Barnardo's keyworkers

The Keyworker Service is for children and young people (0-25) with high support needs. They need to have a diagnosis of learning disability and/or autism and be at a high risk of going into a residential placement or into hospital due to mental health conditions or distressed behaviours.

Keyworkers support children and their families to ensure the right support is in place and to enable the child/young person to stay at home if possible. They

• work closely with children, young people and their families
• take the time to get to know them and understand both the child’s and family’s needs
• advocate and ensure their voices are heard, understood and respected
• ensure the child and their family have the right support from services at the right time.

Keyworkers are practitioners who are experienced in supporting children and young people who are autistic or have learning disabilities and have received specialist training Keyworker Service - NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin (shropshiretelfordandwrekin.nhs.uk)