Made a huge difference in reclaiming SW & now more evidence. Although, frankly, it's pretty obvious, if you want to reduce SW workload https://t.co/yKiPIjFHtjā Isabelle Trowler (@IsabelleTrowler) 23 March 2017 Research into innovation-backed project shows successes of hiring administrative support for social workersĀ by Luke Stevenson on March 21, 2017 in Children, Workforce - Community Care … Continue reading Hiring PAs for social workers cuts stress and saves money, finds study
@SharonLMartin1 and IROs https://t.co/W18LBzgcId ā Adult PSW Network (@AdultPSWNetwork) 21 March 2017 Courtesy of the Adult Principal Social Work Network for England: There is much to reflect on in this eBook. You may not agree with all the blogs you may love some of them but they will all make you think. At the PSW … Continue reading Reflections at the Heart of Social Work – Adults PSW Network #WSWD17
Worth having reading: Behind Closed Doors: Diluting the Guardianās Independence, Circumventing the Role of the Court The piece sets out a critique by the Association of Lawyers for Children (ALC) on the risks to independence of Children's Guardian as part of a response to a Cafcass/ADCS latest joint document: Agreement about how local authorities and Cafcass can work … Continue reading Care proceedings: ALC expresses deep concerns
The Children and Social Work Bill has passed all its Commons stages and is awaiting Royal Assent. The Bill was considered at Report Stage, Legislative Grand Committee, and Third Reading on Tuesday 7 March 2017. At Third Reading MPs reviewed the overall content of the Bill. Childrenās Minister Edward Timpson moved amendments to put relationships … Continue reading Children and Social Work Bill – now awaiting Royal Assent
Caroline Lynch and Andrea Hopkins from the Family Rights Group explain what the latest ruling on consent in section 20 means for social workers The good practice guidance that has been established in the case law remains valid, and a measure against which the ānecessity and proportionalityā of local authority actions will be judged. Source: … Continue reading What does this latest section 20 judgment mean for social workers?
Urgent call for evidence: views, experiences and perceptions of children in care and care leavers (NCB/ Children's Commissioner) This call is part of work led by the National Childrenās Bureau and requested by the Childrenās CommissionerĀ to: Gather information on mechanisms used to seek the views, experiences and perceptions of children in care and care leavers. … Continue reading Urgent call for evidence
Guest post by: ECLCMĀ Twitter: ECLCM Facebook: ECLCM The key elements required to comply with the ECLCM vision of an acceptable STAYING CLOSE placement ECLCM believe that for a Staying Close placement to have a realistic chance of being successful and to mirror as far as is possible the security and support offered by a good … Continue reading Guest post: “Caring Teams” by ECLCM
The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) has announced that the YJB will lose some of its responsibilities with the creation of a new Youth Custody Service. Charlie Taylor, who last year conducted a review into UK youth justice (2016), will replace Lord Tom McNally as chair of the board in charge of preventing young people re-offending … Continue reading Over-criminalisation of looked after children – youth justice update
New research briefing: Supporting #Sibling Relationships of Children in Permanent Foster Care and #Adoption https://t.co/A0PsJXEADf ā Chris Jones (@_christinejones) 22 February 2017 Key findings Sibling networks of looked-after and accommodated children can be large, diverse in age and spread over multiple households and care types (kinship, foster, residential care and adoption). This creates challenges in … Continue reading Research Briefing: Supporting Sibling Relationships of Children in Permanent Fostering and Adoptive Families
To remind you that the DfEĀ are currently consulting on the new national system of assessment and accreditation for child and family social workers and setting out how the DfEĀ see it working in practice. It includes accreditation ofĀ IROs.Ā The consultation closes on 14 March 2017. This is your chance to contribute to some big questions around; Ā· … Continue reading Have your say! NAAS consultation
