Essential Information

Prevent strategy Universal – work to improve awareness, increase resilience, develop skills Targeted – work in schools to challenge extremist narratives, work with community groups to understand local tensions, develop community contacts Specialist – support to vulnerable individuals, effective information sharing with partners, CHANNEL scheme 1

Factors that may contribute to vulnerability Under achievement Possess literature Experience exclusion in any of its forms Identity confusion Change in behaviour Unusual Internet usage Victim of hate crime Conflict with family New influences Isolation 2

Prevent team CSCB procedures Know how to contact your Prevent team

National Adoption Leadership Board – November 2014 Concern about significant reduction in applications for Placement Orders in last 12 months against a trend in previous years towards an increase Impact of appeal cases - Re:B, Re:BS Courts finding that assessments of families/connected carers as potential carers insufficiently robust 4

Key messages Courts need high quality, evidence based analysis of all realistic options for children Must consider all realistic alternatives to adoption but courts don’t require in-depth analysis of unrealistic options Keep the balance between fairness versus the impact of delay for children 5

Key messages Adoption is the ‘last resort’ but doesn’t mean it’s not the necessary option to provide permanent care for children 26 week timescale does not apply to Placement Orders but should plan as early as possible The test for adoption remains the same, and care plans for children remain based on their best interests and welfare 6

Safe, Successful Families

What is it ? The introduction of systemic social work practice It’s all about transforming social work practice by offering : Shared caseloads Different ways of looking at and working with families Enhancing the skills and professionalism of social workers We need your information to get the basics right We need your motivation and buy in to make it work 8

The journey so far Implementation group meeting fortnightly Website and blog up and running Training programme established Pod development work underway SMARTER working group on board and creating bespoke area at Northgate for the test pods based there New equipment for Carlton Mill Outline structure Practice handbook 9

10 LOCALITY SERVICES North & East: Lower Valley: Locality pods Covering court work, CIN, CP West & Central: Upper Valley: Locality pods Children Looked After Service: CLA pods aligned to locality pods CHILDREN LOOKED AFTER Adoption: Pods: not yet agreed Fostering: Connected carers pod: Calderdale Therapeutic Services: whole system therapeutic support to pods Residential: redesign underway SPECIALIST DCT: potenital pod for children with CP plans or in cusp of care Pathway: to be reviewed FRT SERVICE MAST FRT: Team One Links to N&E, LV 2 pods FRT: Team Two Links to West & Central, UV 2 pods Proposed Pods:1 Practice Manager ( previously AP/PS) 2 x SW 1 x NQSW 1x Pod Coordinator DRAFT PROPOSAL FOR SYSTEMIC PRACTICE STRUCTURE VERSION 4

What will a pod look like? Practice manager Social Worker Newly – qualified social worker Admin coordinator 11

What we hope for... Improved staff effectiveness and team work in the protection of children and support for their families Creation of ‘systemic thinkers’ and skilled practitioners within the authority Creation of a self-sustaining group of systemic practice enthusiasts, who can take forward the work to the wider organisation Improved collaborative working with families