Delma Hughes, founder of Siblings Together, has worked for many years with children in care and vulnerable children in her capacity as art therapist. Preventing separated siblings from becoming estranged, preserving their identity and safeguarding their family support networks is important for children while they are in care as well as when they leave care. Siblings … Continue reading Sibling relationships are the longest lasting in most people’s lives
Local authority children’s services judged inadequate: examples of common weaknesses These powerpoint slides give a summary of common weaknesses in local authorities that were judged inadequate in the inspections, between January and May 2015, under the single inspection framework: Common weaknesses in local authorities judged inadequate under the single inspection framework: a summary See Ofsted's summary of … Continue reading Ofsted: examples of common weaknesses
http:// Knowledge and skills statements for Practice Supervisors & Practice Leaders published - Publications - GOV.UK https://t.co/eiZV19Tt80 — Isabelle Trowler (@IsabelleTrowler) November 19, 2015 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js This statement of knowledge and skills provides the basis for accrediting Practice Supervisors in child and family social work: GOV.UK (2015) Knowledge and skills statements for practice leaders and practice … Continue reading Isabelle Trowler: Knowledge and skills statements
David Jones, chair of the Independent Association of Local Safeguarding Children Board chairs, said it is an unpredictable time for children's services with the spending review looming Read more at source: Safeguarding chair’s fear for children’s services’ following spending review
ru-ok? is a Brighton based service that works alongside under 18s whose lives are affected by substance misuse in Brighton & Hove. The service offers free, confidential, expert advice and support. The service produces regular briefing notes for Brighton & Hove Children's Services and this latest one contains lots of helpful information that will be relevant to our … Continue reading Substance misuse
A report by the Children's Commissioner for England has considered the safeguarding needs of young people in custody. Read the report of the Children's Commissioner here: Unlocking Potential Recommendations set out by the Children's Commissioner: Young people should only be placed in isolation as a last resort not very often not for a long time. Every time a young person is … Continue reading Unlocking Potential
Research funded by the Department of Health 'What Happened Next' (2014) has examined decision-making for children in care proceedings and has found that: Decisions made in care proceedings can contribute to reducing the odds of poor developmental outcomes for 'maltreated' (sic) children. Substitute families and apparent changes in birth families were associated with improvements in the children’s relationships and adaptation. … Continue reading Care Proceedings: Outcomes for children
These online learning resources are free and will be helpful to some parents and carers as well as professionals. Source: future learn Brief article: Bonding with the unborn baby The University of Warwick Video: Why babies need experiences (04:53) Professor Jane Barlow: concepts of experience-expectant and experience-dependent brain development. The University of Warwick Video: Babies in Mind The University of Warwick Video: Understanding other … Continue reading Learning resources free online
ADCS has updated it's website with lots of useful resource links. See links to ADCS website and some pages of particular interest to IROs below. Go to source: Home page And there's lots more including: Independent Reviewing Officers (IRO) The ADCS policy committee with lead responsibility for independent reviewing officers is the Health, Care and Additional Needs Policy … Continue reading ADCS has updated its website
Plans to change the way child protection and children’s services are delivered by “bringing in new providers” have been given a mixed reception by the Children's Services sector. Children’s services have been identified by Prime Minister David Cameron as a “standout area” for reform ahead of the autumn Spending Review. Cameron stated that the government will adopt … Continue reading Reform of child protection and children’s services
