The new regulations on the assessment of Special Guardianship Orders (SGOs)Ā are set toĀ come into effect on 29 February 2016. Download the Reg's here:Ā The Special Guardianship (Amendment) Regulations 2016Ā New guidance focuses on strengthening the assessment process. Professionals will now need to evidence the Special Guardianās relationship with the child, as well as their parenting capacity … Continue reading The new Special Guardianship (Amendment) Regulations 2016
Originally posted onĀ Innovate@BCSocialWork Drew Reynolds By Drew Reynolds,Ā doctoral candidate at the Boston College School of Social Work The American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare has identified twelve critical Grand Challenges to engage the public in identifiable and achievable goals to reduce suffering and promote wellbeing. The challenges include: Ensure healthy development for all … Continue reading Three ways social network research can solve the Grand Challenges
Findings from small-scale research Worth reading this research paperĀ by Sophie Boswell and Lynne Cudmore, child psychotherapists. The paper considers children'sĀ attachment and emotional needs and the role of foster carers during the transition from foster care to adoption. The research findings are explored in the light of an attachment and loss in childhood perspective, and of … Continue reading Transition planning : foster care to adoption
A number of consultations and inquiries on proposed reforms are seeking views from the sector on the future of the profession. Read more at source: Have your say on the future of childrenās social work BASW Talking About the Future of Social Work #swfuture16 Link to storify: here
Entitlement to an Individual Savings Account Among the various entitlements that a child in care has are the requirement for the local authority children's services to provide arrangements for the child or young person to have an Individual Savings Account (ISA). DownloadĀ theĀ Statutory Guidance here: Junior individual saving accounts for looked-after children InformationĀ about Junior ISAs for … Continue reading Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs): Looked After Children
Following discussion of the issues raised in an oral evidence session with the Childrenās Commissioner on 6 January 2016, the Education Committee has taken further evidence on the role of the Childrenās Commissioner. Watch the meeting:Ā here Read the oral evidence here:Ā The Childrenās Commissioner for England The deadline for receipt of written submissions is midday … Continue reading Children’s Commissioner for England: Committee re-opens inquiry
Community Care has released another article concerning aĀ Deprivation of Liberty judgement.Ā The case concerned a teenage boy, known as D, with multiple disabilities who was being cared for in a secure hospital setting and was subsequently moved to a residential placement.Ā Read the story here:Ā "Latest deprivation of liberty ruling has āhuge implicationsā for childrenās social workers". The … Continue reading Latest deprivation of liberty ruling
Note: this is an updated post fromĀ October 2015. This latest post includes some additional recommended reading.Ā Sharon Shoesmith found herself scapegoated and huntedĀ following the death of Peter Connelly in Haringey, the authority in which she worked as head of childrenās services at the time. More than anyone, she knows what itās like to feel the … Continue reading Don’t meet blame with blame: we need to understand it
Greenwich council's failure to provide proper immigration advice may have led to the girl losing her right to remain in the UK. Read full story via Community Care: Council to pay looked-after child Ā£5,000 compensation for immigration advice failures Asylum Support More information via Gov.UK: Overview of support Asylum helplines More information, advice and resources … Continue reading Council to pay looked-after child Ā£5,000 compensation for immigration advice failures
The Refugee Childrenās Consortium and the Alliance for Children in Care and Care Leavers would like to invite you to attend a parliamentary briefing event discussing the impact of the Immigration Bill on Care Leavers. The event will provide Members of Parliament and Peers of the House of Lords an opportunity to hear about how … Continue reading The Impact of the Immigration Bill on Care Leavers
