Overview
Nottinghamshire County Council have a Preparing for Adulthood Team, which is made up of Advanced Social Work Practitioners, Social Workers and Community Care Officers who provide planning, assessment, advice and support services for young people preparing for adulthood. They work with young people who have an impairment and require social care support that cannot be accessed through community services already in place.
The Preparing for Adulthood Team can work with young people whether they have received services from children's social care or not.
The team works with young people to help them be as independent as possible. This might be through community support, short term support, specialised support including support into employment and/or any assistive technology.
The Preparing for Adulthood Team can help with:
- being independent
- being part of the community
- getting the right support
- giving support to carers including short breaks
- helping with safety and risks
Times and availability
Age Range: 14 +
Contact
Costs
When someone is 18 and has support from adult social care, the transitions team will carry out a financial assessment to determine the level of contribution to the cost of their care. This is different from children's social care where support is free.
Referral
Young people can be referred to the Preparing for Adulthood Team between the ages of 14yrs-17.5yrs. If a young person is older than 17.5yrs, at the time they are referred, the referral will be passed to the relevant adult team.
Referrals can be made by calling the Notts County Council Customer Service Centre. Referrals can be made by anyone including the person's GP, education support providers or community services.
Inclusion
Supporting
- Autism
- Social, emotional and mental health needs
- Learning difficulties
- Communication and interaction needs
- Physical disability
Local Offer
The Preparing for Adulthood Team can work with young people whether they have received services from children's social care or not.
The team works with young people to help them be as independent as possible. This might be through community support, short term support, specialised support including support into employment and/or any assistive technology.
The Transitions Team can help with:
- being independent
- being part of the community
- getting the right support
- giving support to carers including short breaks
- helping with safety and risks