Critical and Reflective Practice Book Group for CSC Practitioners This unique group looks at articles, papers and reports and considers their implications for CSC practice. The MRC Critical and Reflective Practice Book Group for Children Social Care practitioners is a well-established monthly forum that provides an opportunity to: ·Identify and discuss key areas of emerging […]
Managing and Leading Your Team in a Period of Hybrid Working: A Course for Managers in Children’s and Adult Services (Webinar One) The last 4 ½ years have seen working practice in social work change significantly. At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, most of the workforce was working largely remotely. This placed demands on […]
Learning from Serious and Local Safeguarding Practice Reviews This webinar will look at research into the most recent reviews, as well as the overarching messages that have emerged in the last 20 years. Tragic child deaths, and the serious and local safeguarding practice reviews that follow, continue to shape much of the debate around child […]
This webinar explores the research in this area and identifies what practice can promote positive experiences of the care systems Stability and permanence for children and young people have been aspirations at the heart of the care system for the last thirty years. However, realising these aspirations has been consistently challenging. This webinar will focus […]
Critical Reflection and Analysis This webinar looks at the theoretical and research-based knowledge & tools linked to critical reflection, and their application in practice. In social work with children and families, the importance of the capacity for practitioners to exercise critical analysis and reflection is widely recognised. This is about managing complex casework, and therefore […]
MRC Webinar Series: Understanding and Responding to Complex Safeguarding: Issues and Dilemmas This series of four webinars explores some of the more complex areas of safeguarding practice with children and young people. Although there is a legitimate debate about the helpfulness of categories, it will nevertheless look at the particular challenges raised around neglect, emotional […]
There is already emerging evidence, internationally and domestically, that the recent pandemic led to a sustained increase in domestic violence and abuse. More generally, it is the most common reason why children and families come into contact with children services, and can pose a real challenge in terms of providing an ethical and effective response. […]
