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- IRO Conference – Not to stop questioning …
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- Guest post: Every Child Leaving Care Matters #ECLCM
- Call to action all social workers: please use this opportunity to share your perspective
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IN THE NEWS
- Parenting in fear: Child welfare micro strategies of Nigerian parents in Britain | @DrCunOkpokiri @BJofSWAuthor: Dr Cynthia Okpokiri Article featured in British Journal of Social Work On 15 December 2020 This important article focuses on Nigerian parents’ … Continue reading Parenting in fear: Child welfare micro strategies of Nigerian parents in Britain | @DrCunOkpokiri @BJofSW
- T and R, Re (Refusal of Placement Order) [2021] EWCA Civ 71 (28 January 2021).The matter of T & R Re (Refusal of Placement Order) [2021] EWCA Civ 71 (28 January 2021) involved an appeal by a local … Continue reading T and R, Re (Refusal of Placement Order) [2021] EWCA Civ 71 (28 January 2021).
- Building a picture of fathers in the family justice system in England | Nuffield FoundationNew research helps to build a more complete picture of the fathers who lose access to their children because of concerns about child … Continue reading Building a picture of fathers in the family justice system in England | Nuffield Foundation
- Family Justice Resource HubThis new page on the ADCS website hosts a series of practical resources, such as templates, tools and practice guidance which will be … Continue reading Family Justice Resource Hub
- Family justice overhaul bids to limit number of care proceedingsGuidance and recommendations aim to divert more families from the courts and ease practitioners’ workloads through better use of pre-proceedings and section 20, … Continue reading Family justice overhaul bids to limit number of care proceedings
- Unequal chances? Ethnic disproportionality in child welfare and family justice | Family LawMany have experienced their own Black Lives Matter moment in the last 12 months, a sharp realisation of entrenched prejudices and inequalities that … Continue reading Unequal chances? Ethnic disproportionality in child welfare and family justice | Family Law
- Protecting Children’s Rights in Institutional SettingsProtecting children’s rights in institutional settings 21 & 28 April 2021, 10am-1pm (two half-days via Zoom) – LIMITED PLACES AVAILABLE15 & 22 September, … Continue reading Protecting Children’s Rights in Institutional Settings
- #HappyHoli2021All good wishes for a happy Holi. While things may look a bit different this year, Holi festival is a spectacularly beautiful and … Continue reading #HappyHoli2021
- Happy Passover | Jan PepplerAfter a year of Covid-19, Passover has new meaning. Even if you are not Jewish, consider celebrating this holiday on Saturday. Passover — Jan … Continue reading Happy Passover | Jan Peppler
LATEST POSTS: GOOD PRACTICE
- Black & Ethnic Minority Professionals Symposium (BPS): SMASHING the Glass Ceiling – Employment Skills Event | www.basw.co.uk
- Audit tool to support early and effective permanency planning for looked after children.
- COVID-19: Guidance for Independent Reviewing Officers and IRO Managers
- THE ADOPTION AND CHILDREN (CORONAVIRUS) (AMENDED) REGULATIONS 2020
- Ofsted’s Annual Report: highlighting some of the big issues for social care
- THE PRESSURE TO CHOOSE AN EXCLUSIVE IDENTITY
- Research in Practice | Transitional safeguarding – bridging the gap between Children’s and Adults’ Services
- Final call: UEA evaluation of the DfE 2015 Regulations and Guidance for long-term foster care #IROs #Research
- Landmark collection of reports published today: “The genie is now out of the bottle” says Ian Dickson
LATEST POSTS: pUBLICATIONS / RESEARCH
- Standing on the shoulders of everyone: developing an evidence-informed Care Review | Susannah Bowyer
- 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
- 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?’
- A Care Review in England? Whose views count?
- 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
- CHILD WELFARE INEQUALITIES PROJECT (2015-2019) NUFFIELD FOUNDATION
LATEST POSTS: POLICY, GUIDANCE & LAW
- RACISM, RACIAL DISCRIMINATION – EDUCATION & ACTIVISM
- Standing on the shoulders of everyone: developing an evidence-informed Care Review | Susannah Bowyer
- 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
- RACISM, RACIAL DISCRIMINATION – EDUCATION & ACTIVISM
- A Care Review in England? Whose views count?
- Government consultation on whether to continue relaxing children’s social care a ‘shambles’ | www.basw.co.uk
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