We were getting to the end of our assessment and panel was rapidly approaching, it had been long, intense and surprisingly emotional. We had a great social worker who we felt we got along with very well and who we found to be professional and very capable. Suddenly we hit a huge stumbling block andĀ [ā¦] … Continue reading Not in front of the children. ā wearefamily
Children and young people who leave the care system can go on to have positive and successful lives. But far too often their life chances are disrupted because the state is not a good enough parent. TACT works with its children, young people and foster carers, and with its colleagues in the voluntary sector, local … Continue reading Call to Action – TACTās Manifesto for Children in Care and Care Leavers 2017 ā 2020
Independent Reviewing Officers/Child Protection Advisors Job number:Ā CAFHE00696 Job type: Safeguarding Location:Ā West Sussex County Council, Bognor Regis area Contract type: Casual Closing date: 20-Jun-2017 Job details Salary Ā£22.21 to Ā£23.83 per hour (which includes an enhancement for annual leave) Casual hours worked on an as and when required basis Based in Bognor Regis area Interview date: … Continue reading Featured Job: Independent Reviewing Officers/Child Protection Advisors
Thank you for Child Protection Resource for this helpful piece about parents with learning disabilities. Parents withĀ learning disabilities are entitled to have support to be able to fulfil their parenting role and have more opportunity to meet aĀ āgood enoughā parenting standard. Parents with LD may suffer discrimination from professionals who have little relevant experience and … Continue reading Parents with Learning Disabilities/Difficulties
First posted 12/04/2017 Jonathan DickensĀ is professor of social work at the University of East Anglia (UEA), Norwich. In 2012-14 he led a research study into care planning and the role of the independent reviewing officer. His latest short article about IROsĀ looks atĀ some of the strengths and limitations of the IRO service. Jonathan draws on recent … Continue reading In case you missed it: Independent Reviewing Officers ā a better basis for change
The NSPCC has published a report analysing data from their Turn the Page service, which supports children and young people aged 5-18 who display harmful sexual behaviour (HSB), looking at the characteristics of children and young people who display HSB using online and mobile channels. Findings from analysis of 275 cases and case file data … Continue reading Technology-assisted harmful sexual behaviour – NSPCC
The profile of Ofsted inspection outcomes suggests that there is a need for system-wide improvement in childrenās services. Understanding how best to enable and support that improvement has been the focus of research commissioned by the Local Government Association (LGA), whichĀ sought to answer two central questions. What are the key enablers of (and barriers to) … Continue reading Improvement in Children’s Services
How hard would it be for someone to believe in and say the things we really need to hear? Things like āItās so hard to do what you do ā well done for doing it.ā Please make time to read, discuss and share this important and movingĀ open letterĀ with colleagues:Ā An open letter to all the professionals … Continue reading An open letter to all the professionals involved in our family life – The Potato Group
This is an updated post. First published 27.04.2017 Government adviser Sir Martin Narey has been appointed to jointly lead a national stocktake of foster care provision.Ā He will lead the stocktake alongside Mark Owers, a children and families social worker who has held a number of senior positions including chief executive of the Consortium of Voluntary … Continue reading In case you missed it: National Fostering Stocktake – Call for Evidence
āItās the same thing ā itās that drive to have a bit more influenceā¦and the ability to have a chance to be listened to, and to speak up for vulnerable children and families.ā The new ADCSĀ President AlisonĀ Michalska talks about entering social work, becoming a manager, the frontline experiences that have sticked with her and theĀ four … Continue reading āI enjoyed being a social worker, but I needed more influenceā
