The supportive role of statutory, voluntary, third party and other key stakeholder services

Rôl cefnogol gwasanaethau statudol, gwirfoddol, trydydd parti a rhanddeiliaid allweddol eraill

Health visitor

A wide range of services are available to support the health and well-being of children and their families/carers.

Education services

Education services are delivered by Local Authority education departments. Local education authorities must provide a free school place for all children of 'compulsory school age'. They must also provide a school or sixth form college for young people aged 16-19 who choose to continue their studies. Where a child of school age is unable to receive an education in a school, then the local education authority has a duty to provide a suitable education in some other way such as home education.

In most local authorities in Wales children are admitted to school at the beginning of the term after they turn 5 years old. All 3-4 year olds are entitled to attend an early learning setting for free but this is not compulsory.

Family information services

Every county in Wales has a family information service, which is a free, confidential and impartial service. The service offers information, advice and guidance on the different services available to children, young people and their families. They provide advice and information on child care, children's clubs, toddler groups, leisure and sporting activities, health issues and support for parents.

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Housing associations

Housing associations provide quality affordable housing and services to those who need them. Housing associations are usually registered and regulated by the Welsh Government.

Housing services

Housing services support tenants and address other housing issues that exist in communities. Housing services include:

  • providing advice, information and practical support on housing matters
  • support with problems and failures of the housing system or housing market
  • helping people to find and keep a home including homelessness services
  • enforcing the law on health and safety and housing conditions.

Leisure services

Local councils provide leisure services for children and their families/carers. The services aim to provide sports and leisure facilities to promote residents' physical well-being and mental health. A wide variety of leisure facilities and services are provided, including indoor and outdoor leisure facilities such as playing fields.

Social Services

Social services care for vulnerable people, including children in need. They work with other agencies such as the health service and housing service to provide help, care and support for children and their families/carers. Sometimes families request support from social services, or on other occasions they are referred by another service such as the education or health service.

Social services work closely with children, parents, relatives and other carers to find the best solution to every situation. Social services respond immediately where there are serious concerns about a child, trying to keep families together whenever possible.

Social services' social workers work with children and young people, their families and other professionals to keep children safe and healthy. They form relationships with children, young people and their families, finding solutions to their problems by providing guidance, support and direction. Social workers work closely with other organisations such as the police, the local authority, schools and the probation service.

Youth services

All counties in Wales provide services for young people aged 11-25. Youth services aim to support young people by providing personal and social education that helps them contribute to the development of their communities and society. They provide a range of services, including youth clubs, youth information, sports, various activities and project work in schools. Young people can contact youth services voluntarily which can lead to positive outcomes for them.

Mae ystod eang o wasanaethau ar gael sy’n cefnogi iechyd a llesiant plant a’u teuluoedd/gofalwyr.

Gwasanaethau addysg

Mae gwasanaethau addysg yn cael eu darparu gan adrannau addysg Awdurdodau Lleol. Rhaid i awdurdodau addysg leol ddarparu lle am ddim mewn ysgol i bob plentyn sydd o 'oed ysgol orfodol'. Hefyd mae'n rhaid iddyn nhw ddarparu ysgol neu goleg chweched dosbarth ar gyfer pobl ifanc rhwng 16 ac 19 sy’n dewis astudio ymhellach. Os na fydd plentyn oed ysgol yn gallu derbyn addysg mewn ysgol, yna mae dyletswydd ar yr awdurdod addysg leol i ddarparu addysg addas mewn ffordd arall megis addysg yn y cartref.

Yng Nghymru mae’r rhan fwyaf o awdurdodau lleol yn derbyn plant i’r ysgol ar ddechrau'r tymor y bydd y plentyn yn bump oed. Mae gan bob plentyn tair a phedair blwydd oed hawl i gael mynd i leoliad dysgu cynnar am ddim ond nid yw hyn yn orfodol.

Gwasanaethau gwybodaeth i deuluoedd

Mae gan bob sir yng Nghymru wasanaethau gwybodaeth i deuluoedd sydd yn wasanaeth am rhad ac am ddim, sy’n gyfrinachol ac yn ddiduedd. Mae’r gwasanaeth yn cynnig gwybodaeth, cyngor ac arweiniad am y gwasanaethau gwahanol sydd ar gael i blant, pobl ifanc a’u teuluoedd. Maent yn cynnig cyngor a gwybodaeth am ofal plant, clybiau plant, grwpiau babanod, gweithgareddau hamdden a chwaraeon, materion iechyd a chefnogaeth i rieni.

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Cymdeithasau tai

Mae cymdeithasau tai yn darparu tai a gwasanaethau fforddiadwy ac o safon i bobl sydd eu hangen. Mae cymdeithasau tai fel arfer wedi’u cofrestru a’u rheoleiddio gan Lywodraeth Cymru.

Gwasanaethau tai

Mae gwasanaethau tai yn cefnogi tenantiaid ac yn mynd i’r afael â phroblemau tai eraill sy’n bodoli mewn cymunedau. Mae gwasanaethau tai yn cynnwys y canlynol:

  • rhoi cyngor, gwybodaeth a chymorth ymarferol ar faterion tai
  • cymorth gyda phroblemau a methiannau’r system dai neu’r farchnad dai
  • cymorth i bobl ddod o hyd i gartref a’i gadw gan gynnwys gwasanaethau digartrefedd
  • gorfodi’r gyfraith o ran iechyd a diogelwch a chyflwr cartrefi.

