Serious Adult Review (SAR) Self-Neglect Learning Event Nicki Shaw, Head of Professional Standards & Quality Assurance– Bexley Children’s Social Care Serious Adult Review (SAR) Self-Neglect Learning Event

Context Bexley Safeguarding Children’s Board K Family Action Plan Children’s Social Care response to the findings.

Theme 2: Working with Fathers Finding 5 - Ensure staff across Children’s Services have access to guidance on mental capacity and the impact this may have on parenting capacity. Adults & Children’s joint commission -self neglect awareness training & Elearning Mental Capacity Act. Adult Social Care and Children’s Social Care will have read only access to Liquid Logic to enable practitioners to quickly identify if a child or adult is known to Children’s or Adult services Finding 6 - Review current training on Working with Fathers to ensure it covers active fathers/partners. Internal L&D offer has been refreshed to reflect findings. CSC have access to Research in Practice ‘Working Effectively with Men in Families’. Learning from SAR Children’s & Adults workshop – 28th November 2017.

Theme 4: Effective Multi-agency practice in Child Protection processes Finding 7 - Check Social Care Assessment and Child Protection Conference Report proformas include family history and functioning. Proforma includes a section for family history & functioning. Refreshed Practice Guidance on Tri-X Chronology Quality Assurance by team manager/child protection chair person Audits

Theme 5: Improving working across Children’s and Adult’s Services Finding 3 - Review current training provision to ensure it adequately supports staff to recognise self-neglect and safeguard adults. Safeguarding Adults – Level 1 Adults & Children’s joint commission -self neglect awareness training & Mental Capacity Act. Finding 3 - Consideration to be given to briefing sessions for staff in Adult’s and Children’s Services on referring and navigating each other’s services. Expresso learning sessions facilitated by adults and children's social care on Navigating Adult Social Care – What Children’s Social Care Need to Know”. Practice Guidance