Parent Carer Needs Assesment
Following a competitive Procurement Exercise, North Tyneside Parent Carer Forum were awarded the contract to deliver Parent Carer Needs Assessments in North Tyneside.
A Parent Carer Needs Assessment (PCNA) is an opportunity for parent carers to talk about their own needs.
It allows you to speak about:
- Your caring role
- How caring affects your wellbeing
- The choices you have about providing care
The assessment also looks at what support you may need while caring for a child or young person with additional needs or disabilities.
The PCNA helps to identify the right help, advice, and support that may be available to support you as a parent carer.
All parent carers of a child with a disability, under the age of 18, have the right to request a Parent Carer Needs Assessment. This right is set out in the Children and Families Act 2014.
What the assessment will consider
The Parent Carer Needs Assessment will look at:
- Your individual needs as a parent carer
- What could help make caring for your child easier
- Your wellbeing as a parent carer
- The need to safeguard and promote the welfare of your disabled child
- The need to safeguard and promote the welfare of any other children you care for
Requesting a Parent Carer Needs Assessment PCNA
Complete a referral for Parent Carer Needs Assessment
For further information
email: pcna@ntpcf.co.uk