Gwasanaethau hamdden

Mae cynghorau lleol yn darparu gwasanaethau hamdden i blant a’u teuluoedd/gofalwyr. Nod y gwasanaethau yw darparu cyfleusterau chwaraeon a hamdden er mwyn hyrwyddo lles corfforol a iechyd meddwl y trigolion. Bydd amrywiaeth eang o gyfleusterau a gwasanaethau hamdden yn cael eu darparu, gan gynnwys cyfleusterau hamdden dan do ac awyr agored megis caeau chwarae.

Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol

Mae gwasanaethau cymdeithasol yn gofalu am bobl sy’n agored i niwed, gan gynnwys plant mewn angen. Maent yn gweithio gydag asiantaethau eraill megis y gwasanaeth iechyd a’r gwasanaeth tai i ddarparu cymorth, gofal a chefnogaeth i blant a’u teuluoedd/gofalwyr. Weithiau bydd teuluoedd yn gofyn am gefnogaeth gan wasanaethau cymdeithasol, neu dro arall byddant yn cael eu cyfeirio gan wasanaeth arall megis y gwasanaeth addysg neu iechyd.

Bydd gwasanaethau cymdeithasol yn gweithio’n agos gyda phlant, rhieni, perthnasau a gofalwyr eraill er mwyn darganfod yr ateb gorau i bob sefyllfa. Bydd gwasanaethau cymdeithasol yn ymateb yn syth os oes pryderon difrifol am blentyn gan geisio cadw teuluoedd gyda'i gilydd pan mae hynny’n bosib.

Mae gweithwyr cymdeithasol y gwasanaethau cymdeithasol yn gweithio gyda phlant a phobl ifanc, eu teuluoedd a phobl broffesiynol eraill i gadw plant yn ddiogel ac yn iach. Maent yn ffurfio perthynas gyda phlant, pobl ifanc a’u teuluoedd gan ddod o hyd i atebion i'w problemau trwy ddarparu arweiniad, cymorth a chyfeiriad. Bydd gweithiwr cymdeithasol yn gweithio'n agos gyda sefydliadau eraill fel yr heddlu, yr awdurdod lleol, ysgolion a'r gwasanaeth prawf.

Gwasanaethau ieuenctid

Mae pob sir yng Nghymru yn darparu gwasanaethau ar gyfer pobl ifanc rhwng 11 a 25 oed. Pwrpas y gwasanaethau ieuenctid yw cefnogi pobl ifanc gydag addysg bersonol a chymdeithasol sy’n gymorth iddynt gymryd rhan yn natblygiad eu cymunedau a’u cymdeithas. Maent yn darparu amrywiaeth o wasanaethau, gan gynnwys clybiau ieuenctid, gwybodaeth ieuenctid, chwaraeon, gweithgareddau amrywiol a gwaith project mewn ysgolion. Gall pobl ifanc gysylltu â’r gwasanaethau ieuenctid yn wirfoddol sy’n gallu arwain at ganlyniadau positif iddynt.

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The supportive role of statutory, voluntary, third party and other key stakeholder services

Rôl cefnogol gwasanaethau statudol, gwirfoddol, trydydd parti a rhanddeiliaid allweddol eraill

 Health visitor

Allied health professions

Allied health professions have a wide range of roles and they work with all age groups. They provide support in a variety of ways, including developing communication skills, improving nutritional status and overcoming visual problems. They work in a variety of settings, including hospitals, people's homes, clinics, GP surgeries and schools.

Allied health professions include:

  • Occupational Therapists – They work in hospitals providing appropriate activities and specialist equipment for children/adults with physical impairments. They encourage independence and life skills such as getting dressed, eating and taking care of personal hygiene. They may assess fine motor skills and suggest specialist tools.
  • Speech and language therapists – They treat speech, language and communication impairments and disorders. They provide assessment and develop personal plans to support children and their families. They also work closely with teachers and other professionals in order to develop individual treatment programmes.
  • Physiotherapists – They work directly with children and their parents. They focus on motor skills, movement and balance. They may suggest exercises and movements which will help to strengthen a specific part of the body in order to support movement and increase independence.
  • Art, drama and music therapists – They use art, drama and music as a form of therapy to support people of all ages with a variety of problems, including emotional, behavioural and mental health problems, learning disabilities and physical disabilities.
  • Dieticians – They are the only qualified health professionals who assess, diagnose and treat diet and nutrition problems. They support people to make healthy choices about food and lifestyle.
  • Orthotists – They provide a service for people born with a physical impairment who have developed a medical problem or have had surgery. Orthotists fit orthoses (splints, braces etc.) to support and relieve pressure or discomfort in a part of the patient's body. They treat patients with a wide range of conditions, including diabetes, cerebral palsy and spina bifida.

Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)

CAMHS assess and treat children and young people with emotional, behavioural or mental health problems. This can include depression, eating disorders, violent or angry behaviour, low self-esteem, anxiety, obsessions, sleeping problems and self-harm and abuse. CAMHS services include nurses, therapists, psychologists, support workers and social workers, as well as other professionals.

Health centres

Health centres help patients to manage their health and prevent illness and provide a wide range of services for children and young people and their families/carers, including GPs, speech and language therapists, physiotherapists and midwives. GPs assess, diagnose, treat and manage illness, as well as screening for certain diseases and promoting general health and well-being. They can also arrange hospital admissions and make referrals to other services and specialists.

Baby clinic

Child health clinics are run by health visitors and GPs and offer regular health and development reviews to check that babies are developing. Childhood immunisations are administered in baby clinics and parents can discuss any problems relating to their child's development there. Some baby clinics run special groups for parents, for example breastfeeding support groups.

