Using creative communication in a trauma informed response to care planning and review. Authors: Katie Wrench and Sharon Martin This briefing provides an introduction to the language and theory of trauma-informed practice combined with practical knowledge and skills development for IROs direct work - to support thinking and working with parents, children and young people. … Continue reading IRO briefing – creative communication and trauma informed practice | Katie Wrench & Sharon Martin
Family Justice Council 12th Annual Debate: the use of covert recordings in family law Transcript and podcast available The Family Justice Council held its 12th Annual Debate and panel discussion in Leeds on Monday, 3 December 2018. The topic for the debate was the use of covert recordings in family law. The motion read: 'Nothing … Continue reading Family Justice Council 12th Annual Debate: the use of covert recordings in family law
Independent Chair Independent Chair We currently have an exciting opportunity for an Independent Chair. This is a full time qualified Social Worker post. The successful applicant will have a minimum of five years post qualifying experience working with children and families and ideally some supervisory experience. This is a county wide post and the office … Continue reading Feature job: Independent Chair | Lincolnshire County Council
Extract Local authorities in England have statutory responsibility for protecting the welfare of children and delivering childrenās social care. In extreme cases they may use their statutory powers to place children in need on protection plans or even take them into care. Local authorities are also responsible for delivering non-statutory services for all children and … Continue reading Pressures on childrenās social care | National Audit Office
By Joe Lepper | Children & Young People Now | 22 January 2019 A serious case review (SCR) has criticised the use of pain-inducing physical restraint at Medway Secure Training Centre (STC), saying it increases the risk of young inmates being abused. John Drew, independent chair of the Medway Safeguarding Children Board, said he was … Continue reading Medway STC review criticises use of pain-inducing restraint on young people | Children & Young People Now
A charity has threatened the Department for Education with legal action if it does not withdraw a āmisleadingā document about how local authority duties towards vulnerable children can accommodate new working practices. Article 39, which was among the signatories of an open letter last September challenging the āmyth-bustingā guide, wrote to the secretary of state … Continue reading DfE threatened with judicial review over childrenās social care āmyth-bustingā document
Martin Gray, Chair of the ADCS North East region, writes about celebrating the many achievements of staff in children's services. As we embark on what will undoubtedly be another extremely challenging year, it is more important than ever that we continue to recognise our role in using the power of reflection, recognition and reward as … Continue reading Reflection, recognition and reward | Martin Gray | ADCS
At Derby City Council we are testing a new innovative way of working with young people 16+ to support them improve their life pathway ā āto get a life not a serviceā. Ā This involves testing an already established and successful approach within our adult social care system locally, to understand its transferability across the rest … Continue reading Derby City Council: working with young people to support them āto get a life not a serviceā | DfE
A new briefing note produced by theĀ Contextual Safeguarding NetworkĀ at theĀ University of Bedfordshire, with Research in Practice andĀ Rochdale Borough Council, outlines what is meant by the terms ācomplex safeguardingā, ācontextual safeguardingā and ātransitional safeguardingā and how these approaches overlap and complement each other. Read full piece at source: Research in Practice | New open access briefing … Continue reading Research in Practice | New open access briefing on the relationship between contextual, complex and transitional safeguarding
Do care leavers enter higher education with the same propensity as other young people? Neil Harrison explains why the data we currently use to answer this question are flawed, and how they can skew policymaking in this area. Read full piece at source:Ā Care leavers in higher education: how many are there and why does it … Continue reading Care leavers in higher education: how many are there and why does it matter?
