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
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 childrenās services in local … Continue reading The Power to Innovate
Research shows lasting change for families TheĀ FDAC National Unit has launched two pieces of important research: āThe 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 āCourt Observation Studyā of the FDAC problem-solving court approach in the longer-standing … Continue reading Family Drug and Alcohol Courtās (FDAC) āhumaneā approach keeps more families together
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 Childrenās Services (ADCS), March 2016. Author: Richard Welwyn This is a think piece paper … Continue reading Some discussion pieces #innovation
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
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
Reunification in practice ByĀ Karen Cheek,Ā Marketing and Communications Officer for Research in Practice. āWhen 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
Call for Evidence The closing date for this call is Monday 31st October 2016. Policy/practice leads in family justice - call for evidence to inform proposed family justice observatory. This is a national call for evidence that aims to better understand how organisations use research evidence in policy and practiceĀ andĀ views on priorities for any new … Continue reading Towards A National Family Justice Observatory
We shouldn't dismiss teenage distress as transient or trivial: my blog on suicide by young people for #WSPD16. https://t.co/ulGrxerYfZ ā louis appleby (@ProfLAppleby) 9 September 2016 Connect, communicate and care on World Suicide Prevention Day Professor Louis Appleby, 9 September 2016 ā Events, Mental health, Safeguarding "I have met many parents who have lost a … Continue reading ‘We shouldn’t dismiss teenage distress as transient or trivial’ by @ProfLAppleby
In K -v- K [2016] EWHC 2002 (Fam) Mr Justice Macdonald reduced the costs of a successful party to an appeal in a family case. āThe stringent test of proportionality in relation to costs incurā¦ āThe stringent test of proportionality in relation to costs incurred applies with equal force in family proceedings. It is remarkable … Continue reading Proportionate costs in a family case: Ā£33,813 reduced to Ā£3,737.50