Family planning clinic

Family planning is planning when to have children and the use of contraception. Family planning clinics advise people on the different kinds of contraception available. Family planning clinics offer services by appointment as well as drop-in services and following the initial appointment there will need to be another meeting to monitor the patient and the method of contraception. Family planning clinics also provide an emergency contraception service.

Dental practice

It is essential that children visit the dentist regularly. A dental check-up allows the dentist to examine the teeth, gums and mouth for signs of disease. Tooth decay and gum disease can be prevented if they are treated at an early stage. Dentists give advice on maintaining oral health, however often there will also be dental hygienists working in a dental practice who play an important part in oral health care. They show patients how to take care of their mouth and help them to keep their teeth and gums healthy.

Hospices

Hospices help children and young people with a life-limiting condition such as cancer. Palliative care is provided either in the hospice or in the child's home. Hospices can provide different types of therapy for children and their families, for example art and music therapy, as well as providing activities for the child's siblings. Hospices also provide respite care for families while their children are ill.

Hospitals

Hospitals provide a range of services for children and young people and their families both as inpatients and outpatients. Specialist consultants, nurses and healthcare teams offer a wide range of diagnosis, treatment and support facilities. Some hospitals specialise in children's healthcare, for example Great Ormond Street Hospital in London.

Opticians

Regular eye checks are carried out on newborn babies and young children to identify any sight problems at an early stage. The National Health Service (NHS) offers free eye tests with opticians to children under 16 and young people under 19 who are in full-time education.

Opticians provide and fit glasses and other optical aids. They advise patients on different types of lenses and frames and give advice on how to wear and look after them.

Multidisciplinary teams

A multidisciplinary team is a group of health and social care professionals who provide a range of coordinated services for children and young people. The team members may vary depending on the needs of the child or young person and the condition or illness being treated. Multidisciplinary teams consist of staff from several different professional backgrounds who have different areas of expertise. Multidisciplinary teams are often discussed in the same context as joint working, inter-agency work and partnership working. Where a care plan has been produced, practitioners from a number of health, social care and early years services may work together in what is called a multidisciplinary team.

Multidisciplinary teams play a key role in ensuring that all aspects of the child or young person's needs are taken into account in order to provide appropriate advice on treatment. They provide services that benefit the individual and ensure better quality care.

Proffesiynau iechyd cysylltiedig

Mae gan broffesiynau iechyd cysylltiedig ystod eang o rolau ac maent yn gweithio gyda phob grŵp oedran. Maent yn cynnig cymorth mewn amrywiaeth o ffyrdd gan gynnwys datblygu sgiliau cyfathrebu, gwella statws maethol, a goresgyn problemau gweledol. Maent yn gweithio mewn nifer o lefydd gan gynnwys ysbytai, cartrefi, clinigau, meddygfeydd ac ysgolion.

Rhai proffesiynau iechyd cysylltiedig yw:

  • Therapyddion Galwedigaethol - Maent yn gweithio mewn ysbytai i ddarparu gweithgareddau priodol ac offer arbenigol ar gyfer plant/oedolion sydd ag anawsterau corfforol. Maent yn annog annibyniaeth a sgiliau bywyd fel gwisgo, bwyta a gofalu am hylendid personol. Gallant asesu sgiliau echddygol manwl ac awgrymu offer arbenigol.
  • Therapyddion lleferydd ac iaith – Maent yn trin diffygion ac anhwylderau iaith, lleferydd a chyfathrebu. Maent yn asesu, ac yn datblygu cynlluniau personol i gefnogi plant a’u teuluoedd. Byddant yn gweithio’n agos gydag athrawon a gweithwyr proffesiynol eraill i ddatblygu rhaglenni triniaeth unigol.
  • Ffisiotherapyddion – Maent yn gweithio’n uniongyrchol gyda phlant a’u rhieni. Yn canolbwyntio ar sgiliau echddygol, symud a chydbwysedd. Gallant awgrymu ymarferion a symudiadau a fydd yn gymorth i gryfhau ardal benodol o’r corff i helpu symudedd a chynyddu annibyniaeth.
  • Therapyddion celf, drama a cherddoriaeth – Maent yn defnyddio celf, drama a cherddoriaeth fel math o therapi i gefnogi pobl o bob oed gydag amryw o broblemau gan gynnwys problemau emosiynol, ymddygiadol, iechyd meddwl, anableddau dysgu ac anableddau corfforol.
  • Deietegwyr – Dyma’r unig weithwyr iechyd proffesiynol cymwys sy'n asesu, cynnig diagnosis a thrin problemau diet a maeth. Maent yn cefnogi pobl i wneud dewisiadau iach ynglŷn â bwyd a ffordd o fyw.
  • Orthotwyr – yw’r rhai sy’n darparu gwasanaeth ar gyfer pobl sydd wedi cael eu geni gyda nam corfforol, sydd wedi datblygu problem feddygol neu sydd wedi cael triniaeth lawfeddygol. Mae orthotwyr yn gosod orthoses (sblintiau, bresys ac ati) i gynnal a rhyddhau pwysau neu anesmwythyd yn rhan o gorff y claf. Maent yn trin cleifion ag ystod eang o gyflyrau gan gynnwys diabetes, parlys yr ymennydd a spina bifida.

