Like this: The Relationships Matter Collective The Relationships Matter Collective has been facilitated by the Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services (IrissĀ ) and is a project definitely worth visiting via their terrific website. Learn more: Visit Iriss: here Visit the Relationships Matter website: here Read the story, which includes helpful links to various … Continue reading Relationships Matter
This latestĀ blog from SCIE and partners is a good read. Published in theĀ Huffington Post: SCIE's Ewan King sets out why there isĀ tooĀ much spendingĀ on symptoms and notĀ on causes: "we continue to invest too much in acute and crisis care rather than in spotting and resolving problems when they first arise". "It's a very challenging problem we … Continue reading Improving Outcomes – prevention is better than cure
Published by SCIE: March 2016 | Free to use | Learning Management System compatible This resource provided by the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) explores the Mental Capacity Act 2005, including best interests decision-making, and how to support people to make their own decisions. Course modules Introducing the Mental Capacity Act Supporting people to … Continue reading Mental Capacity Act (MCA): e-Learning course
Research in Practice has published an article on mothers and children recovering together after domestic abuse. It includes findings from the NSPCCās Domestic Abuse Recovering Together (DART) programme. āYou see (domestic abuse) from your point of view, but to hear from a child and to see it from their point of view is totally different; … Continue reading Mothers and children recovering together after domestic abuse
The Immigration Bill, currently being considered by Parliament, contains measures to reform local authority support for certain groups of destitute families and care leavers. IROs need to be aware of the implications of the Bill as support for care leavers who have no status will be very limited. IROs and children in care teams with … Continue reading Immigration Bill Reforms: Factsheets & Guidance
Three great new free factsheets have been launched by The Who Cares? Trust in response to key issues that are being raised by callers to the charityās Care Advice Line: All about the money, focusing on financial support that care leavers are entitled to or can apply for The name game, which introduces children and … Continue reading New factsheets launched by The Who Cares? Trust
Neil Allen of 39 Essex Chambers explains the limits of parental responsibility in deprivations of liberty. See useful summary of key issues belowĀ and read the full article via Community Care: here Other relevant publications ReadĀ The Law Society (2015) Deprivation of liberty: a practical guide.Ā Chapter 9: Identifying a deprivation of liberty: a practical guide Under 18s … Continue reading Deprivation of liberty and young people ā what social workers need to know
The new regulations on the assessment of Special Guardianship Orders (SGOs)Ā are set toĀ come into effect on 29 February 2016. Download the Reg's here:Ā The Special Guardianship (Amendment) Regulations 2016Ā New guidance focuses on strengthening the assessment process. Professionals will now need to evidence the Special Guardianās relationship with the child, as well as their parenting capacity … Continue reading The new Special Guardianship (Amendment) Regulations 2016
Originally posted onĀ Innovate@BCSocialWork Drew Reynolds By Drew Reynolds,Ā doctoral candidate at the Boston College School of Social Work The American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare has identified twelve critical Grand Challenges to engage the public in identifiable and achievable goals to reduce suffering and promote wellbeing. The challenges include: Ensure healthy development for all … Continue reading Three ways social network research can solve the Grand Challenges
Entitlement to an Individual Savings Account Among the various entitlements that a child in care has are the requirement for the local authority children's services to provide arrangements for the child or young person to have an Individual Savings Account (ISA). DownloadĀ theĀ Statutory Guidance here: Junior individual saving accounts for looked-after children InformationĀ about Junior ISAs for … Continue reading Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs): Looked After Children
