Author Susannah Bowyer | Research in Practice In 2021 we have unprecedented opportunities for involving children in care, care-experienced adults and their families through online platforms, social media and family and care-experienced groups and organisations. It will be important to reach out widely and swiftly, perhaps in a series of targeted, online citizen’s assemblies and thereby draw on a range … Continue reading Standing on the shoulders of everyone: developing an evidence-informed Care Review | Susannah Bowyer
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PSDP—Resources and Tools: Critical conversations in social work supervision | Research in Practice
This learning tool is taken from the work of Peggy O’Neill and Maria del Mar Fariñain their paper, ‘Constructing Critical Conversations in Social Work Supervision: Creating Change’ (2019). Whilst designed to help practice supervisors think about how they can engage in a critical conversation (CC), it should prove useful for anyone in a supervisory role, … Continue reading PSDP—Resources and Tools: Critical conversations in social work supervision | Research in Practice
Independent review of children’s social care – how to get involved #CareReview
On 15 January 2021, the Education Secretary announced the launch of an independent review of children’s social care. The review, led by Josh MacAlister, will identify how the system can be changed and reformed to improve lives. https://twitter.com/joshmacalister/status/1350085819437092866?s=21 The Our Care, Our Say group are amongst the first to pull together care experienced people’s views … Continue reading Independent review of children’s social care – how to get involved #CareReview
Care Review: Sector responds to long-awaited announcement amid concerns over appointment of chair
Children’s social care leaders have called on the newly appointed chair of the government’s independent Care Review to ensure care experienced people are “at the heart” of the project. Source: Care Review: Sector responds to long-awaited announcement amid concerns over appointment of chair
‘Where are the Black girls in our CSA services, studies and statistics?’
Researcher Jahnine Davis explores why Black girls and women's experience of child sexual abuse is often missed and provides suggestions for social workers and leaders to improve practice "Participants felt “meaning well” & having good intentions meant services & individuals did not feel the need to examine how young Black women were actually receiving their … Continue reading ‘Where are the Black girls in our CSA services, studies and statistics?’
A Care Review in England? Whose views count?
If you are a care experienced person you can give your views on what the forthcoming Care Review in England should cover and how it should be run. Sophia explains more via this 2 minute video: https://youtu.be/4iawcgwa_fU The "Our Care Our Say" is a collaboration between the Care Experience Conference team, The Care Leavers Association, … Continue reading A Care Review in England? Whose views count?
Guest post: How independent reviewing officers can support ‘My Right Friend’ | @IV_Network
Guest post by the National Independent Visitor Network (NIVN) Volunteers’ Week took place online at the beginning of June and marked the online launch of The Right Friend Campaign by the National Independent Visitor Network (NIVN). IV Coordinators, IVs and care-experienced children and young people posted tweets expressing why an IV is the right friend; … Continue reading Guest post: How independent reviewing officers can support ‘My Right Friend’ | @IV_Network
“The First Day of Forever”: film launched to improve journey for special guardians | via @ChildFamJustice
Source: Centre for Child & Family Justice Research First published: 9.9.20 This documentary film ‘The First Day of Forever’ focuses on the experiences of special guardians in England and the rewards and challenges of bringing up relatives’ children following care proceedings. Made by the Centre Co-Director Professor Judith Harwin, in partnership with kinship care charity Grandparents … Continue reading “The First Day of Forever”: film launched to improve journey for special guardians | via @ChildFamJustice
LIFE COACHING PROGRAMME
Great news - the Family Rights Group in collaboration with Become are offering Life Coaching for care experienced parents and parents to be. An offer of independent advice and support. Please help spread the word. https://twitter.com/FamilyRightsGp/status/1288473933830922240?s=20 More information and how to get in touch: Life Coaching Programme
CHILD WELFARE INEQUALITIES PROJECT (2015-2019) NUFFIELD FOUNDATION
Source: Child Welfare Inequalities Project and Nuffield Foundation This project, led by Professor Paul Bywaters and undertaken with the Universities of Coventry, Cardiff, Nottingham, Queens Belfast, Stirling and Edinburgh, was designed to examine how social and economic inequalities are reflected in high end children’s social care interventions. It has provided foundation evidence about the scale of inequalities … Continue reading CHILD WELFARE INEQUALITIES PROJECT (2015-2019) NUFFIELD FOUNDATION
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