Navan Children’s Disability Network Team
Provides services to children aged from birth to 18 years with complex needs who live in the areas of Navan, Slane, Robinstown, Wilkinstown, Kentstown, Garlow Cross, Boyerstown, Rathfeigh, Walterstown, Kilberry, Lobinstown, Gibstown and Hayes.
Our next Family Forum is on 19 November 2024 from 5-7pm in Balreask Bar & Restaurant, Trim Road, Navan, Co. Meath
We are inviting all our parents to attend. The agenda will be circulated shortly. This meeting will take on a workshop format to get feedback from parents in relation to invitations to interventions offered and how that can be improved for families.
Please download our Family Information pack for parents and families with information on our team and services in Central Meath
Enable Ireland is the lead agency for the Children’s Disability Network Team (CDNT) in Navan/Slane, Co. Meath.
Children’s Disability Network Teams have been set up across the country as part of the National Progressing Disability Services (PDS) Programme. This programme aims to achieve a national unified approach to delivering children’s disability services. The central focus of this programme is to provide one clear pathway to services for each child with complex needs and their family, within their local area.
Enable Ireland Navan, in partnership with the HSE, works with families to provide support to children and young people (up to the age of eighteen), with complex needs who live within their catchment area.
We deliver our services within a social model and provide an integrated, accessible and co-ordinated service in partnership with the children using our services and their families. We aim to offer support that is family-centred, by:
- treating families with dignity and respect.
- providing families with information that allows them to make informed decisions and choices.
- including active family involvement in identifying and accessing resources and supports.
- being responsive and flexible to family requests and desires within available resources.
We provide support across a range of settings depending on family priorities. This can include settings like our centre, family homes, community locations and children’s pre-schools or schools.
Our service is interdisciplinary meaning that team members from different professions work together with children/ young people and their families on common goals.
Video introducing families to our Children's Disability Network Team in Navan/Slane, County Meath.
Information for schools, students and parents/guardians and carers A collaboration between Meath CYPSC, TESS, NEPS, Navan SCP, HSE Primary Care Psychology, Meath CDNTs, NYPD, Meath CFSNs, LMETB Youthreach, HSE CAMHS, YWI Meath, Meath Partnership, JIGSAW Meath and Meath Springboard Family Support Services
St Michael’s House has created a Sleep Kit resource for anyone who would like to learn more about how to improve their sleep, or the sleep of someone they care for.
List of community groups, sports activities and parent groups in the Meath area.
Download our child safeguarding statement and risk assessment for Central Meath.
The team Social Workers are available if you wish to get support with completing forms or have questions related to your benefits and entitlements.
FAQs
Children aged from birth to 18 years may be referred for services.
If you have a concern about a child’s development, ‘Children’s Services Referral Form’ can be completed by parents/legal guardians, health and social care professionals, GPs, education professionals, assessment of need officers or case managers. The completed forms can be sent to their local Children’s Disability Network Team. It is essential that signed parental consent is recorded on the referral form.
A referral can be made by a healthcare professional. Or you can make the referral yourself.
To do this:
- Complete the Children’s Services Referral Form (PDF, 106 KB, 11 pages)
- Complete an Additional Information Form for your child
The Additional Information Form lets you describe your child and what your concerns are. It will help to refer them to the right service for them.
Complete the Additional Information Form for children aged:
- 0 to 12 months (PDF, 130 KB, 7 pages)
- 1 to 3 years old (PDF, 204 KB, 10 pages)
- 3 to 6 years old (PDF, 221 KB, 12 pages)
- 6 to 12 years old (PDF, 183 KB, 10 pages)
- 12 to 18 years old (PDF, 166 KB, 9 pages)
These forms allow all PDS teams and disciplines/services to accept and prioritise referrals on a consistent and equitable basis. Completed referral forms can be sent to admin.navan@enableireland.ie.
If you require further information or help to complete the referral forms, please contact the service on 046 909 2530 or e-mail admin.navan@enableireland.ie.
Children aged from birth to 18 years with complex needs who live in the areas of Navan, Slane, Robinstown, Wilkinstown, Kentstown, Garlow Cross, Boyerstown, Rathfeigh, Walterstown, Kilberry, Lobinstown, Gibstown and Hayes.
Services are delivered through an Interdisciplinary Team. This is a group of different health professionals that work together and in partnership with the child and their family. The child and family are key members of this team. Depending on a child’s need, members of the child’s team may include physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, psychology and social work. There are other disciplines on the team that can be accessed if a need is identified.
The team will provide supports for the child across a variety of settings including the home, education settings such as pre-school or school, community settings or within the CDNT centre.
The CDNT’s operate through a Family-Centred Practice model. This is an approach that focuses on the whole family and not just the child requiring support. It ensures that the family's priorities are considered when settling goals with the family.
All families that have a child attending the CDNT will have a keyworker. The keyworker will be named contact and act as a link between the family and the team. They will support families with any queries they may have about their service.
All families attending the CDNT will have an Individual Family Support Plan (IFSP). This is an agreed plan that identifies the child and family’s goals and priorities. The IFSP will also describe supports needed to achieve these goals. The IFSP looks at and documents the child’s strengths and achievements since the last plan was completed. As children grow and develop the goals on their IFSP will change with them.
Should you have any suggestions or issues that you would like the Family Representatives to raise with the service, you can contact them in the following 2 ways:
1. Send your message in an e-mail to admin.navan@enableireland.ie
In the subject line put the following: FOR ATTENTION: FAMILY REPRESENTATIVE
If you wish the representative to reply to you, you can add your phone number or e-mail address
Your e-mail will be sent directly to the Family Representatives
2. Speak to the Family Representative when attending the Family Forum meeting
Navan Children’s Disability Network Team
Unit 13,
Mullaghboy Industrial Estate,
Navan,
Co. Meath,
C15 C927
