Dynamic Support Facilitation Team (DSFT)

Who We Are

‘Working with Young People, for Young people. Enabling them and their families to make decisions that matter’

The Bucks Dynamic Support Facilitation Team (DSFT) is a small non-medical team with specialist knowledge and skills in working with people who have an Intellectual Disability and/or Autism.

We are a small team of Facilitators and a Social prescriber who you will be allocated if referral is accepted.

Who We Work With

We work with Young people on the Dynamic Support Register who are up to 25 years old.

We only accept referrals where the young person has an autism and / or learning disability diagnosis and one of the following:

  • Are at immanent risk of an inpatient admission
  • Are at risk of an inpatient admission without urgent intervention
  • Are currently in an inpatient setting

What We Do

We are a support team who work other CAMHS pathways teams that coordinate your care. We bring the wider network of care around you together and support it by identifying gaps in provision the may helpful and aiding to your care.

Should you be at risk of an admission your assigned Facilitator will work closely alongside other agencies involved to try and prevent this from happening or will remain involved to try make your stay as short as possible.

If you are referred to the DSFT, we ask your consent before adding your name to the Dynamic Support Register. The DSR holds personal information about you and your care that is only shared with professionals on a need-to-know basis. You can say yes or no, and we will always respect your decision. You can read more on the DSR in the ‘Learn More’ section further down this page.

Our support is always person-centred and will also include:

  • Collaborating with you, your family and care network
  • Understanding your needs
  • Listening to your voice and that of your family
  • Bringing care plans together
  • Chairing and attend network meetings
  • Ensuring actions from meetings and CETRS are carried out
  • Helping to ensure reasonable adjustments are made where needed

 

Non-urgent advice: Learn More

Dynamic Support Register (DSR)

The DSR is a voluntary register (list) held by Buckinghamshire Integrated Care Board (ICB). It helps services keep track of who might need more or different support.

Once you’re on the register:

  • Your care will be regularly reviewed to make sure your support still meets your needs
  • If things start to feel more difficult, we can act early and help make changes quickly

We use a colour system to understand risk:

  • Green – your network is supporting you to remain out of a mental health hospital
  • Amber or Red – there might be growing concerns that a mental health hospital admission may be required, and extra support is may be needed to help prevent this

Being on the DSR can also help us decide when a Care (Education) and Treatment Review (C(E)TR/CTR) might be helpful.

Sometimes we share anonymised (non-identifiable) information from the DSR to help services understand how to improve support in the future. Your name and details will never be shared without permission.

CETRs

A Care, Education & Treatment Review (CETR) is a meeting about a child or young person who has a learning disability and/or Autism and who is either at risk of being admitted to, or is currently detained in, an in-patient (psychiatric) service. Your appointed Facilitator will assist you and your young person through the process of the CETR and ensuring actions from meetings and CETRs are carried out.

Care Plans

A care plan is a description of the main issues, treatment plan, goals and which professionals and agencies will be involved. Clear care planning and goals for treatment that are realistic, specific and measurable make it clear when to end contact as well as giving a focus for the work. Your appointed Facilitator will work through and identify the individual needs of your young person and bring everything together in line with the plan.

Signposting and Awareness

We are able to signpost to additional outside services, tailored to the wants and needs of the young person and the family unit around them. We can also recommend aspects of support and treatment that are not currently in place; ensuring that the best possible outcome is reached and that the correct work is carried out in a timely and effective manner.

Consulting and Educating

You appointed Facilitator will also work with the wider multi-agency network around your young person, to develop bespoke plans and support tailored to their individual needs and the condition(s) they display, for example: exploring what their Autism diagnosis means to them specifically, and how they can thrive in life alongside their diagnosis.

Page last reviewed: 6 January, 2026