Please see below details of the Challenge Event taking place in London on 24th April 2017 as part of the Knowledge Inquiry into section 20 Children Act 1989 voluntary arrangements being led by Family Rights Group on behalf of the Your Family, Your Voice Alliance. The challenge event flier links to the event booking form. … Continue reading Call to Action – Knowledge Inquiry: Children who come into the care system under a voluntary arrangement
What is known about the placement and outcomes of siblings in foster care?Ā An international literature review By: Sarah Meakings, Judy Sebba and Nikki Luke An important read - please share and discuss. Read full at source:Ā What is known about the placement and outcomes of siblings in foster care? An international literature review Read Key Messages … Continue reading New @ReesCentre report: review of research on sibling placement together/apart & outcomes
Independent Reviewing Officer Job Number: B&H02433 Contract Type: Fixed TermĀ Working Pattern: Part Time Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Minimum Annual Salary:Ā Ā£ 46,091 (Pro rata) Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā … Continue reading Job Vacancy: Independent Reviewing Officer – Brighton & Hove City Council
Made a huge difference in reclaiming SW & now more evidence. Although, frankly, it's pretty obvious, if you want to reduce SW workload https://t.co/yKiPIjFHtjā Isabelle Trowler (@IsabelleTrowler) 23 March 2017 Research into innovation-backed project shows successes of hiring administrative support for social workersĀ by Luke Stevenson on March 21, 2017 in Children, Workforce - Community Care … Continue reading Hiring PAs for social workers cuts stress and saves money, finds study
@SharonLMartin1 and IROs https://t.co/W18LBzgcId ā Adult PSW Network (@AdultPSWNetwork) 21 March 2017 Courtesy of the Adult Principal Social Work Network for England: There is much to reflect on in this eBook. You may not agree with all the blogs you may love some of them but they will all make you think. At the PSW … Continue reading Reflections at the Heart of Social Work – Adults PSW Network #WSWD17
Worth having reading: Behind Closed Doors: Diluting the Guardianās Independence, Circumventing the Role of the Court The piece sets out a critique by the Association of Lawyers for Children (ALC) on the risks to independence of Children's Guardian as part of a response to a Cafcass/ADCS latest joint document: Agreement about how local authorities and Cafcass can work … Continue reading Care proceedings: ALC expresses deep concerns
This report summarises the findings from the 611 children and young people who completed the Bright Spotsā āYour Life, Your Careā survey in six local authority areas.Ā The report concludes with recommendations forĀ policy and practice. The report contains some positive findings. For example,Ā 83% of children and young people questioned felt that their lives had improved since … Continue reading Practices that contribute to children and young people flourishing in care
WowĀ -Ā Research in Practice have put together a fabulousĀ range ofĀ resources. Do visit the RiP website and encourage others to visit. The resources will be of greatĀ support to practitioners working on making positive post-adoption contact plans and supporting birth relatives and adopters through contact planning for their child. The materialsĀ bring together knowledge from research and practiceĀ -Ā drawing on … Continue reading Contact after adoption – RiP
The Children and Social Work Bill has passed all its Commons stages and is awaiting Royal Assent. The Bill was considered at Report Stage, Legislative Grand Committee, and Third Reading on Tuesday 7 March 2017. At Third Reading MPs reviewed the overall content of the Bill. Childrenās Minister Edward Timpson moved amendments to put relationships … Continue reading Children and Social Work Bill – now awaiting Royal Assent
Caroline Lynch and Andrea Hopkins from the Family Rights Group explain what the latest ruling on consent in section 20 means for social workers The good practice guidance that has been established in the case law remains valid, and a measure against which the ānecessity and proportionalityā of local authority actions will be judged. Source: … Continue reading What does this latest section 20 judgment mean for social workers?
