Delivery Programme

April

Humane and compassionate leadership/developing learning organisations: Research and Policy Update 217 April 2019

Research and Policy Update: Learning Resource

4 April

Manchester

Commissioning transitional mental health services that meet the needs of young people

Young people experiencing mental health issues can find transition to adulthood challenging. Reasons for this include:

• Young people not being eligible for adult mental health services.
• Adult mental health services not offering the right kind of support.
• Adult mental health support being very different in its approach to child mental health services.
• Some young people being better served by other kinds of support offered by public health, education or community support services.

This Knowledge Exchange Workshop will consider how we can develop creative, innovative and co-produced services that better support young people experiencing mental health issues during their transition to adulthood.

Aimed at: People who have a role in commissioning mental health services, including commissioners with a remit around mental health, public health or transition services.

You can also allocate your workshop places to CCG based commissioners, Community Mental Health Teams and those working in psychiatric settings.

Knowledge Exchange Workshop: Learning Event

5 April

Attachment theory in practice

The concept of attachment patterns is used widely – and often inaccurately – in assessment and direct work with children and families. David Shemmings will look at current thinking on attachment theory and how best it may be mobilised by practitioners to understand and support relationships between children and their parents and carers.

Designed for: All those working in child and family services.

Webinar: Learning Event

12 April

Deadline for Partners’ Tailored Support requests for delivery between April - June 2019*.

Tailored Support

May

Autism: Research and Policy Update 218 May 2019

Research and Policy Update: Learning Resource

8 May

Engineers' House, Bristol

Understanding and working with intra-familial child sexual abuse

A practical workshop to develop and deepen understanding of intra-familial child sexual abuse (IFCSA). This interactive session will draw on participants’ case work experience and move beyond identification and assessment to areas including:

• Consideration of both sibling and adult perpetrators.
• The nature of ‘disclosure’ and how practitioners can support children and families pre and post disclosure.
• Sharing practice tools and ideas for direct work.

The workshop will be of value to those who work directly with children and families and would like to be better informed and gain confidence in working with this type of abuse.

Designed for: Frontline practitioners and team managers working with children and families.

Research Messages Workshop: Learning Event

15 May

NCVO, London

Transitional safeguarding

The complexities of safeguarding children and adults have been challenging practice. Issues of violent crime, gang activity, domestic abuse, modern slavery, trafficking and sexual exploitation require local areas to adapt and innovate safeguarding practice with adolescents and young adults.

Bringing together emerging research with examples of innovative local practice, this joint Research in Practice and Research in Practice for Adults workshop will provide the opportunity to explore transitional safeguarding, and will support participants to reflect on practice and leadership within this area.

Delegates are asked to attend in pairs from their local area, with one strategic level participant from Adult Services and the other from Children’s Services.

Designed for: Those who are responsible for developing and leading safeguarding practice in Adult and Children’s Services. This might include Principal Social Workers, Assistant Directors or others with responsibility for practice and service development.

Knowledge Exchange Workshop: Learning Event

22 May

NCVO, London

Domestic abuse: Developing more effective responses in children and young people’s social care

This workshop presents selected findings of particular relevance to child and family social workers from theJustice, Inequality and Gender Based Violence research project. The interactive day will include:

• Applying evidence on the relationship between domestic abuse and other forms of child maltreatment to understand the lived experiences of children and young people.

• Evidence from working with perpetrators and their complex needs.

• Developing practice and terminology regarding a parent’s ‘failure to protect’ and protective capacity (including models of effective advocacy).

• Children in the family courts and the presumption of contact.

Designed for: Frontline practitioners and team managers working with children and families.

Research Messages Workshop: Learning Event

June

Residential care or early permanence planning: Research and Policy Update 219 June 2019

Research and Policy Update: Learning Resource

5 June

NCVO, London

Coaching skills

This two-day learning module will explore how coaching can be used by Practice Supervisors to support strengths-based practice. It will share evidence on the value of coaching approaches in management and supervision, as well as offering practical skills and tools for coaching staff. It will also identify ways in which these skills can be adopted by practitioners in their work with children and families.

Commitment to attend both days is required.

Designed for: Strategic and practice leads, service managers, Heads of Service and team managers in child and family services.

