ADCS Stuart Carlton on 'The Power to Innovate' Stuart Carlton is Assistant Director of Children's Services, Lincolnshire County Council. Originally posted  23rd September 2016 via ADCS News 'In 2011, the Munro Review of Child protection was published, entitled A Child Centred System, which was warmly welcomed by those of us delivering children’s services in local … Continue reading The Power to Innovate
Research shows lasting change for families The FDAC National Unit has launched two pieces of important research: ‘The Highlights’ from a 5 year Follow Up study of outcomes of cases included in the original Family Drug and Alcohol Court; and the findings from a ‘Court Observation Study’ of the FDAC problem-solving court approach in the longer-standing … Continue reading Family Drug and Alcohol Court’s (FDAC) ‘humane’ approach keeps more families together
Intention of this post is to provide a small collection of discussion pieces related to improvement and innovation. Please add comments and ideas for future posts and discussion. Pillars & Foundations: Next practice in children's service Published by: The Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS), March 2016. Author: Richard Welwyn This is a think piece paper … Continue reading Some discussion pieces #innovation
A service providing specialist advice and support to children's professionals tackling child sexual exploitation (CSE) incidents is to be launched by the government later this month. Read full article at source: Government launches specialist CSE response unit To read the Special Report on child sexual abuse and exploitation see the latest edition of CYP Now … Continue reading Government launches specialist CSE response unit
What could this latest adoption judgment mean for social workers? Source: Luke Stevenson in Community Care. Originally published 18th August 2016 Will Re W change practice the way Re B and Re B-S did? Or will the adoption landscape stay the same? Stuck in the middle were social workers trying to grapple with the practice implications. … Continue reading In the News: #Care #Adoption #PublicLaw #Innovation
Read the latest news from the Children's Commissioner for England. 'Vital role of school nurses threatened as paperwork eats into time with children' by the Office of the Children's Commissioner, 12th September 2016. Anne Longfield, Children’s Commissioner for England: “School nurses have a vital role to play in schools protecting children as well as promoting their well-being. … Continue reading ‘Vital role of school nurses threatened as paperwork eats into time with children’
Reunification in practice By Karen Cheek, Marketing and Communications Officer for Research in Practice. ‘When a child is reunified by returning home from care to their birth family, it is hoped that this will be the best possible outcome for them; unfortunately many children will return to care, with some frequently moving back and forth between … Continue reading Supporting family reunification in practice
Call for Evidence The closing date for this call is Monday 31st October 2016. Policy/practice leads in family justice - call for evidence to inform proposed family justice observatory. This is a national call for evidence that aims to better understand how organisations use research evidence in policy and practice and views on priorities for any new … Continue reading Towards A National Family Justice Observatory
We shouldn't dismiss teenage distress as transient or trivial: my blog on suicide by young people for #WSPD16. https://t.co/ulGrxerYfZ — louis appleby (@ProfLAppleby) 9 September 2016 Connect, communicate and care on World Suicide Prevention Day Professor Louis Appleby, 9 September 2016 — Events, Mental health, Safeguarding "I have met many parents who have lost a … Continue reading ‘We shouldn’t dismiss teenage distress as transient or trivial’ by @ProfLAppleby
In K -v- K [2016] EWHC 2002 (Fam) Mr Justice Macdonald reduced the costs of a successful party to an appeal in a family case. “The stringent test of proportionality in relation to costs incur… “The stringent test of proportionality in relation to costs incurred applies with equal force in family proceedings. It is remarkable … Continue reading Proportionate costs in a family case: £33,813 reduced to £3,737.50
