Inform Children

Community Care Inform Children provides practice guidance, legal information and learning tools for children and families social workers. If you have a subscription, go to the full site. For further information about the service or how your organisation can subscribe to Inform, please email our Helpdesk, call 020 3915 9444 or visit our 'about us' page.
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How to conduct age assessments: interview tips

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Understanding online child sexual exploitation

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Practice tips for undertaking life story work

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How to develop critical reflection in your practice

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Using motivational interviewing in social work: four key techniques

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How to write a court report

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Working with Gypsy and Traveller communities: tips for positive practice

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Recognising and responding to shame in child protection: key practice points

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‘We’re not bad mums’: inside the rehab centre giving women a chance to keep their children

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Parental mental illness and the role of stigma: key practice points

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Extra-familial harm: understanding trauma responses in young people

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Signs and indicators of county lines and criminal exploitation

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How CC Inform can boost your CPD and help you stay in social work

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Responding to children’s disclosures of domestic abuse: a three-step approach

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Tips for coping with difficult conversations

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Working with autistic children and young people: tips for best practice

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