The authority's legal counsel said pressure from government timescales to match the child with an adopter quickly played a part ... Read: Child placed with unsuitable adopter taken back into care after poor social work assessment
Author: National IRO Managers Partnership (NIROMP)
We are a national leadership group for Independent Reviewing Officers (IROs) and IRO Managers. We are made up of an elected Chair and elected Regional Leads who represent their region at a national level (two from each of the nine government regions within England).
Child safety: New online tool for parents and carers
The new online service, called Parent Info, will help give parents and carers the information needed to help keep children safe. Parents and carers can now face a minefield of issues impacting on children's safety. The intention behind this initiative is to empower families, to help parents and carers spot some of the warning signs for example in … Continue reading Child safety: New online tool for parents and carers
Attachment aware schools
Sustainable change happens when all parts of a system come together with a shared belief about the factors intrinsic to making a difference.
Read this great blog about ‘attachment awareness’ in schools. It’s a wonderful ‘good news’ story.
The Minis go back to school tomorrow. It used to fill me with dread and fear. The phone calls would start. I would constantly check my phone, to see if the school had phoned, to tell me the latest awful thing they had done. Collecting them for school, would always involve the walk of shame, “can we have a word please”, the look from other parents.
High school should have been even worse. It’s a massive school. It’s huge! There are millions of students, swarming around like ants. The school has a great academic record, and an even better behaviour stance. We shouldn’t have lasted long at all. This is their last year. Only another 9 months and we will have made it. So how come the high school has been so positive? There are many reasons, but these are my top tips for attachment aware school…
- Good communication between…
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Mother fails to regain care of teen daughter
The Family Court has rejected a mother’s legal bid to have her 13 year-old daughter returned to her care. Read the full blog. LINK: Mother fails to regain care of teen daughter - Marilyn Stowe Blog Click here to read the full judgement.
‘Communicating social work’: Ideas for Practitioners
We’re always on the look out for blogs for our website. Here’s a great blog to help you on your way!
And it contains links to some great resources for ‘Growing Research in Practice’.
“I have always been captured by the notion that social work is the “art of the possible” and as social workers our task is to create opportunity and hope in the midst of uncertainty. This is really a challenge to creativity and soul. I have also realised in recent years that one way of making opportunities is to give voice to client stories through writing and introducing wider audiences to the experiences and issues we grapple with as we walk alongside our clients” (Vaughan- in Maidment & Milner, 2008, pp.1-2).
Sometimes a colleague might say to you “you should write that up”, sometimes it might be said by an assessor at your competency panel. A few years ago I attended a stunning case presentation by a social worker from a mental health service. It was an amazing piece of work, and as I listened to the presentation, in a building next door…
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Thank you Ross Beard, Graphic Designer at Brighton & Hove City Council
Thank you to Ross Beard, Graphic Designer at Brighton & Hove City Council, Children's Services for his excellent work to develop the partnership logo. Ross has produced some outstanding materials for children in care and care leavers. Ross was nominated for the national Children & Young People Now Award - Children's Achievement Award in 2014 and achieved 2nd Place - LINK Click on the … Continue reading Thank you Ross Beard, Graphic Designer at Brighton & Hove City Council
Radicalisation and Extremism
ADCS has begun pulling together sources of relevant information and advice about the radicalisation of adolescents and the addressing of extremist views or behaviours of the parents or carers of very young children. The Association of Directors of Children’s Services Ltd (ADCS) is the national leadership association in England for statutory directors of children’s services and … Continue reading Radicalisation and Extremism
Children ‘find ways to cope’ with domestic violence
A research report completed by Jane E. M Callaghan and Joanne H. Alexander (2015), suggests that children are often more resilient than they seem in dealing with the impact of domestic violence in their home. The report recognises the significant suffering caused to children who experience domestic violence. However, it also sets out a parallel … Continue reading Children ‘find ways to cope’ with domestic violence
Parents take over running of threatened childrens centres
A group of mothers have taken control of two children’s centres that were earmarked for closure. Read more about about how a group of parents have formed a community interest company to run the Staffordshire centres. Source Children & Young People Now: Parents take over running of threatened childrens centres
Hard-hitting play ‘Sophie’s Choice’ showing at Community Care Live event
For the first time, IROs and social workers who attend Community Care Live in London on 3rd or 4th November 2015 will see this excellent, hard-hitting play. Sophie's Choice looks at the ways young people are groomed, manipulated and sexually exploited, and how professionals can prevent it. The trailer for Chelsea’s Choice can be watched … Continue reading Hard-hitting play ‘Sophie’s Choice’ showing at Community Care Live event
