Full of Life's Family Support Service (0-14 years)
Full of Life's Family Support Service (0-14 years)
Full of Life’s Family Support Service is an independent advice and support service for parent carers of disabled children. The Family Support Service offers practical support with the following:
Benefits, such as Disability Living Allowance and Carer's Allowance
Education, Health and Care Plan support
Issues relating to Housing, Health and Social Services
Preparation for meetings
Support with complaints
Liaising with various Statutory Departments that support families such as Social Services and Health
For continuity of support, this service will automatically refer families to Full of Life’s Carers’ Advocacy Service when required.
The Family Support Service is for parent carers of disabled children under the age of 14, living in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
How do you access this service?
The majority of Full of Life’s services are categorised as universal services, which means that it is available to all children/adults with disabilities and special educational needs.
Full of Life’s Services for Young People is categorised as a specialist service, meaning that it is only available to young people with complex needs.
To access all of Full of Life’s services, parents must be parent carers of children or adults with disabilities or special educational needs living in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
Parents can self-refer, or be referred by a relevant professional at any time by contacting Full of Life via phone or email, 0208 962 9994 / info@fulloflifekc.com
How do we ensure the quality of this service?
All of Full of Life’s services are quality assured by quarterly monitoring, management committee meetings with professionals from Education, Health and Social Care in attendance, annual reports/reviews and parent carer service evaluations via an online survey.
Parents are also given the opportunity to share their views during the Parent Forums.
The young people and staff are also given regular opportunities to give feedback on Full of Life’s Services for Young People. All of this information is used to shape and develop services.
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