Well done to the child protection social workers of Chester West and Cheshire and their managers who gave the BBC's One Show access to film what they do.

Well done also to the anonymous parents who allowed some elements of their case to be shown on TV and who were willing to talk in a positive way about their experiences.

Of course the report raised the Orkney, Cleveland and Baby P scandals, but only in context, and I think this was greatly outweighed by the day-to-day reality of a child protection office being seen on prime time TV, even if it was only for 5 minutes.

You can watch the report at the link above.

Read the complete post at http://www.communitycare.co.uk/blogs/social-work-blog/2009/07/social-workers-speak-out-on-pr.html