AĀ report by the Children's Commissioner for England has consideredĀ the safeguarding needs of young people in custody.Ā Read the report ofĀ the Children's Commissioner here:Ā Unlocking Potential Recommendations set out byĀ the Children's Commissioner: Young people should only be placed in isolation as a last resort not very often not for a long time. Every time a young person is … Continue reading Unlocking Potential
New powers extend a measure introduced by the Prime Minister in July, following a successful trial, which enables parents to apply directly to HM Passport Office to have the passports of children under 16 years old cancelled to prevent them travelling to join terrorist groups in Syria and Iraq. PowersĀ have alreadyĀ beenĀ applied via a series of … Continue reading Counter-Extremism Strategy
RelevantĀ reading for all IROs The Family Rights Group has carried out research into the contact that children being raised in family and friends care have with their parents and others. Read at source via the links below: Chapter 1: Introduction and acknowledgements Chapter 2: Legal framework Chapter 3: Key messages from international literature Chapter 4: … Continue reading Family Rights Group: Children’s Contact
Research funded by the Department of HealthĀ 'What Happened Next'Ā (2014)Ā has examinedĀ decision-making for children in care proceedings and hasĀ found that: Decisions made in care proceedings can contribute to reducing the odds of poor developmental outcomes for 'maltreated' (sic) children. Substitute families and apparent changes in birth families were associated with improvements in the childrenās relationships and adaptation. … Continue reading Care Proceedings: Outcomes for children
October 24th, 2015 This scenario shows how IROsā use of professional āchallengeā enabled professionals to re-consider the significance of the childās relationship with family. While recognising that it may occasionally be better for a child to stay separated from their family or to have limited contact, this scenario reminds us of the importance of robust … Continue reading IRO Challenge – How ‘Patrick’ was helped to return home
Are decisions being made for the child, or the localĀ authority? Community Care has asked leaders from the adoption, kinship care and fostering sectors for their views on how the rise in special guardianship orders has impacted permanency. EXTRACT "What we are seeing now, firstly through anecdote and now more robustly through the Research in Practice … Continue reading Special Guardianship Orders
Only four councils (two of which were forced) have delegated child protection functions to a third party provider since a controversial change in the law made by the government last year Read full article at source: Councils not outsourcing child protection despite legal change
These online learning resources are free and willĀ be helpfulĀ to some parents and carers as well as professionals. Source:Ā future learn Brief article: Bonding with the unborn babyĀ The University of Warwick Video:Ā Why babies need experiences (04:53)Ā Professor Jane Barlow: concepts of experience-expectant and experience-dependent brain development.Ā The University of Warwick Video:Ā Babies in MindĀ The University of Warwick Video:Ā Understanding other … Continue reading Learning resources free online
TheĀ Childrenās Commissioner for England, Anne Longfield,Ā thinks they should. National and local budgets for vulnerable children should be pooled to enable them to flourish, the Childrenās Commissioner for England has said. Anne Longfield OBE has called on authorities to involve children and families in decisions made about them and provide better support for vulnerable children as … Continue reading Should vulnerable childrenās resources be pooled and personalised?
In a Community Care article byĀ Judy CooperĀ postedĀ onĀ October 14, 2015Ā Directors haveĀ warned against a two-tier social work education system. The Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) has also expressed fears that "accreditation of children's social workers could become additional burden." Read more at source: Directors warn against two-tier social work education system Also worth reading Extract … Continue reading Social work reform
