference Briefing Training Slides
• Initial / Review Child Protection Conference Report – Prompt Sheet

Neglect Assessment Tools

• Rochdale Neglect Screening Tool

This screening tool helps practitioners to quickly identify areas of concern which may indicate a child/young person is being neglected

Assessing Risk

• Rochdale Risk Model
• National Risk Framework to support the assessment of children and young people 
• Safe Lives Risk Identification Checklist (RIC) & Quick Start Guidance for Domestic Abuse, Stalking and ‘Honour’-Based Violence (young people's version)
• Safe Lives Dash Risk Checklist & Guidance (Adult victims)
• Concealed Pregnancies (GM procedures)

Effective Challenge and Resolving Professional Differences

Effective partnership working is vital in order to ensure that outcomes for children and families are central to all assessment, planning and intervention. This includes the need to consider differing views and experiences which evidence the value of exchanging ideas and developing critical thinking in regards to how best to achieve improved outcomes. There will be times when disagreements occurred and require informal and possible lead to formal escalation. 

• Escalation policy

The Rochdale's Children's Needs and Response Framework applies to all children and young people from conception to the age of 18 years. It has been developed to assist practitioners and managers in assessing and identifying a child's level of need and crucially how best to respond and meet those needs as early as possible to prevent difficulties escalating into crises.

Children's Needs and Response Framework (2021)

The Multi Agency Referral Form has been approved by the Rochdale Borough Children and Young People’s Partnership and the Rochdale Borough Safeguarding Children Partnership. The form should be used for referrals to the Complex Early Help and Safeguarding Hub via email ehash@rochdale.gov.uk 

• Multi Agency Child Protection Referral Form
• Step Up Step Down Protocol
• EHASH Handbook
• Effective Challenge and Resolving Professional Differences Guidance 

Other resources 

Child Sexual Exploitation - 'It's Not Ok' resources: includes Project Phoenix handbook, education guidance and CSE 'measurement' tool.

The family pack of questionnaires and scales. This document contains a number of scales and questionnaires to use when assessing families, including the Adult Wellbeing Scale, Adolescent Wellbeing Scale, Parenting Daily Hassles questionnaire, Strengths and Difficulties questionnaire, Recent Life Events questionnaire. The pack was originally linked to the Framework for the Assessment of Children in Need and their Families (now archived).

• Referral form Rochdale Carers Hub
• Rochdale Young Carers Leaflet
• Capacity to Change Guidance
• NSPCC Solution-focused practice toolkit
• Resource Sheet - Child Trafficking and Modern Slavery

Stronger Together

Stronger Together provides free of charge toolkits for employers in relation to tackling modern slavery. Register here to access the free resources.

Home Office: Modern slavery awareness & victim identification guidance

Children of Offenders

Barnardos - Guidance on Working with Children of Offenders