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Featured Job – Independent Review Officer, Oxfordshire County Council

by National IRO Managers Partnership (NIROMP), posted in Good practice / Performance / Improvement, Jobs, News

Recruiter Name: Hazel Cringle, Justine Manning, Carol Noble Council Name & Address: Oxfordshire County Council, County Hall, New Road, Oxford Role being advertised: Independent Reviewing Officer Contract Type: Permanent Hours: Full-time Location: Abingdon, Oxfordshire Contact for further information. Email: carol.noble@oxfordshire.gov.uk Enquiries by phone. Contact telephone number: Tel No. 01865 323384/07775407547 Any addition info: Independent Reviewing … Continue reading Featured Job – Independent Review Officer, Oxfordshire County Council

Why social workers should keep a suitcase in their car

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  https://t.co/vKlox72I0D@LTPM2 @SharonLMartin1 @SiobhanMaclean @CommunityCare Can we share this important message please #nobinbags ā€” Lou Newman (@Laura2951994) 27 September 2016 Originally published by Community Care on 27th September 2016. Personal experience of emergency placements inspired one social worker's campaign for 'no bin bags' when young people are moved: 'For many years before I qualified as … Continue reading Why social workers should keep a suitcase in their car

The rise of the New Social Work Bohemians and the death of Radical Social Work by @Mwharvey

by National IRO Managers Partnership (NIROMP), posted in News

Brilliantly eloquent piece of writing by Mark Harvey: 'Social work has to be part of the solution. In a time desperate for strong professionals with a will to fight positively through dark days we need to respond. Its to easy to become the negative face of adversity when times are tough. I read a tweet … Continue reading The rise of the New Social Work Bohemians and the death of Radical Social Work by @Mwharvey

The Power to Innovate

by National IRO Managers Partnership (NIROMP), posted in Good practice / Performance / Improvement, News

ADCS Stuart Carlton on 'The Power to Innovate' Stuart Carlton is Assistant Director of Children's Services, Lincolnshire County Council. Originally posted Ā 23rd September 2016 via ADCS News 'In 2011, the Munro Review of Child protection was published, entitled A Child Centred System, which was warmly welcomed by those of us delivering childrenā€™s services in local … Continue reading The Power to Innovate

Family Drug and Alcohol Courtā€™s (FDAC) ā€˜humaneā€™ approach keeps more families together

by National IRO Managers Partnership (NIROMP), posted in News, Policy, Guidance & Law

Research shows lasting change for families TheĀ FDAC National Unit has launched two pieces of important research: ā€˜The Highlightsā€™ from a 5 year Follow Up study of outcomes of cases included in the original Family Drug and Alcohol Court; and the findings from a ā€˜Court Observation Studyā€™ of the FDAC problem-solving court approach in the longer-standing … Continue reading Family Drug and Alcohol Courtā€™s (FDAC) ā€˜humaneā€™ approach keeps more families together

Some discussion pieces #innovation

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Intention of thisĀ post is to provide a small collection of discussion pieces related to improvement and innovation. Please add comments and ideas for future posts and discussion. Pillars & Foundations: Next practice in children's service Published by:Ā The Association of Directors of Childrenā€™s Services (ADCS), March 2016. Author: Richard Welwyn This is a think piece paper … Continue reading Some discussion pieces #innovation

Government launches specialist CSE response unit

by National IRO Managers Partnership (NIROMP), posted in News, Resources

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

In the News: #Care #Adoption #PublicLaw #Innovation

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What could this latest adoption judgment mean for social workers? Source: Luke Stevenson in CommunityĀ Care. Originally published 18th August 2016 Will Re W change practice the way Re B and Re B-S did? Or will the adoption landscape stay the same? Stuck in the middle were social workers trying to grapple with the practice implications. … Continue reading In the News: #Care #Adoption #PublicLaw #Innovation

‘Vital role of school nurses threatened as paperwork eats into time with children’

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Read the latest news from theĀ Children's Commissioner forĀ England. 'Vital role of school nurses threatened as paperwork eats into time with children' by the Office of the Children's Commissioner, 12th September 2016. Anne Longfield, Childrenā€™s Commissioner for England: ā€œSchool nurses have a vital role to play in schools protecting children as well as promoting their well-being. … Continue reading ‘Vital role of school nurses threatened as paperwork eats into time with children’

Supporting family reunification in practice

by National IRO Managers Partnership (NIROMP), posted in Care / Permanence, Good practice / Performance / Improvement, News, Resources

  Reunification in practice ByĀ Karen Cheek,Ā Marketing and Communications Officer for Research in Practice. ā€˜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