Relevant documents
On this page you’ll find documents (policies, plans, or laws) which have been referred to on this website, or which have been highlighted to us as helpful for parents to access in the one place.
Dublin South, Kildare, and West Wicklow CDNT document (CHO7 area)
- Welcome to our Service booklet: this booklet was developed by the 11 CDNTs in CHO7, in collaboration with parents. It is an introduction to CDNTs for families newly accepted onto one of our 11 teams.
Children’s Disability Network Team (CDNT) policies and documents
- CDNT introductory leaflet: This leaflet gives a short introduction to the work of a CDNT and what family-centred practice means.
- Interim revised national policy on prioritisation of referrals to Children’s Disability Network Teams: This document gives guidance on how referrals to CDNTs are prioritised in terms of date of referral and urgent need. It also looks at service transfers to other CDNTs or re-referrals to a CDNT.
- National Guidance for CDNTs on Individual Family Support Plans (IFSPs): Family-centred practice is a key principle of the CDNT model of service. An Individual Family Support Plan (IFSP) is the cornerstone of family-centred practice. This document explains the purpose of an IFSP and how CDNTs and families can develop them together.
- National Policy on Access to Services for Children & Young People with Disability & Developmental Delay: This policy explains the framework developed by the World Health Organisation (WHO) which is used by clinicians in their review of a child or young person’s referral to a CDNT. This policy also includes the “Form to assist with decisions on referrals” (Appendix 7.2) and an “Explanatory Guide” (Appendix 7.3) which the team of clinicians use to make the decision on the best service for a child or young person.
Laws
- Assisted Decision-making Capacity Act
- Disability Act 2005
- Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004 (EPSEN Act)
Other documents and links
- Assessment of Need Standard Operating Procedure (July 2023)
- DARE (Disability Access Route to Education) Admissions Scheme for third-level education
- HEAR (Higher Education Access Route) website
- NCSE resource - A Regulation-First Approach to Reframing Behaviour and Supporting Student Engagement and Participation
- New Directions – Day Services for Adults with Disabilities – Transition Directory
Scheme of Reasonable Accommodations at Certificate Examinations (RACE)
Service improvement plans
- Action plan for disability services: The Action Plan for Disability Service 2024-2026 is a plan for increasing capacity in and access to disability services. The plan outlines actions for the period 2024-2026 under three key areas – providing better access to services, maximising impact of service delivery and improved planning and management through better information and systems
- Roadmap for Service Improvement (2023-2026): The Roadmap is a targeted service improvement programme to achieve a quality, accessible, equitable and timely service for all children with complex needs because of a disability. It contains a detailed plan of actions under the following headings: 1) Integrated Services between Disabilities, Primary Care, CAMHS and Tusla; 2) CDNT Service Access and Improvement including AON; 3) Workforce; 4) Communication and Engagement with Children and Families, and with Staff; and 5) Engagement with Education and Support for Special Schools.