Gwasanaethau iechyd meddwl plant a llencyndod (CAMHS - Child and adolescent mental health services)

Mae CAMHS yn asesu a thrin plant a phobl ifanc sydd ag anawsterau emosiynol, ymddygiadol neu iechyd meddwl. Gall hyn gynnwys iselder, anawsterau bwyta, ymddygiad treisgar neu ddig, lefel isel o hunan-barch, gorbryder, obsesiynau, problemau cysgu a hunan-niwedio a cham-drin. Mae gwasanaethau CAMHS yn cynnwys nyrsys, therapyddion, seicolegwyr, gweithwyr cymorth a gweithwyr cymdeithasol, yn ogystal â gweithwyr proffesiynol eraill.

Canolfannau iechyd

Mae canolfannau iechyd yn helpu cleifion i reoli eu hiechyd ac atal salwch ac yn darparu ystod eang o wasanaethau i blant a phobl ifanc a’u teuluoedd/gofalwyr, gan gynnwys meddygon teulu, therapyddion lleferydd ac iaith, ffisiotherapyddion a bydwragedd. Mae meddygon teulu yn asesu, gwneud diagnosis, trin a rheoli salwch, yn ogystal â chynnal sgrinio ar gyfer rhai clefydau a hyrwyddo iechyd a lles cyffredinol. Gallant hefyd drefnu derbyniadau i ysbyty a chyfeiriadau at wasanaethau ac arbenigwyr eraill.

Clinig babanod

Mae clinigau iechyd plant yn cael eu cynnal gan ymwelwyr iechyd a meddygon teulu, ac yn cynnig adolygiadau iechyd a datblygiad rheolaidd i wirio bod babanod yn datblygu. Mae imiwneiddiadau plant yn cael eu cynnal mewn clinigau babanod a gall rhieni drafod unrhyw broblemau sy’n ymwneud â datblygiad eu plentyn yno. Mae rhai clinigau babanod yn rhedeg grwpiau arbennig i rieni, er enghraifft grŵp sy’n cefnogi bwydo o’r fron.

Clinig cynllunio teulu

Cynllunio teulu yw cynllunio pryd i gael plant a'r defnydd o ddulliau atal cenhedlu. Mae clinigau cynllunio teulu yn cynghori pobl ynglŷn â’r gwahanol fathau o ddulliau atal cenhedlu sydd ar gael. Mae clinigau cynllunio teulu yn cynnig gwasanaethau trwy apwyntiad yn ogystal â gwasanaethau galw i mewn ac ar ôl yr apwyntiad cychwynnol bydd angen cyfarfod eto er mwyn monitro'r claf a'r dull atal cenhedlu. Mae clinigau cynllunio teulu hefyd yn darparu gwasanaeth atal cenhedlu brys.

Practis deintyddol

Mae’n hanfodol bod plant yn ymweld â’r deintydd yn rheolaidd. Mae archwiliad deintyddol yn caniatáu i’r deintydd archwilio’r dannedd, y deintgig a’r geg am arwyddion o glefyd. Gellir atal pydredd dannedd a chlefyd y deintgig os ydynt yn cael eu trin yn gynnar. Bydd deintyddion yn rhoi cyngor ynglŷn â sicrhau iechyd y geg ond yn aml bydd hylenydd deintyddol hefyd yn gweithio mewn practis deintyddol sydd â rhan bwysig i'w chwarae mewn gofal iechyd y geg. Maent yn dangos i gleifion sut i ofalu am eu ceg a’u helpu i gadw'u dannedd a'u deintgig yn iach.

Hosbisau

Mae hosbisau yn helpu plant a phobl ifanc sy’n dioddef o glefyd fel canser sy’n byrhau eu bywyd. Gofal lliniarol sy’n cael ei ddarparu naill ai yn yr hosbis neu yng nghartref y plentyn. Gall hosbisau darparu gwahanol fathau o therapi i blant a’u teuluoedd, er enghraifft therapi celf a cherddoriaeth, yn ogystal â darparu gweithgareddau i frodyr neu chwiorydd y plentyn. Mae hosbisau hefyd yn darparu gofal seibiant i deuluoedd tra bod eu plant yn sâl.

Ysbytai

Mae ysbytai yn darparu ystod o wasanaethau i blant a phobl ifanc a’u teuluoedd fel cleifion mewnol ac allanol. Mae ymgynghorwyr arbenigol, nyrsys a thimau gofal iechyd yn cynnig ystod eang o ddiagnosis, triniaeth a chefnogaeth. Mae rhai ysbytai yn arbenigo mewn gofal iechyd i blant, er enghraifft Ysbyty Great Ormond Street yn Llundain.

Optegwyr

Mae gwiriadau llygad rheolaidd yn cael eu cynnig i fabanod newydd-anedig ac i blant ifanc er mwyn adnabod unrhyw broblemau golwg yn gynnar. Mae’r Gwasanaeth Iechyd Gwladol (GIG) yn cynnig profion golwg am ddim gydag optegwyr i blant dan 16 oed ac i bobl ifanc dan 19 oed sydd mewn addysg llawn amser.

Mae optegwyr yn darparu ac yn gosod sbectolau a chymhorthion optegol eraill. Maent yn cynghori cleifion ar wahanol fathau o lensys a fframiau sbectol ac yn rhoi cyngor ar sut i wisgo a gofalu amdanynt.

