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Enabled guideChildren With a Disability Team (CWDT)Children with a Disability Team - May 2011cwdtduty@kirklees.gov.uk
The CWDT aims to help young disabled people from before birth to 18 years. We are part of the Directorate for Children & Young People. The CWDT
offers assessments and provides care packages to children with a disability and their families in Kirklees.
The CWDT have people who make decisions and provide support to children with a disability. In Kirklees, the first person you are likely to make contact with is a Social Worker or Community Care Officer. Their managers are called Deputy Managers and above them are Team Managers. They are all responsible for day to day decision making. In the CWDT we also have a lot of different people who work with disabled children. You may come across social workers, community care officers, residential workers, child in need reviewing officers and activity coordinators. We all work together to ensure the well-being of young disabled people in Kirklees. The staff come from various backgrounds and cultures and they have a range of skills, training and experience. 
Eligibility criteria
What determines whether your child is eligible for Children With a Disability Team services. 
How to access the Children With a Disability Team
There are several different routes to, and reasons for referral to, the Children With a Disability Team. 
Points of referral for assessment
About Gateway to care, the first point of call for people who would like a referral for a social care assessment. 
Duty and Assessment (Team 1)
About the team that receives new referrals. 
Care Management (Team 2 and 3)
About the teams that deal with high-level need and complex cases such as child protection, care proceedings and complex child in need cases. 
Child in Need Reviewing Officers
About the team that serves children and young people with a disability, who are classed as a Child in Need, and who may also currently receive a package of care and respite provision through the Children With a Disability Team. 
Adaptations and Equipment Team
The Children With a Disability Team has a specialist Adaptations and Equipment Team.
A main contact for advice and help will be your social worker or community care officer from the Children with a Disability Team.
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