Two day learning module: Learning Event

6 June

Engineers' House, Bristol

Domestic abuse: Developing more effective responses in children and young people’s social care

This workshop presents selected findings of particular relevance to child and family social workers from theJustice, Inequality and Gender Based Violence research project.

The interactive day will include:

• Applying evidence on the relationship between domestic abuse and other forms of child maltreatment to understand the lived experiences of children and young people.
• Evidence from working with perpetrators and their complex needs.
• Developing practice and terminology regarding a parent’s ‘failure to protect’ and protective capacity (including models of effective advocacy).
• Children in the family courts and the presumption of contact.

Designed for: Frontline practitioners and team managers working with children and families.

Research Messages Workshop: Learning Event

11 June

The Studio, Birmingham

Pre-birth assessment

The Family Justice Observatory Born into Care study and the 2018 Research in Practice topic consultation have identified a clear need to develop evidence-informed pre-birth assessment practice.

These Knowledge Exchange sessions will enable a two-way interaction between research and practice experts to build local practice, shape Research in Practice outputs on this topic and inform the work of the Family Justice Observatory.

Designed for: Team managers and Heads of Service for pre-birth assessment activities.

Knowledge Exchange Workshop: Learning Event

12 June

NCVO, London

Pre-birth assessment

The Family Justice Observatory Born into Care study and the 2018 Research in Practice topic consultation have identified a clear need to develop evidence-informed pre-birth assessment practice.

These Knowledge Exchange sessions will enable a two-way interaction between research and practice experts to build local practice, shape Research in Practice outputs on this topic and inform the work of the Family Justice Observatory.

Designed for: Team managers and Heads of Service for pre-birth assessment activities.

Knowledge Exchange Workshop: Learning Event

20 June

Online

Exploitation of boys and young men

Public awareness of young people’s exploitation mainly concerns the abuse of girls by older men, whereas adolescent boys can be perceived as a threat in relation to gang involvement. The experiences of boys and young men as both ‘perpetrator’ and ‘victim’ of abuse raises challenges for practice systems and responses designed in binary terms. What does practice, policy and research tell us are good approaches and how can we apply this learning in practice?

This session will focus on the risks and experiences of exploitation of boys and young men, highlighting the importance of a holistic engagement and looking beyond stereotypes.

Designed for: Frontline practitioners and team managers working with adolescents in children’s and youth services.

Webinar: Learning Event

26 June

NCVO, London

Understanding and working with intra-familial child sexual abuse

A practical workshop to develop and deepen understanding of intra-familial child sexual abuse (IFCSA). This interactive session will draw on participants’ case work experience and move beyond identification and assessment to areas including:

• Consideration of both sibling and adult perpetrators.
• The nature of ‘disclosure’ and how practitioners can support children and families pre and post disclosure.
• Sharing practice tools and ideas for direct work.

The workshop will be of value to those who work directly with children and families and would like to be better informed and gain confidence in working with this type of abuse.

Designed for: Frontline practitioners and team managers working with children and families.

Research Messages Workshop: Learning Event

July

Title TBC: Research and Policy Update 220 July 2019

Research and Policy Update: Learning Resource

July

Siblings in public law proceedings: Assessment, placement, contact, permanence

Drawing on their Nuffield Foundation funded research on Siblings, contact and the law, Daniel Monk and Jan Macvarish co-author an accessible summary of their findings, designed to support evidence-informed social work practice in the family court.

Designed for: Frontline practitioners and team managers working in the family justice system.

Frontline Briefing: Publication

July

Self-harm: Children and young people’s experiences and how practitioners can help

Confident practice with children and young people who self-harm can be hampered by misunderstandings and misconceptions, which may lead to barriers in providing timely support. This tool aims to build practitioners’ knowledge, building on children and young people’s relationships, their community and local practice systems. It summarises evidence on recognition, effective practical strategies and interventions.

Designed for: Social workers, family support workers and team managers in direct practice with children, young people and families.

Practice Tool: Publication

July

Forced marriage: Recognition and response

Forced marriage is recognised in England as a form of domestic or child abuse, an abuse of human rights and criminal offence. Survivor, campaigner and founder of Karma Nirvana, Jasvinder Sanghera CBE, authors this briefing, which aims to build confident social work and family support practice to recognise, prevent and intervene to protect children and young people from forced marriage.

