Emerging Needs and Social Communications Pathways

The revised Pathway has been drawn up following over 2 years of consultation with families and professionals about their experiences of the process of assessing their child’s emerging needs, including social communication difficulties, and the services and support they accessed.

If a professional raises a concern with you about the development of your child’s social communication skills the following process will apply:

• You will need to provide consent to the professional for them to proceed with a referral to the Emerging Needs Pathway
• As part of an assessment for a social communication need, you will outline your concerns.
• An Early Help Practitioner will contact you to explore the concerns
• A plan to support you and your child will be agreed.
• A package of support will be agreed and can take place at home, school or in the community
• Relevant assessments will take place along your Social Communication journey.

For more information view the following downloads for options for support;

- Emerging Needs Pathway
- Parent and Carers Emerging Needs and Social Communications Pathway 
- Professionals Emerging Needs and Social Communications Pathway