Children and Young People's Mental Health Provision The Youth Select Committee has published its report on 'Young People's Mental Health' today. The report calls for an end to the ‘cinderella service’ in mental health provision for young people. The report, launched as part of Parliament Week, concludes that mental health services for young people are critically … Continue reading Calling for an end to ‘cinderella service’
.@CoramBAAF@AdoptionUK@educationgovuk@IsabelleTrowler @FamilyFuturesUKI'm stepping back from adoption: https://t.co/rVA8h1JphS — Sir Martin Narey (@martinnarey) November 17, 2015 A statement by Sir Martin Narey "About my stepping down from the ALB" //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js In 2010 as I prepared to retire from Barnardo’s, and contemplated all the things I might do in retirement, I was asked by The Times to … Continue reading Adoption: Sir Martin Narey’s Resignation as Chair of the Leadership Board
Social worker criticised for flawed Re B-S assessment in care proceedings https://t.co/SlIhNSPrCR There are too many closed minds! — Russ Martin (@iRussMartin) November 17, 2015 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js She also put too much emphasis on the report of a psychologist who did not know all of the evidence, rather than making her own assessment Read at … Continue reading Social worker criticised for flawed Re B-S assessment in care proceedings
The fall in placement orders is not a problem, but government rhetoric on adoption is? Excellent piece on different forms of permanency for children. Adoption is not the only option. https://t.co/Mu2c6aNdcu — Claire Fenton-Glynn (@CFentonGlynn) November 16, 2015 Andy Elvin argues that a rise in special guardianship is not as big a problem … Continue reading Opinion on the fall in placement ordersÂ
Current practices, research and challenges Sussex University are putting on what's set to be a really interesting FREE event with a range of excellent speakers. It's an open event and can also be accessed remotely. 7th of Dec 15 - an event on #socialwork with #refugees and #asylumseekers with @uniofbrighton. Hope to see u there! … Continue reading Social work with refugees & asylum seekers
A Call for Evidence The Family Rights Group are circulating a call for evidence to try and identify the approaches which local authorities are taking to working with younger parents (many of whom are care experienced or care leavers themselves). Responses can be given verbally or via email (with as much or as little detail as those … Continue reading NEW Young Parents Project
A quirky case from the pen of Her Honour Judge Lazarus. [We have previously seen Her Honour Judge Lazarus in the decision in the case about the foster carer who was abusive towards the mother who tape-recorded her, and in the s20 case where compensation of £40,000 was ordered, in both cases the Judge being very critical of the Local Authority.]
As a general principle, if you want an expert in family Court proceedings, you need to get the permission of the Court first. Showing an expert any documents before the Court has given you that permission is a contempt of Court and if you go by the back door and pay for a report without the Court’s permission, you may not be able to rely on it. So it would be a waste of your money.
This particular case involved an expert called Dr Lowenstein, whose name rang a…
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ru-ok? is a Brighton based service that works alongside under 18s whose lives are affected by substance misuse in Brighton & Hove. The service offers free, confidential, expert advice and support. The service produces regular briefing notes for Brighton & Hove Children's Services and this latest one contains lots of helpful information that will be relevant to our … Continue reading Substance misuse
Read the full article at source: Danielle Turney on Relationship-Based Social Work Also, for take a look at this great youtube by Hilary Cottam. Youtube 'Relationship-based practice through the eyes of a social work': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWbDROw2pU8 Other relevant publications Lincoln, Helen (2015) Relationship-based approach to social work Cooper, Andrew (2015) Relationship based practice works – the evidence Hammond, … Continue reading Relationship-Based Social Work
Second report of the national panel of independent experts Working Together to Safeguard Children 2013, the Government’s guide to inter- agency working published in March 2013, announced that a national panel of independent experts would be established ‘to support Local Safeguarding Children Boards (LSCBs) in ensuring that appropriate action is taken to learn from serious … Continue reading Serious Case Reviews
