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
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Government launches specialist CSE response unit
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
In the News: #Care #Adoption #PublicLaw #Innovation
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
Supporting family reunification in practice
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
Towards A National Family Justice Observatory
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’ by @ProfLAppleby
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
Proportionate costs in a family case: Ā£33,813 reduced to Ā£3,737.50
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
āOutcomes, outcomes, outcomesā + Youtube ‘A Restorative Approach’
āOutcomes, outcomes, outcomesā: how Dorset is reinvigorating social work A feature sponsored by Dorset County Council. Originally posted July 26, 2016 in Community Care. 'Obsessing To demonstrate making a difference we have learnt from Leeds City Council and implemented an āobsessions trackerā with a supporting āreport cardā or scorecard that has 10 of the most … Continue reading āOutcomes, outcomes, outcomesā + Youtube ‘A Restorative Approach’
Refugee Crisis
Places for 20,000 Syrian refugees found among local authorities āLike so many in Britain, Refugee Action welcomes the arrival of over 2,800 resettled Syrian refugees over the past 12 months. But the UK must go further and faster. The devastating war in Syria continues. The government should go beyond the commitment to resettle 20,000 … Continue reading Refugee Crisis
Child contact and domestic violence articles
Implacably Hostile or Appropriately Protective?: Women Managing Child Contact in the Context of Domestic Violence About the author:Ā Dr Christine Harrison AbstractĀ The United Kingdom has seen conflicting developments in safeguarding women's and children's safety when there has been domestic violence. Although criminal justice responses have improved, child contact arrangements following parental separation remain dominated by … Continue reading Child contact and domestic violence articles
