'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
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and cloud-server software, it seems archaic that in 2016 we still rely on text-based reports being manually fed into outdated computer systems to form the bulk of our … Continue reading āI didnāt become a social worker to feed reports into computersā
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? PSEās Rosemary Collins analyses the recent Home Affairs Select Committee report into the UKās response … Continue reading #Care of unaccompanied and trafficked children
Emergent themes and strategies for change - couple of good reads [...] responding to the āneedsā of vulnerable individuals within a risk-obsessed criminal justice system is perhaps the most impenetrable of the themes to emerge from practitioners'. Read full articleĀ at source:Ā Supporting looked after children and care leavers in the Criminal Justice System:Ā Emergent themes and strategies … Continue reading Supporting looked after children and care leavers in the Criminal Justice System
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 fromĀ Serious Case Reviews. These excellent resourcesĀ willĀ support learning in practice for IROs, Conference Chairs, LSCBs, social … Continue reading Research in Practice – Learning from Serious Case Reviews
Putting children first: our vision for children's social care https://t.co/MxoWUaeCLfpic.twitter.com/0U3LkUMLLH ā DfE (@educationgovuk) July 5, 2016 Putting children first: our vision for childrenās social care Source:Ā Department for EducationĀ First published: 4 July 2016 The paper 'Putting children first: our vision for childrenās social care'Ā sets out the governmentās reform programme for childrenās social care in England over … Continue reading Putting children first & keep on caring
Cafcass in talks with government to stem care application rises https://t.co/ySKZdYRpjS pic.twitter.com/AdOo2ufGCC ā 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
Over 1,000 children in care in England are currently missing out on independent mentor support they may be entitled to by law, according to new research by Barnardoās and the National Independent Visitor Development Project. Read original article at source: Over 1,000 children in care missing out on independent mentor support Read:Ā National Independent Visitor DataĀ report … Continue reading Over 1,000 children in care missing out on independent mentor support
Measuring the wellbeing of children in care Please takeĀ part in the National Childrenās Bureauās (NCB) research looking at measures of wellbeing for children in care. NCB are currently undertaking research on what measures, tools or indicators are used to assess the wellbeing of children in care in England.Ā Theyāre really interested in finding out more about … Continue reading Call for action – Measuring the wellbeing of children in care
This piece was first posted August 2016. Ofsted rates two councils āgoodā - independent reviewing officer practice praised Single Inspection Framework (SIF) has identified strong independent reviewing officer and socialĀ work practice and areas for improvement in Greenwich and in Stockton-on-Tees. Visit ourĀ Ofsted page,Ā dedicated to Single Inspection Framework (SIF) reports: here IRO practiceĀ inĀ Greenwich and in Stockton-on-Tees:- … Continue reading Independent reviewing officer practice praised
