A merger between two private firms - Acorn Care Education Group and the National Fostering Agency Group (among the largest providers of foster placement services to councils in England, Scotland and Wales), is to be investigated due to concerns it has created a monopoly. Following an initial investigation, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has announced it will proceed … Continue reading £400m fostering services merger faces investigation
Developed by Family Rights Group in partnership with an expert working group, February 2017 A good practice guide on initial family and friends care assessments has been launched by Family Rights Group. The guide sets out best practice as to how viability assessments should be conducted. It lists what factors social workers conducting the assessment … Continue reading Initial Family and Friends Care Assessment: A good practice guide – Family Rights Group
Thanks @BoormanAmanda - this perfectly sums up how I feel about the Daily Fail article. https://t.co/XRaHCzHHXM Not in my name. — Mum (@mummywriter) 30 December 2016 'The Daily Mail article (link here) on adoption support, or lack of it, really woke us from the Christmas bubble with a start says . A very rude awakening … Continue reading Not In Our Name – Daily Fail piece
Family Drug and Alcohol Courts - an alternative approach to care proceedings - new article by Jo Tunnard: https://t.co/r1fB4a2Caf — Research in Practice (@researchIP) 6 December 2016 By Jo Tunnard via Research in Practice. Twitter @researchIP Lancaster University has now published the full findings of two research studies that provide new evidence to support the unique way … Continue reading Working with parents in a problem-solving way: new evidence about Family Drug and Alcohol Courts
Visit https://t.co/qIu4FolXUK to find out how you can make a read difference to the way we practice social work. pic.twitter.com/AjEGX1Adbm — AllKindsofBirmingham (@BCsocialcarejob) 2 December 2016 Welcoming Statement by Debbie Currie, Assistant Director, Child Protection, Performance & Partnership: 'I’d like to welcome you to this careers hub for the Child Protection Review and Independent Reviewing … Continue reading Featured post: Birmingham Children’s Services Career Hub for the Child Protection Review & Independent Reviewing Officer service
Definitely worth a read you work with #young parents who are #careleavershttps://t.co/m1Q8rb5teg — nlcbf (@nlcbf) 23 June 2016 Research from the Young Parents Project Source: Family Rights Group and the Young Parents Project This project focuses upon young parents whose children are/have been subject of Children's Services intervention – whether as children in need, children deemed at risk or … Continue reading Enabling more young parents to keep their children safely with them
Blog post by: Chris Bolton Twitter: @whatsthepont A Question: In a typical workplace situation, what percentage of information available do you scan (use) to make decisions? Please use the scale below to indicate your answer: Your Answer? In the range 60-70% of available information? Up to 75%? (I’m a logical and rational person) MORE than 75%? (I … Continue reading Decision Making. Do you have, Inattentional Blindness, Search Satisfaction and miss the Gorilla? – Chris Bolton
We have tools and guidance on how to approach safeguarding in faith communities https://t.co/Z9FtL6Hule #IFWeek pic.twitter.com/rEEVLwg2l7 — CASPAR NEWS (@NSPCCpro) 14 November 2016 How to protect children and young people within religious or faith settings: Sharing experiences within faiths or looking to other faiths can help everyone to develop and improve safeguarding practices. Please check … Continue reading Multi-faith safeguarding hub – NSPCC
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
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
