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Complex Needs? It's a complex question.
An Ofsted report: “Providing Good Experiences for Children with Complex Needs”, has just been
published on the Ofsted social care blog.
The term ‘children with complex needs’ was used to describe children who have multiple needs
of different types and who require care and support from an array of professionals to meet their
needs.
These are typically children with severe mental health difficulties or whose needs can
manifest in behaviours that place the child or others at risk.
However, I’m not sure the term ‘severe mental health’ difficulties now being used by Ofsted is consistent with the NHS’s examples (schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or psychosis).
There is a risk in the use of this terminology – especially when described as being ‘typical’ of complex needs.
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