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The CogniSoft Blue Cylinder allows simple but effective information sharing for partner agencies under the Children’s Trusts. By using ‘working with’ indicators and the CAF, the Blue Cylinder can play an integral role in delivering consistent positive outcomes for children at risk, within any local authority.
The agenda for change is about completing the correct assessment, by the
right practitioner, at the right time. The Blue Cylinder supports this working
concept that lies at the very heart of ‘Every Child Matters’.
By developing an intuitive web based application, any practitioner of a partner
agency can see all the clients that may require an intervention or assessment,
who can then be assigned to a lead practitioner. Through recorded online consent
forms, ‘working with’ indicators are clearly identified in order for
practitioners to recognise which agencies have had previous contact with a
client, and whether further intervention is required.
The Blue Cylinder’s simplicity is its greatest strength; through highlighting
concerns during the first stages of contact, response times are shortened
reducing the number of children at risk who may slip through the net. This
holistic approach allows for the growth of a shared language amongst
practitioners, lowering the number and duration of any unnecessary assessments
required by specialist agencies.
By completing the built in common assessment framework, users can decide on the
lead practitioner and what contact history to share from their existing systems.
This can be done manually or using the CogniSoft Data Server. By harnessing the
power of XML technology to move data from one system to another, practitioners
can pick up where their colleagues left off, whatever their existing caseload
system.
The Blue Cylinder, designed to sit above all other caseload systems, can be
fully integrated into OutReach, Insight or 3rd Party client tracking systems.
Professionals at organisations without the infrastructure for integration can
access the Blue Cylinder directly to raise concerns or complete assessments,
uniting all agencies in a distinct front line delivery.
Through adopting the partnership approach, the Blue Cylinder can empower
agencies under the Children’s Trust to deliver a seamless provision of social
interventions, protecting children from harm but also identifying those most
susceptible to social exclusion as early as possible.
The Blue Cylinder provides the Local Authority with the means to meet the agenda
for change securely with minimal upheaval. By letting the existing framework of
databases work in conjunction with the Blue Cylinder, agencies can work
efficiently, but more importantly make all interventions less demanding on the
child.
CogniSoft’s managed service can not only remove any questions of IT ownership,
but allow for a swift implementation across the partnership of a solution that
meets the requirements of any IS Project under ‘Every Child Matters.’