Timau amlddisgyblaeth

Grŵp o bobl broffesiynol ym maes gofal iechyd a gofal cymdeithasol yw tîm amlddisgyblaeth ac maen nhw'n darparu gwasanaethau amrywiol ar gyfer plant a phobl ifanc mewn ffordd gydlynol. Mae'n bosib y bydd aelodau'r tîm yn amrywio a bydd hyn yn dibynnu ar anghenion y plentyn neu berson ifanc a'r cyflwr neu'r afiechyd sy’n cael ei drin. Mae timau amlddisgyblaeth yn cynnwys staff o sawl gwahanol gefndir proffesiynol sydd â gwahanol arbenigeddau. Yn aml, caiff timau amlddisgyblaeth eu disgrifio fel timau sy'n gweithio ar y cyd, yn gwneud gwaith rhyngasiantaethol a gwaith partneriaeth. Pan fydd cynllun gofal wedi'i gynhyrchu, mae'n bosib y bydd ymarferwyr o nifer o wasanaethau iechyd, gofal cymdeithasol a blynyddoedd cynnar yn cydweithio yn yr hyn a elwir yn dîm amlddisgyblaeth.

Mae timau amlddisgyblaeth yn chwarae rôl allweddol gan sicrhau bod pob agwedd ar anghenion y plentyn neu berson ifanc yn cael sylw fel bod modd rhoi cyngor priodol am driniaeth. Maen nhw'n darparu gwasanaethau sydd o fudd i'r unigolyn ac yn arwain at ofal o ansawdd gwell.

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The supportive role of statutory, voluntary, third party and other key stakeholder services

Rôl cefnogol gwasanaethau statudol, gwirfoddol, trydydd parti a rhanddeiliaid allweddol eraill

Health visitor

Voluntary and third party organisations

Barnardo’s

Barnardo’s provides services across Wales, working with vulnerable children and young people and their families, helping them to create a better future. Barnardo’s aim is to reach out to babies, children and young people in Wales' most disadvantaged communities to ensure that every child has the best possible start in life. It supports families struggling to overcome difficulties caused by poverty, abuse and discrimination. In addition to this, Barnado's works to ensure that all young people realise their full potential, regardless of their circumstances.

Childline

Childline provides a free confidential service where children and young people can talk about anything that is worrying them. Childline offers support online or over the phone provided by trained counsellors. Childline counsellors are friendly and listen to children and young people without judging them and are available to talk in English or Welsh about any matter, including abuse, bullying or stress.

Citizens Advice Bureau

The Citizens Advice Bureau offers advice on a wide range of challenges and problems, for example benefits, employment issues, debt, housing services and health.

Gingerbread

Gingerbread supports single parent families. Gingerbread's mission is to minimise any negative impact on the well-being and poverty of single parents and their children and maximise the choices and opportunities for them to flourish. Single parents can access support from Gingerbread by attending groups where they can meet with other single parents. Gingerbread also provides advice and information on the problems single parents may experience, for example child maintenance and establishing contact with the child's other parent.

Mencap

Mencap raises awareness of the problems facing people with mental disabilities and their families. It provides the support needed to understand the rights of people with a learning disability and to help them to access services or challenge decisions. Support and advice are available on a wide range of subjects, including social care and education.

Mind

Mind supports people living with mental health problems or who know someone with mental health problems. It provides information on conditions and treatment options. Through local Mind they offer mental health services such as talking therapy, peer support, advocacy and crisis care.

NSPCC - National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children

The NSPCC works to strengthen the way in which children's rights are ensured, by working with other partners to ensure that all children enjoy a safer childhood. It aims to protect children and young people and prevent abuse by providing a 24 hour service that listens to children and offers support to families.

Relate

Relate offers support in the form of counselling which can be provided to families, children and young people and relatives. It also offers a family mediation service. This support can help children and young people and their families when they are going through difficult and challenging times in their lives, for example when parents separate or divorce.


Other key stakeholders

ALNCo – Additional Learning Needs Co-ordinator

The Additional Learning Needs Co-ordinator is responsible for managing additional learning needs within the school, working closely with staff, parents/carers and other agencies. Together with the Headteacher and the Governing Body, the ALNCo plays a key role in the development of additional learning needs policy and provision in the school, and ensures that policies are implemented. They work with parents and other (education and health) professionals to ensure that children and young people's needs are met.

Counsellors

Counsellors can work in schools to provide support for children and young people with emotional problems such as depression, lack of confidence, grief, bullying and anxiety. Counsellors provide children and young people with opportunities to talk and discuss their emotional problems and support them to try and resolve those problems. Children and young people need to be referred to the service, possibly by a teacher, or they can refer themselves.

Education psychologist

Education psychologists provide medical and learning support for individuals and groups of children or young people. They conduct observations within the setting and offer a support programme that assists children and young people experiencing problems with education. These difficulties may include behavioural, social or emotional needs.

Health visitor

A health visitor is a qualified nurse who has taken further qualifications and has experience of midwifery. Health visitors ensure that families receive the best possible support to meet their children's needs. They mostly work in the community, with children up to 5 years old, and their families. Ensuring that children have the best possible start in life is an important part of the health visitor's work. In partnership with parents, a health visitor assesses the parenting skills, the family and home environment and considers the young person's developmental needs. Health visitors work alongside school nurses, doctors, social workers and other health professionals.

