'Government proposals that could see social workers face criminal sanctions for failing to protect children may give the profession an opportunity for a fair hearing, Sharon Shoesmith has said. She said that trials could give professionals the fair hearing which social workers in Haringey did not have during the media storm following the death of … Continue reading Sharon Shoesmith: criminal offences could ensure social workers get fair hearing
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).
Celebrating diversity – gender variance
E-learning - Gender variance in young people Working in partnership with GIRES (the Gender Identity Research and Education Society), Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has created an e-learning course to help raise awareness of gender variance in young people. The course is free and provides an optional test, as well as a certificate of completion … Continue reading Celebrating diversity – gender variance
Tape recording of an expert (a SHOCKING case) @suesspiciousmin
'Truly, absolutely shocking. This was a set of care proceedings, transferred up to the High Court before Mr Justice Hayden. A consultant clinical psychologist, Dr Ben Harper, was instructed by the Court to assess the mother. The mother unknown to him, tape recorded their sessions. After the report of Dr Harper arrived, containing words set … Continue reading Tape recording of an expert (a SHOCKING case) @suesspiciousmin
‘I didn’t become a social worker to feed reports into computers’
With practitioners needing less paperwork and more direct work, is it time to embrace new ways of recording, asks Social Work Tutor: With voice-to-text software, digital dictaphones and cloud-server software, it seems archaic that in 2016 we still rely on text-based reports being manually fed into outdated computer systems to form the bulk of our … Continue reading ‘I didn’t become a social worker to feed reports into computers’
#Care of unaccompanied and trafficked children
Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children are being preyed upon by traffickers and people smugglers, according to the House of Lords EU home affairs subcommittee report. More than 10,000 children are estimated to have gone missing. Refugee resettlement: are we doing enough? PSE’s Rosemary Collins analyses the recent Home Affairs Select Committee report into the UK’s response … Continue reading #Care of unaccompanied and trafficked children
Supporting looked after children and care leavers in the Criminal Justice System
Emergent themes and strategies for change - couple of good reads [...] responding to the ‘needs’ of vulnerable individuals within a risk-obsessed criminal justice system is perhaps the most impenetrable of the themes to emerge from practitioners'. Read full article at source: Supporting looked after children and care leavers in the Criminal Justice System: Emergent themes and strategies … Continue reading Supporting looked after children and care leavers in the Criminal Justice System
Research in Practice – Learning from Serious Case Reviews
Triennial Analysis of SCRs: Briefing for social workers and family support workers Research in Practice, working with the research teams at UEA and Warwick University, has launched a new open access series of videos and briefings papers about the learning from Serious Case Reviews. These excellent resources will support learning in practice for IROs, Conference Chairs, LSCBs, social … Continue reading Research in Practice – Learning from Serious Case Reviews
Putting children first & keep on caring
Putting children first: our vision for children's social care https://t.co/MxoWUaeCLfpic.twitter.com/0U3LkUMLLH — DfE (@educationgovuk) July 5, 2016 Putting children first: our vision for children’s social care Source: Department for Education First published: 4 July 2016 The paper 'Putting children first: our vision for children’s social care' sets out the government’s reform programme for children’s social care in England over … Continue reading Putting children first & keep on caring
Trust is an essential element …
This post was originally published by ADCS on 12 August 2016. Follow on Twitter: @ADCStweets and download the blog at source for free here or via the link at the foot of this post. It's all about Trust So what do we mean by trust? asks ADCS Vice President, Alison Michalska: 'Ask someone to define ‘trust’ and you’ll get a … Continue reading Trust is an essential element …
Cafcass in talks with government to stem #Care application rises
Cafcass in talks with government to stem care application rises https://t.co/ySKZdYRpjS pic.twitter.com/AdOo2ufGCC — cypnow (@cypnow) 11 August 2016 Attempts are being made to halt rapid increases in the number of applications being made for children to be taken into care, the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass) has said. Read full piece … Continue reading Cafcass in talks with government to stem #Care application rises
