Tag Archives | child protection

Herbert Laming

Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

The Victoria Climbié Inquiry chair reflects on social work, 21 years on

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Reform sign on a desk with a blurry background of a court room

Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Seven more councils chosen to test family support and child protection reforms

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Finley Boden

Children, Social work leaders

Finley Boden: professionals should have protected baby murdered by his parents, review finds

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typewriter with a piece of paper on which 'Frisbee crockery by Rosie R' is written

Workforce

Frisbee Crockery: a girl’s journey from abusive home to safety in care

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A team manager talking to practitioners with her back turned to the camera.

Children

A day in the life of a safeguarding team manager

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Social work team discussing a case

Children, Social work leaders

Leaders must foster professional curiosity and challenge to improve child protection, finds review

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Graph showing increased complexity

Children, Social work leaders

Children’s social work caseloads growing increasingly complex, research finds

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Child sexual abuse therapy session

Children, Social work leaders

55,000 on waiting lists for child sexual abuse support services, estimates research

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Social worker doing direct work with child

Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Child in need cases opened up to non-social work staff despite risk concerns

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'Policy update' written on road sign

Children, Social work leaders

Panel disappointed with ministers’ response to its proposals to boost safeguarding of disabled children

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Children

Do social workers hold mothers entirely responsible for their children’s safety?

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Girl looking sad to symbolise having suffered abuse

Children, Social work leaders

National review launched into familial child sexual abuse

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Social worker making notes

Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Specialist child protection role poses workforce challenge for test-bed authorities

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blame

Children

‘We must stop blaming mothers in child protection social work’

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typewriter with a note saying 'Gestation, gyration by Rosie R'

Workforce

Gestation, Gyration: a child’s turbulent entry into the world

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Teenager looking upset

Children

Private fostering: ‘the potentially vulnerable children going under the radar of services’

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