Access to services – referrals

When children or young people and their families need to access health, social care and early years services they need to arrange to meet with the appropriate practitioners. This is called accessing services. There are three different ways to access services:

  1. Self-referral – this is when the client arranges access for themselves and does not involve anyone else, for example making an appointment with a GP by phoning the surgery. The exception to this is when a parent or guardian arranges access for their children – a 5 year old cannot make an appointment for themselves.
  2. Professional referral – a practitioner, such as a GP, may want the patient to be seen by another practitioner, for example the GP may want the child to be assessed by a speech and language therapist, and so sends them a letter to make an appointment.
  3. Third person referral – when an individual contacts the health, social care or early years service on someone else's behalf, for example a parent may make an appointment with a GP for a child over 16 years old.
Barriers to accessing services

The following factors prevent individuals accessing health, social care and early years services. One of the main reasons for not using the services is lack of information about them.

Cultural and language barriers

If the information (signs, leaflets, posters) about health, social care and early years services is in English and Welsh only, then those with a different first language will not find out about the service. If the information uses language that is too specialist or technical, people may not understand it and therefore will be anxious about using the service.

Financial barriers

Accessing services can be expensive particularly if the service the individual is trying to access is far away and they cannot afford the transport costs to get there. Sometimes lack of public funding may mean that the services cannot be provided, or that patients have to wait a considerable amount of time before receiving them.

Geographical barriers

Things can be difficult for individuals living far from locations offering health, social care and early years services. The bus services in the locality may not run at a convenient time to attend appointments. Specialist services may be many miles away, which makes things worse. Walking difficulties are also a barrier for some people.

Physical barriers

This means the barriers that prevent individuals gaining access to a building. This could be a wheelchair user being unable to enter a building because of risks or narrow doors or a parent experiencing difficulties because they have a pram or a double buggy.

Psychological barriers

Psychological barriers arise from the way an individual thinks or feels about a service, and an example of this is the fear many feel when visiting the dentist. Pride may cause some people to worry about the stigma of using services such as mental health charities or services. An individual who feels ill may be so concerned about finding out what's wrong that they do not seek help from a GP.

Resourcing barriers

Health, social care and early years services may not be available due to staff shortages or lack of money for the service. If there is high demand for a service, then it may be necessary to wait until there are sufficient funds to pay for the service for all those who require it. High demand for vaccination against disease at particular times may mean that there is not enough vaccine available for all those who need it.

Further reading:

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http://bit.ly/2yXFDeU

http://bit.ly/2OUHCv9

http://bit.ly/2Z0wFrJ

http://bit.ly/31wGfUM

Sefydliadau gwirfoddol a thrydydd parti

Barnardo’s

Mae Barnardo’s yn darparu gwasanaethau ar hyd a lled Cymru, yn gweithio gyda phlant a phobl ifanc a’u teuluoedd sydd yn agored i niwed, gan eu cefnogi i greu gwell dyfodol. Nod Barnardo’s yw estyn llaw i fabanod, plant a phobl ifanc yng nghymunedau mwyaf difreintiedig Cymru er mwyn sicrhau bod pob plentyn yn cael y cychwyn gorau mewn bywyd. Maent yn cefnogi teuluoedd sydd yn brwydro i oresgyn anawsterau a achosir gan dlodi, camdriniaeth a gwahaniaethu. Yn ogystal â hyn, mae Barnardo’s yn gweithio i sicrhau bod pob person ifanc yn gwireddu eu potensial llawn, beth bynnag yw eu hamgylchiadau.

Childline

Mae Childline yn darparu gwasanaeth cyfrinachol rhad ac am ddim lle gall plant a phobl ifanc siarad am unrhyw beth sy'n eu poeni. Mae Childline yn cynnig cefnogaeth ar-lein neu dros y ffôn gan gwnselwyr sydd wedi eu hyfforddi. Mae cwnselwyr Childline yn gyfeillgar ac yn gwrando ar blant a phobl ifanc heb eu barnu ac maent ar gael i siarad drwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg neu’r Saesneg am unrhyw fater, gan gynnwys camdriniaeth, bwlio neu straen.

Cyngor Ar Bopeth (Citizens Advice Bureau)

Mae Cyngor Ar Bopeth yn cynnig cyngor ar ystod eang o heriau a phroblemau, er enghraifft budd-daliadau, anawsterau cyflogaeth, dyled, gwasanaethau tai ac iechyd.

Gingerbread

Mae Gingerbread yn cefnogi teuluoedd rhiant sengl. Nod Gingerbread yw lleihau unrhyw effaith negyddol ar les a thlodi rhieni sengl a'u plant a gwneud y gorau o'r dewisiadau a'r cyfleoedd er mwyn iddynt ffynnu. Gall rieni sengl cael cefnogaeth gan Gingerbread drwy fynychu grwpiau ble gallant gwrdd â rhieni sengl eraill. Mae Gingerbread hefyd yn cynnig cyngor a gwybodaeth am y problemau gall rieni sengl profi, er enghraifft cynhaliaeth plant (child maintenance) a sefydlu cysylltiad â rhiant arall y plentyn.

Mencap

Mae Mencap yn codi ymwybyddiaeth o’r problemau sy’n wynebu pobl a’u teuluoedd sydd ag anableddau meddyliol. Maent yn cynnig cymorth i ddeall hawliau'r rheini sydd ag anableddau dysgu a'u cefnogi i gael mynediad at wasanaethau neu i herio penderfyniadau. Cynigir cefnogaeth a chyngor ar ystod eang o bynciau, gan gynnwys gofal cymdeithasol ac addysg.

Mind

Mae Mind yn cefnogi pobl sy’n byw gyda phroblemau iechyd meddwl, neu’n adnabod rhywun sydd â phroblemau iechyd meddwl. Maent yn darparu gwybodaeth am gyflyrau ac opsiynau ar gyfer triniaeth. Cynnig gwasanaethau iechyd meddwl trwy gyfrwng grwpiau Mind lleol megis therapi siarad, cymorth cyfoedion (peer support), eiriolaeth a gofal mewn argyfwng.