Designed for: Social workers, family support workers and team managers in direct practice with children, young people and families.

Frontline Briefing: Publication

July

Fabricated or induced illness: Supporting multi-agency working

Cases of fabricated or induced illness where a child is or is likely to be at risk of harm require a multi-agency, well-coordinated response. This briefing reviews evidence from research and practice to support professionals to gather and critically analyse relevant information from all professionals involved, conduct a sound assessment of need and make safeguarding decisions.

Designed for: Social workers, family support workers and team managers in direct practice with children, young people and families.

Frontline Briefing: Publication

July

County lines and criminal exploitation: A lifespan perspective

‘County lines’ refers to the practice of exploiting children, young people and adults to traffic drugs across county boundaries using dedicated mobile phone lines or other forms of ‘deal line’. It is estimated that in 2018 there were more than 1000 branded county lines across the UK (National Crime Agency, 2019).

This Frontline Briefing examines existing research, knowledge and learning on county lines from child and adult sectors across rural and urban settings. It explores how and why people may be exploited at different times of their lives and offers a practical tool to support practitioners in identification and effective intervention.

Designed for: All those working in children’s, youth and adult services.

Frontline Briefing: Publication

July

Leading Children’s Trusts

This briefing explores the nature of leadership in the context of 'alternative delivery vehicles' such as independent trusts. There may be distinctive leadership demands involved in establishing alternative models, inviting leaders to pay particular attention to personal values and purpose.

Designed for: Leaders of child and family services including Lead Members, Chief Executives, Directors and Safeguarding Board Leads.

Leaders' Briefing: Publication

TBC

TBC

Young people involved in gangs: Approaches to assessment and intervention to facilitate their disengagement

Knife crime and serious youth violence pose increasing safeguarding challenges across the county. This workshop explores the motivations and impacts of young people’s gang involvement in the context of fast-moving, adaptive activities of child criminal exploitation. The session will consider evidence and emerging practice regarding assessment approaches, prevention, intervention and enforcement strategies for tackling gang involvement.

Designed for: Social workers, family support workers and team managers in direct practice with children, young people and families.

Research Messages Workshop: Learning Event

TBC

TBC

Young people involved in gangs: Approaches to assessment and intervention to facilitate their disengagement

Knife crime and serious youth violence pose increasing safeguarding challenges across the county. This workshop explores the motivations and impacts of young people’s gang involvement in the context of fast-moving, adaptive activities of child criminal exploitation. The session will consider evidence and emerging practice regarding assessment approaches, prevention, intervention and enforcement strategies for tackling gang involvement.

Designed for: Social workers, family support workers and team managers in direct practice with children, young people and families.

Research Messages Workshop: Learning Event

TBC

TBC

Young people involved in gangs: Approaches to assessment and intervention to facilitate their disengagement

Knife crime and serious youth violence pose increasing safeguarding challenges across the county. This workshop explores the motivations and impacts of young people’s gang involvement in the context of fast-moving, adaptive activities of child criminal exploitation. The session will consider evidence and emerging practice regarding assessment approaches, prevention, intervention and enforcement strategies for tackling gang involvement.

Designed for: Social workers, family support workers and team managers in direct practice with children, young people and families.

Research Messages Workshop: Learning Event

TBC

TBC

Young people involved in gangs: Approaches to assessment and intervention to facilitate their disengagement

Knife crime and serious youth violence pose increasing safeguarding challenges across the county. This workshop explores the motivations and impacts of young people’s gang involvement in the context of fast-moving, adaptive activities of child criminal exploitation. The session will consider evidence and emerging practice regarding assessment approaches, prevention, intervention and enforcement strategies for tackling gang involvement.

Designed for: Social workers, family support workers and team managers in direct practice with children, young people and families.

Research Messages Workshop: Learning Event

2 July

Colmore Gate, Birmingham

Transitional safeguarding

The complexities of safeguarding children and adults have been challenging practice. Issues of violent crime, gang activity, domestic abuse, modern slavery, trafficking and sexual exploitation require local areas to adapt and innovate safeguarding practice with adolescents and young adults.

Bringing together emerging research with examples of innovative local practice, this joint Research in Practice and Research in Practice for Adults workshop will provide the opportunity to explore transitional safeguarding, and will support participants to reflect on practice and leadership within this area.

