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Supporting Families in Pre-Proceedings and the Family Court
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Pre-proceedings is the phase in the involvement of children’s services in the lives of children, young people and their families at which a decision is made about whether or not professionals will apply to start care proceedings in the Family Court.
A new suite of open access resources draw on practice expertise, research findings and the voice of lived experience and are designed to support robust and family-focused systems and practice in pre-proceedings. They are intended for use by social workers, practice leaders and those with strategic responsibility for pre-proceedings work.
The materials on the resource hub are structured around a child and family’s journey – into pre-proceedings, diverted away from or moving through family court proceedings and beyond. They include briefings, guidance, practice tools, videos and podcasts. Alongside this, editable template documents can be downloaded and incorporated with local policy and practice materials.
View the resource hub (open access).
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Humanising social work: Evolving hope through relational learning with practice supervisors.
As the Practice Supervisor Development Programme (PSDP) draws to a close, the programme’s delivery leads, Sharon Jennings and Jo Williams, reflect on its evolution over the four years.
In this blog, they discuss the evolution of the PSDP delivery programme, the social work sector, and their own experiences of individual transformation as facilitators whilst developing the programme and learning alongside peers and over 2000 PSDP participants.
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We need to talk about overwhelm: Setting boundaries in a complex work culture
Rhian Taylor
In this blog PSDP facilitator, Rhian Taylor discusses the increasingly demanding role of social care practitioners, highlighting the importance of work-life balance and setting boundaries.
Read the blog.
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Jac Shelley
Jac Shelley introduces a new Practice Supervisor Development Programme practice tool for Black, Asian and minoritised ethnic social workers that aims to lessen the potential harm caused by unconscious bias and racial microaggression in the workplace.
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Supporting defensible decision-making in children’s social care organisations
We are delighted to introduce three new open access resources to support defensible decision-making in children’s social care organisations.
In partnership with the Practice Supervisor Development Programme (PSDP), Research in Practice has developed three linked publications to promote defensible decision-making within children’s social care organisations. The resources aim to support line managers to develop analytical writing skills; development leads to train staff; and leaders to host discussion on defensible decision-making in their children’s social care organisations. They include:
Defensible decision-making in children’s social care – resource pack for practice supervisors
Frontline Briefing Defensible decision-making in children’s social care – CPD Guide
All are open access and designed to be used together.
Find out more.