Cymdeithas genedlaethol er atal creulondeb i blant (NSPCC - National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children)

Mae’r NSPCC yn gweithio i gryfhau’r ffordd y caiff hawliau plant eu sicrhau, drwy gyd-weithio â phartneriaid eraill er mwyn sicrhau bod pob plentyn yn cael plentyndod mwy diogel. Maent yn ceisio diogelu plant a phobl ifanc ac atal camdriniaeth drwy gynnig gwasanaeth 24 awr sy’n gwrando ar lais y plentyn a chynnig cefnogaeth i deuluoedd.

Relate

Mae Relate yn darparu cefnogaeth drwy gwnsela a gall y cwnsela fod i deuluoedd, plant a phobl ifanc, a pherthnasau. Maent hefyd yn cynnig gwasanaeth cyfryngu i deuluoedd (family mediation). Gall y gefnogaeth yma helpu plant a phobl ifanc a’u teuluoedd wrth iddynt fynd drwy gyfnodau anodd a heriol, er enghraifft wrth i rieni wahanu neu ysgaru.


Rhanddeiliaid allweddol eraill

Cydlynydd Anghenion Dysgu Ychwanegol (ALNCo - Additional Learning Needs Co-ordinator)

Mae’r Cydlynydd Anghenion Dysgu Ychwanegol yn gyfrifol am reoli anghenion dysgu ychwanegol o fewn yr ysgol, gan weithio’n agos gyda staff, rhieni/gofalwyr ac asiantaethau eraill. Gyda’r Prifathro a’r Corff Llywodraethu, mae’r ALNCo yn chwarae rôl allweddol yn natblygiad polisïau a darpariaeth anghenion dysgu ychwanegol yn yr ysgol, ac yn sicrhau bod polisïau yn cael eu gweithredu. Maent yn cyd-weithio â rhieni a gweithwyr proffesiynol eraill (addysg ac iechyd) er mwyn sicrhau bod anghenion plant a phobl ifanc yn cael eu cwrdd.

Cwnselwyr

Mae cwnselwyr yn gallu gweithio mewn ysgolion i gynnig cymorth i blant a phobl ifanc gyda phroblemau emosiynol megis iselder, diffyg hyder, galar, bwlio a phryder. Mae cwnselwyr yn rhoi cyfleoedd i blant a phobl ifanc siarad a thrafod eu problemau emosiynol ac yn eu cefnogi er mwyn ceisio eu datrys. Mae angen i blant neu bobl ifanc gael eu cyfeirio at y gwasanaeth, efallai gan athro neu athrawes, neu gallant gyfeirio eu hunain.

Seicolegydd addysg

Mae seicolegwyr addysg yn darparu cymorth meddygol a dysgu ar gyfer unigolion a grwpiau o blant neu bobl ifanc. Maent yn cynnal arsylwadau o fewn y lleoliad ac yn cynnig rhaglen cefnogaeth sy’n helpu plant neu bobl ifanc sy'n cael anawsterau gydag addysg. Gallai'r anawsterau hyn gynnwys anghenion ymddygiadol, cymdeithasol neu emosiynol.

Ymwelydd iechyd

Nyrsys cymwysedig sydd wedi astudio ymhellach a gyda phrofiad o fydwreigiaeth yw ymwelwyr iechyd. Mae ymwelwyr iechyd yn sicrhau bod teuluoedd yn cael y gefnogaeth gorau posib er mwyn cwrdd ag anghenion eu plant. Maent yn gweithio yn y gymuned gan amlaf, gyda phlant hyd at 5 oed, a’u teuluoedd. Rhan bwysig o waith ymwelydd iechyd yw sicrhau bod plant yn cael y dechrau gorau mewn bywyd. Mewn partneriaeth â rhieni, bydd ymwelydd iechyd yn asesu’r sgiliau rhianta, y teulu a’r sefyllfa gartref ac yn ystyried anghenion datblygiad y plant ifanc. Mae ymwelwyr iechyd yn gweithio ar y cyd gyda nyrsys ysgol, doctoriaid, gweithwyr cymdeithasol a gweithwyr iechyd proffesiynol eraill.

Mynediad at wasanaethau - cyfeiriadau

Pan fydd plant neu bobl ifanc a’u teuluoedd angen defnyddio gwasanaethau iechyd, gofal cymdeithasol a blynyddoedd cynnar mae angen iddynt drefnu i gwrdd â’r ymarferwyr priodol. Gelwir hyn yn cael mynediad at wasanaethau. Mae tair ffordd wahanol o gael mynediad at wasanaethau:

  1. Hunangyfeirio - dyma pan mae'r cleient yn trefnu mynediad iddo'i hun ac nid yw'n cynnwys unrhyw un arall, er enghraifft gwneud apwyntiad gyda meddyg teulu drwy ffonio'r feddygfa. Yr eithriad i hyn yw pan fydd rhiant neu warcheidwad yn trefnu mynediad ar gyfer eu plant - ni all plentyn 5 oed wneud apwyntiad drosto'i hun.
  2. Cyfeirio proffesiynol - efallai y bydd ymarferydd, fel meddyg teulu, yn dymuno i'r claf weld ymarferydd arall, er enghraifft efallai y bydd meddyg teulu yn dymuno i blentyn cael ei asesu gan therapydd iaith a lleferydd, felly yn anfon llythyr atynt er mwyn trefnu apwyntiad.
  3. Cyfeiriad trydydd parti - pan fydd unigolyn yn cysylltu â'r gwasanaethau iechyd, gofal cymdeithasol neu flynyddoedd cynnar dros unigolyn arall, er enghraifft gall riant wneud apwyntiad gyda meddyg teulu i blentyn sydd dros 16 oed.
Rhwystrau rhag cael mynediad at wasanaethau

Dyma'r ffactorau sy'n atal unigolyn rhag cael mynediad at wasanaethau iechyd, gofal cymdeithasol a blynyddoedd cynnar. Rheswm mawr am beidio defnyddio’r gwasanaethau yw diffyg gwybodaeth amdanynt ond mae rhwystrau eraill hefyd yn bodoli.