Delegates are asked to attend in pairs from their local area, with one strategic level participant from Adult Services and the other from Children’s Services.

Designed for: Those who are responsible for developing and leading safeguarding practice in Adult and Children’s Services. This might include Principal Social Workers, Assistant Directors or others with responsibility for practice and service development.

Knowledge Exchange Workshop: Learning Event

17 July

NCVO, London

Coaching skills

This two-day learning module will explore how coaching can be used by Practice Supervisors to support strengths-based practice. It will share evidence on the value of coaching approaches in management and supervision, as well as offering practical skills and tools for coaching staff. It will also identify ways in which these skills can be adopted by practitioners in their work with children and families.

Commitment to attend both days is required.

Designed for: Strategic and practice leads, service managers, Heads of Service and team managers in child and family services.

Two day learning module: Learning Event

August

Title TBC: Research and Policy Update 221 August 2019

Research and Policy Update: Learning Resource

August – September 2019

Online

Siblings in public law proceedings: Assessment, placement, contact, permanence

Drawing on their Nuffield Foundation funded research on Siblings, contact and the law, Daniel Monk and Jan Macvarish introduce the Frontline Briefing that summarises their findings, designed to support evidence-informed social work practice in the family court.

Designed for: Frontline practitioners and team managers working in the family justice system.

Webinar: Learning Event

September

Title TBC: Research and Policy Update 222 September 2019

Research and Policy Update: Learning Resource

11 September

Priory Street Centre, York

Understanding and working with intra-familial child sexual abuse

A practical workshop to develop and deepen understanding of intra-familial child sexual abuse (IFCSA). This interactive session will draw on participants’ case work experience and move beyond identification and assessment to areas including:

• Consideration of both sibling and adult perpetrators.
• The nature of ‘disclosure’ and how practitioners can support children and families pre and post disclosure.
• Sharing practice tools and ideas for direct work.

The workshop will be of value to those who work directly with children and families and would like to be better informed and gain confidence in working with this type of abuse.

Designed for: Frontline practitioners and team managers working with children and families.

Research Messages Workshop: Learning Event

12 September

King's House, Manchester

Transitional safeguarding

The complexities of safeguarding children and adults have been challenging practice. Issues of violent crime, gang activity, domestic abuse, modern slavery, trafficking and sexual exploitation require local areas to adapt and innovate safeguarding practice with adolescents and young adults.

Bringing together emerging research with examples of innovative local practice, this joint Research in Practice and Research in Practice for Adults workshop will provide the opportunity to explore transitional safeguarding, and will support participants to reflect on practice and leadership within this area.

Delegates are asked to attend in pairs from their local area, with one strategic level participant from Adult Services and the other from Children’s Services.

Designed for: Those who are responsible for developing and leading safeguarding practice in Adult and Children’s Services. This might include Principal Social Workers, Assistant Directors or others with responsibility for practice and service development.

Knowledge Exchange Workshop: Learning Event

17 September

Cambridge Professional Development Centre

Domestic abuse: Developing more effective responses in children and young people’s social care

This workshop presents selected findings of particular relevance to child and family social workers from theJustice, Inequality and Gender Based Violence research project. The interactive day will include:

• Applying evidence on the relationship between domestic abuse and other forms of child maltreatment to understand the lived experiences of children and young people.
• Evidence from working with perpetrators and their complex needs.
• Developing practice and terminology regarding a parent’s ‘failure to protect’ and protective capacity (including models of effective advocacy).
• Children in the family courts and the presumption of contact.

Designed for: Frontline practitioners and team managers working with children and families.

Research Messages Workshop: Learning Event

19 September

Engineers' House, Bristol

Transitional safeguarding

The complexities of safeguarding children and adults have been challenging practice. Issues of violent crime, gang activity, domestic abuse, modern slavery, trafficking and sexual exploitation require local areas to adapt and innovate safeguarding practice with adolescents and young adults.

Bringing together emerging research with examples of innovative local practice, this joint Research in Practice and Research in Practice for Adults workshop will provide the opportunity to explore transitional safeguarding, and will support participants to reflect on practice and leadership within this area.

Delegates are asked to attend in pairs from their local area, with one strategic level participant from Adult Services and the other from Children’s Services.

