Brighton and Hove Safeguarding and Review Service. We believe that work with all children needs to happen at their pace, with workers able to tailor their approach to the meet the childās communication needs and attachment style. It also requires a commitment by the corporate parent, the local authority, to make sure workers have the … Continue reading Child-focused Care Planning and Review Processes
Courtesy of: Bracknell Forest ā SE Region Do you know? training I am an IRO manager in Bracknell Forest in Berkshire. In February half term I attended a āDo you knowā training session led by young people in who are care experienced. The IROs in the team had all done the training and I wanted … Continue reading Do You Know? training
Looked after young people and care leavers with Cambridgeshire in partnership with CLAHRC (Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care with Cambridge university) and Cambridgeshire Picture House have created three animation films that are being used for work with professionals and other looked after young people. The animation films depict the emotional feelings and views of young people regarding their experience of the care system.
Research conducted jointly between the UK childrenās charity Coram and the University of Bristol Ā shows that the quality of children's life story books varies considerably. The research has helped to address an absence in the academic literature of adoptersā perspectives on their childrenās life storybooks. Forty adopters from England and Wales participated in either focus … Continue reading Life story work
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Recommended reading Consider using this article as an aid to discussion about the appropriate use ofĀ section 20 arrangements. Hannah GomersallĀ examines the recent case law around section 20 of the Children Act 1989 and two concerning trends: s 20 being abused or, worryingly, not used at all. Link:Ā Abusing or simply not using section 20 of the … Continue reading Abusing or simply not using section 20 of the Children Act 1989
The Advanced Practice Module for Independent Reviewing Officers and Independent Case Conference Chairs was developed at the request of, and in close collaboration with, managers active in the West Midlands Regional IRO Managersā Network. About the module This post-graduate module is rooted in the existing literature on the work of the IRO. It examines core … Continue reading Advanced Practice Module for IROs
Source: Community Care Research from Northumbria University finds guardians offer a head start in planning, which leads to fewer requests for additional reports. Cases averaged 23.5 weeks when family court advisers were involved before the case went to court, as opposed to 26.1 weeks when families did not have an adviser pre-proceedings. The pilot study … Continue reading Care cases shorter if family court advisers are involved in pre-proceedings practice