Rhwystrau diwylliannol ac ieithyddol

Os yw'r wybodaeth (arwyddion, taflenni, posteri) am wasanaethau iechyd, gofal cymdeithasol a blynyddoedd cynnar yn Gymraeg a Saesneg yn unig, yna ni fydd rhai sydd ag iaith gyntaf wahanol yn dod i wybod am y gwasanaeth. Os yw'r wybodaeth yn defnyddio iaith sydd yn rhy arbenigol neu dechnegol efallai na fydd pobl yn ei ddeall ac felly yn bryderus ynglŷn â defnyddio’r gwasanaeth.

Rhwystrau ariannol

Gall mynediad at wasanaethau gostio’n ddrud yn enwedig os yw’r gwasanaeth y mae'r unigolyn yn ceisio cael mynediad iddo yn bell i ffwrdd ac nad oes modd talu am y cludiant i gyrraedd yno. Weithiau gall diffyg arian cyhoeddus olygu nad yw’n bosib darparu’r gwasanaethau, neu bydd angen disgwyl cryn amser cyn eu derbyn.

Rhwystrau daearyddol

Gall bethau fod yn anodd i unigolion sy’n byw yn bell o leoliadau sy’n cynnig gwasanaethau iechyd, gofal cymdeithasol a blynyddoedd cynnar. Efallai nad yw’r gwasanaeth bysiau yn yr ardal yn rhedeg ar amser cyfleus i gyrraedd apwyntiadau. Gall wasanaethau arbenigol fod llawer o filltiroedd i ffwrdd sy’n gwneud pethau’n waeth. Mae anawsterau cerdded hefyd yn rhwystr i rai pobl.

Rhwystrau corfforol

Mae hyn yn golygu'r rhwystrau sy’n atal unigolyn rhag cael mynediad i adeilad. Gall hyn fod yn ddefnyddiwr cadair olwyn sy’n cael ei rwystro gan risiau neu ddrysau cul neu riant sy’n cael anawsterau am fod ganddynt bram, neu fygi dwbl.

Rhwystrau seicolegol

Mae rhwystrau seicolegol yn deillio o’r ffordd y mae unigolyn yn meddwl neu deimlo am wasanaeth, ac enghraifft o hyn yw’r ofn sydd gan lawer wrth ymweld â’r deintydd. Gall balchder rhai pobl achosi iddynt boeni am y stigma o ddefnyddio gwasanaethau megis elusennau neu wasanaeth iechyd meddwl. Gall unigolyn sy’n teimlo'n sâl, fod yn poeni gymaint am ddarganfod beth sydd o’i le fel na fydd yn ceisio cymorth gan feddyg teulu.

Rhwystrau adnoddau

Efallai na fydd y gwasanaethau iechyd, gofal cymdeithasol a blynyddoedd cynnar ar gael oherwydd prinder staff neu ddiffyg arian ar gyfer y gwasanaeth. Os oes galw mawr am wasanaeth yna efallai bydd rhaid aros nes bod digon o arian i dalu am y gwasanaeth ar gyfer pawb sydd ei angen. Hefyd gall alw mawr am frechiad yn erbyn clefyd ar adeg arbennig olygu nad oes digon o frechlyn ar gael i bawb sydd ei angen.

Darllen pellach:

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http://bit.ly/2KGfsyE

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http://bit.ly/2OUHCv9

http://bit.ly/2Z0wFrJ

http://bit.ly/31wGfUM

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Support services

Drag the service to match the correct type of support.

Gwasanaethau cefnogol

Llusgwch y gwasanaeth at y math cywir o gefnogaeth.

Service

Gwasanaeth

Support

Cefnogaeth

Correct answers

Atebion cywir

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        Voluntary and third party services

        Drag the service to match the correct type of support.

        Gwasanaethau gwirfoddol a thrydydd parti

        Llusgwch y gwasanaeth at y math cywir o gefnogaeth.

        Service

        Gwasanaeth

        Support

        Cefnogaeth

        Correct answers

        Atebion cywir

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              Barriers to accessing services

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              Rhwystrau rhag cael mynediad at wasanaethau

              Defnyddiwch y gawod syniadau i nodi cynifer ag y gallwch o atebion.

              What prevents people accessing services? Beth sy’n rhwystro pobl rhag cael mynediad at wasanaethau?

              Suggested response:

              • cultural and language barriers
              • financial barriers
              • geographical barriers
              • physical barriers
              • psychological barriers
              • resourcing barriers.

              Ymateb awgrymedig:

              • rhwystrau diwylliannol ac ieithyddol
              • rhwystrau ariannol
              • rhwystrau daearyddol
              • rhwystrau corfforol
              • rhwystrau seicolegol
              • rhwystrau o ran adnoddau.