Designed for: Those who are responsible for developing and leading safeguarding practice in Adult and Children’s Services. This might include Principal Social Workers, Assistant Directors or others with responsibility for practice and service development.

Knowledge Exchange Workshop: Learning Event

24 September

The Studio, Manchester

Coaching skills

This two-day learning module will explore how coaching can be used by Practice Supervisors to support strengths-based practice. It will share evidence on the value of coaching approaches in management and supervision, as well as offering practical skills and tools for coaching staff. It will also identify ways in which these skills can be adopted by practitioners in their work with children and families.

Commitment to attend both days is required.

Designed for: Strategic and practice leads, service managers, Heads of Service and team managers in child and family services.

Two day learning module: Learning Event

26-27 September

TBC

Costs, complexity and compassion: The leadership challenge

Leaders' Forum: Network Event

October

Title TBC: Research and Policy Update 223 October 2019

Research and Policy Update: Learning Resource

Autumn/Winter 2019

Online

Improving organisational resilience in child and family social work

This output is a diagnostic online tool co-produced by research experts Gail Kinman and Louise Grant from the University of Bedfordshire with a Change Project group of practice experts from the Research in Practice network. The tool sets out questions around five themes identified through research on organisational resilience in child and family social work:

• Sense of appreciation
• Learning organisation
• Clear mission and vision
• Secure base
• Wellbeing

Using the tool and the supporting materials will provide an evidence-informed means to analyse areas for organisational development and design strategies for building organisational resilience.

Designed for: Strategic and practice leads, service managers, Heads of Service and team managers in child and family services.

Pilot Change Project Resources

TBC

TBC

Young people involved in gangs: Approaches to assessment and intervention to facilitate their disengagement

Knife crime and serious youth violence pose increasing safeguarding challenges across the county. This workshop explores the motivations and impacts of young people’s gang involvement in the context of fast-moving, adaptive activities of child criminal exploitation. The session will consider evidence and emerging practice regarding assessment approaches, prevention, intervention and enforcement strategies for tackling gang involvement.

Designed for: Social workers, family support workers and team managers in direct practice with children, young people and families.

Research Messages Workshop: Learning Event

TBC

TBC

Young people involved in gangs: Approaches to assessment and intervention to facilitate their disengagement

Knife crime and serious youth violence pose increasing safeguarding challenges across the county. This workshop explores the motivations and impacts of young people’s gang involvement in the context of fast-moving, adaptive activities of child criminal exploitation. The session will consider evidence and emerging practice regarding assessment approaches, prevention, intervention and enforcement strategies for tackling gang involvement.

Designed for: Social workers, family support workers and team managers in direct practice with children, young people and families.

Research Messages Workshop: Learning Event

1 October

The Studio, Manchester

Pre-birth assessment

The Family Justice Observatory Born into Care study and the 2018 Research in Practice topic consultation have identified a clear need to develop evidence-informed pre-birth assessment practice.

These Knowledge Exchange sessions will enable a two-way interaction between research and practice experts to build local practice, shape Research in Practice outputs on this topic and inform the work of the Family Justice Observatory.

Designed for: Team managers and Heads of Service for pre-birth assessment activities.

Knowledge Exchange Workshop: Learning Event

15 October

Engineers' House, Bristol

Pre-birth assessment

The Family Justice Observatory Born into Care study and the 2018 Research in Practice topic consultation have identified a clear need to develop evidence-informed pre-birth assessment practice.

These Knowledge Exchange sessions will enable a two-way interaction between research and practice experts to build local practice, shape Research in Practice outputs on this topic and inform the work of the Family Justice Observatory.

Designed for: Team managers and Heads of Service for pre-birth assessment activities.

Knowledge Exchange Workshop: Learning Event

November

Title TBC: Research and Policy Update 224 November 2019

Research and Policy Update: Learning Resource

5 November

The Studio, Manchester

Coaching skills

This two-day learning module will explore how coaching can be used by Practice Supervisors to support strengths-based practice. It will share evidence on the value of coaching approaches in management and supervision, as well as offering practical skills and tools for coaching staff. It will also identify ways in which these skills can be adopted by practitioners in their work with children and families.

Commitment to attend both days is required.

