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Sunderland Young Carers

Sunderland Young Carers. Pathfinder. Pathfinder – What Is It?. Young Carers Pathfinder / Family Pathfinder – Two separate entities linked by common themes. Pathfinder is not seen as a new area of work. Mainstreamed through the Multi-Agency Partnership Board. M.A.P.

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Sunderland Young Carers

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  1. Sunderland Young Carers Pathfinder

  2. Pathfinder – What Is It? • Young Carers Pathfinder / Family Pathfinder – Two separate entities linked by common themes. • Pathfinder is not seen as a new area of work. • Mainstreamed through the Multi-Agency Partnership Board.

  3. M.A.P. Young Carer’s Multi-Agency Partnership Chair – Head of Safeguarding Sunderland Carers Centre Parent Partnership Officer General Manager, Disability Services Communications Officer Healthy Schools Co-ord’ Service Lead, Carer & Patient Involvement Team Connexions Manager Parenting Strategy Officer Interim General Manager, Mental Health Attendance Enforcement & Performance Manager

  4. Aims • The early identification of young carers and preventing them undertaking inappropriate caring roles. How will we do that? • Develop a system whereby clinicians will identify a potential young carer at the point of diagnosis of a long term condition or illness of a related adult. • A practitioner’s guide for working with young carers has been developed. • Clear guidance & protocols on actions & responsibilities will be developed for neurology departments and psychiatric services.

  5. Aims • Intensive action with a group of families to lift children out of inappropriate caring roles. How will we do that? • Annual family fun day consultation events. • Targeted families. • Advocacy to engage with mainstream services. • Not all families will engage with statutory services. • Support packages provided through pathfinder, tailored to individual family needs.

  6. Aims • To identify “hidden” young carers, enabling them to obtain the support they may need. How will we do that? • Work closely with education to provide them with the tools to identify & support young carers. • Promote the use of the Young Carers School Card. • Increase the visibility & circulation of the Young Carers Newsletter. • Promote the Young Carers Peer Support Line. • Develop and distribute Young Carers Packs. • Strengthen our links with key partners.

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