Tag Archives | child protection

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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investigations

Children, Social work leaders

Child protection enquiry total hits new annual high but proportion finding abuse continues to shrink

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The brick exterior of the National Probation Service building.

Adults, Children

Probation service failing to carry out necessary child protection and domestic abuse checks, finds inspectorate

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Three social workers discussing a case in their office

Children, Social work leaders

Practitioners ‘will not get into trouble’ for sharing information to protect children, says data watchdog

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Diverse group of staff having a meeting

Children

Working with children experiencing neglect: challenges and solutions

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Social worker making notes

Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Councils selected to test specialist child protection social worker role

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sad child hugging parent with their head turned away

Children, Inform Children

Parental substance misuse: tips for completing assessments

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Social worker doing direct work with child

Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Ofsted and BASW raise safeguarding concerns over allowing non-social workers to do child in need assessments

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Blocks illustrating a change of policy

Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

How social workers’ roles would change under Working Together overhaul

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Children, Choose Social Work, Social work leaders, Workforce

Sharon Shoesmith: how social workers can get their professional pride back

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Adults, Children, Workforce

Lack of social care workforce plan ‘a missed opportunity’

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