Desperate for Help!

[Criostoir]

Hello,

I am really struggling to make any positive moves forward.

I have since may been in touch with both CS and Probationary Officer regarding my situation and am getting nowhere..

They say I don't need to be aware of the outcome of my assessment other than they don't feel I have done enough to allow me to go back to the family home.

Which I agree but whenever I have asked for clarification on what they need me to do in order to get back home I'm just told I need to work on myself which is very general and unclear.

Need guidance

Thanks

[DASC44]

Maybe they really see that it is not yet time for this. Although it is difficult for me to assess the situation personally

[Suzie, FRG Adviser]

Dear Criostoir

Welcome back to the Parents’ discussion board and thank you for your post.

From what you say, I think you may now have had a re-assessment by children’s services; is this right? You have been given very little information and what you have been told is, as you say, very general i.e. ‘work on yourself’. As this decision is preventing you from returning to your family but the specific reason has not been shared with you then I think you it is reasonable for you to formally ask (again) for clarification (in writing) of what this means; what they recommend that you should do.

If you are dissatisfied with the response from children’s services you could consider making a complaint .

We are unable to advise on Probation but you could also ask them for further information or follow this up with a senior manager or complaints if need be.

I wonder if you or your wife have managed to get any further advice or support from the Lucy Faithfull Foundation or if your wife has been able to attend any of the possible protective parenting programmes suggested in my last response?

If you are working with other services such as Mental Health then do keep this up.

With best wishes

Suzie