Designed for: Strategic and practice leads, service managers, Heads of Service and team managers in child and family services.

Two day learning module: Learning Event

12 November

The Studio, Birmingham

Domestic abuse: Developing more effective responses in children and young people’s social care

This workshop presents selected findings of particular relevance to child and family social workers from theJustice, Inequality and Gender Based Violence research project. The interactive day will include:

• Applying evidence on the relationship between domestic abuse and other forms of child maltreatment to understand the lived experiences of children and young people.
• Evidence from working with perpetrators and their complex needs.
• Developing practice and terminology regarding a parent’s ‘failure to protect’ and protective capacity (including models of effective advocacy).
• Children in the family courts and the presumption of contact.

Designed for: Frontline practitioners and team managers working with children and families.

Research Messages Workshop: Learning Event

20 November

Priory Street Centre, York

Domestic abuse: Developing more effective responses in children and young people’s social care

This workshop presents selected findings of particular relevance to child and family social workers from theJustice, Inequality and Gender Based Violence research project. The interactive day will include:

• Applying evidence on the relationship between domestic abuse and other forms of child maltreatment to understand the lived experiences of children and young people.
• Evidence from working with perpetrators and their complex needs.
• Developing practice and terminology regarding a parent’s ‘failure to protect’ and protective capacity (including models of effective advocacy).
• Children in the family courts and the presumption of contact.

Designed for: Frontline practitioners and team managers working with children and families.

Research Messages Workshop: Learning Event

28 November

TBC

Link Officers’ Annual Meeting

Link Officers' Annual Meeting: Network Event

December

Title TBC: Research and Policy Update 225 December 2019

Research and Policy Update: Learning Resource

December

Pre-birth assessment, planning and support

Drawing on learning from the 2019 Knowledge Exchange Workshops and the ongoing work of the Family Justice Observatory, this briefing will support strategic planning for developing evidence-informed pre-birth assessment practice.

Designed for: Strategic leads with responsibility for this area of practice.

Strategic Briefing: Publication

11 December

The Studio, Manchester

Understanding and working with intra-familial child sexual abuse

A practical workshop to develop and deepen understanding of intra-familial child sexual abuse (IFCSA). This interactive session will draw on participants’ case work experience and move beyond identification and assessment to areas including:

• Consideration of both sibling and adult perpetrators.
• The nature of ‘disclosure’ and how practitioners can support children and families pre and post disclosure.
• Sharing practice tools and ideas for direct work.

The workshop will be of value to those who work directly with children and families and would like to be better informed and gain confidence in working with this type of abuse.

Designed for: Frontline practitioners and team managers working with children and families.

Research Messages Workshop: Learning Event

January

Title TBC: Research and Policy Update 226 January 2020

Research and Policy Update: Learning Resource

8 January

The Studio, Birmingham

Understanding and working with intra-familial child sexual abuse

A practical workshop to develop and deepen understanding of intra-familial child sexual abuse (IFCSA). This interactive session will draw on participants’ case work experience and move beyond identification and assessment to areas including:

• Consideration of both sibling and adult perpetrators.
• The nature of ‘disclosure’ and how practitioners can support children and families pre and post disclosure.
• Sharing practice tools and ideas for direct work.

The workshop will be of value to those who work directly with children and families and would like to be better informed and gain confidence in working with this type of abuse.

Designed for: Frontline practitioners and team managers working with children and families.

Research Messages Workshop: Learning Event

February

Title TBC: Research and Policy Update 227 February 2020

Research and Policy Update: Learning Resource

March

Title TBC: Research and Policy Update 228 March 2020

Research and Policy Update: Learning Resource

11 March

Allia Future Business Centre, Peterborough

Understanding and working with intra-familial child sexual abuse

A practical workshop to develop and deepen understanding of intra-familial child sexual abuse (IFCSA). This interactive session will draw on participants’ case work experience and move beyond identification and assessment to areas including:

• Consideration of both sibling and adult perpetrators.
• The nature of ‘disclosure’ and how practitioners can support children and families pre and post disclosure.
• Sharing practice tools and ideas for direct work.

The workshop will be of value to those who work directly with children and families and would like to be better informed and gain confidence in working with this type of abuse.

Designed for: Frontline practitioners and team managers working with children and families.

Research Messages Workshop: Learning Event