1. Edinburgh and Lothians Practitioner Forum
Social Work Supervision, Celebration and Inspection

2. Social Work Supervision, Celebration and Inspection
Three things today:
Supervision survey
Celebrations of social work
Children’s services Joint Inspection

3. But first
Who am I?
What do I do?
Why am I in front of you today?

4. But first Who am I? Quality Assurance and Compliance Manager
What do I do?
Why am I in front of you today?

5. But first Who am I? Quality Assurance and Compliance Manager
What do I do?
Why am I in front of you today?

6. But first Who am I? Quality Assurance and Compliance Manager
What do I do? Quality Assurance, Regulation and Public Protection
Why am I in front of you today?

7. But first Who am I? Quality Assurance and Compliance Manager
What do I do? Quality Assurance, Regulation and Public Protection
Why am I in front of you today?
Supervision survey
Celebrations of social work
Children’s Services Joint Inspection

8. Supervision survey

9. Supervision survey
Shamelessly taken from other local authorities

10. Supervision survey Shamelessly taken from other local authorities
Piloted in 2017 – C&F

11. Supervision survey Shamelessly taken from other local authorities
Piloted in 2017 – C&F
Repeated in 2018 for C&F (including CJSW)

12. Supervision survey Shamelessly taken from other local authorities
Piloted in 2017 – C&F
Repeated in 2018 for C&F (including CJSW)
Initial survey completed in 2019 (April) for EHSCP

13. Supervision survey
Findings

14. Supervision survey
Findings

15. Supervision survey
Findings

16. Supervision survey
Supervision and social work

17. Supervision survey Supervision and social work
If a bedrock – why at best 20% of staff not receiving either quality of or frequency of supervision?

18. Supervision survey Supervision and social work
If a bedrock – why at best 20% of staff not receiving either quality of or frequency of supervision?
How do we move these figures along?

19. Supervision survey Supervision and social work
If a bedrock – why at best are 20% of staff not receiving either quality of or frequency of supervision?
How do we move these figures along?
What’s your experience of supervision?

20. Supervision survey
Questions?

21. Celebrating what we do

22. Celebrating what we do

23. Celebrating what we do
Observations

24. Celebrating what we do Observations
We collectively (not universally) tend to talk down the contribution to society that social work makes

25. Celebrating what we do Observations
We collectively (not universally) tend to talk down the contribution to society that social work makes
We do not, if 2019 award shortlisting is a measuring stick, tend to nominate each other for awards

26. Celebrating what we do Observations
We collectively (not universally) tend to talk down the contribution to society that social work makes
We do not, if 2019 award shortlisting is a measuring stick, tend to nominate each other for awards
We have a Social Work Day that tends not to have much fanfare or celebration connected to it

27. Celebrating what we do Observations
We collectively (not universally) tend to talk down the contribution to society that social work makes
We do not, if 2019 award shortlisting is a measuring stick, tend to nominate each other for awards
We have a Social Work Day that tends not to have much fanfare or celebration connected to it
Could we better as a profession celebrating our daily achievements with some of the biggest, wickedest, and endemic social issues than we currently are?

28. Celebrating what we do
The ask

29. Celebrating what we do The ask
A commitment to work on an annual event to celebrate Social Work Day

30. Celebrating what we do The ask
A commitment to work on an annual event to celebrate Social Work Day
Consideration and sharing how best to celebrate good practice

31. Celebrating what we do The ask
A commitment to work on an annual event to celebrate Social Work Day
Consideration and sharing how best to celebrate good practice
How do you tell your social work good news stories?

32. Children’s Inspection

33. Inspection

34. Children’s Inspection
Self evaluation
5 questions

35. Children’s Inspection
Self evaluation
5 questions

36. Children’s Inspection
Self evaluation
5 questions
2 weeks of inspection

37. Children’s Inspection
Self evaluation
5 questions
2 weeks of inspection
115 files read

38. Children’s Inspection
Self evaluation
5 questions
2 weeks of inspection
115 files read
220 staff involved in focus groups

39. Children’s Inspection
Self evaluation
5 questions
2 weeks of inspection
115 files read
220 staff involved in focus groups
107 children and young people in meetings

40. Children’s Inspection
Self evaluation
5 questions
2 weeks of inspection
115 files read
220 staff involved in focus groups
107 children and young people in meetings
44 parents met with

41. Children’s Inspection
Self evaluation
5 questions
2 weeks of inspection
115 files read
220 staff involved in focus groups
107 children and young people in meetings
44 parents met with
129 children and young people survey responses

42. Children’s Inspection
Self evaluation
5 questions
2 weeks of inspection
115 files read
220 staff involved in focus groups
107 children and young people in meetings
44 parents met with
129 children and young people survey responses
2798 staff survey responses

43. Children’s Inspection
Strengths

44. Children’s Inspection
Strengths
Recognising and responding well to circumstances of immediate risk

45. Children’s Inspection
Strengths
Recognising and responding well to circumstances of immediate risk
Strength’s based approaches leading to increased well being and family resilience

46. Children’s Inspection
Strengths
Recognising and responding well to circumstances of immediate risk
Strength’s based approaches leading to increased well being and family resilience
More children in community settings due to strengthened kinship use

47. Children’s Inspection
Strengths
Recognising and responding well to circumstances of immediate risk
Strength’s based approaches leading to increased well being and family resilience
More children in community settings due to strengthened kinship use
Multi-disciplinary through and after care services were successfully supporting young people

48. Children’s Inspection
Areas for improvement

49. Children’s Inspection
Areas for improvement
Strategic corporate parenting arrangements unclear and not having full impact on outcomes

50. Children’s Inspection
Areas for improvement
Strategic corporate parenting arrangements unclear and not having full impact on outcomes
Children and young people were sharing views, yet the Partnership aware that they were not using this feedback

51. Children’s Inspection
Areas for improvement
Strategic corporate parenting arrangements unclear and not having full impact on outcomes
Children and young people were sharing views, yet the Partnership aware that they were not using this feedback
Partnership not evaluating full effectiveness of impact of services and how these affect outcomes for children, young people and their families

52. Children’s Inspection
Overwhelmingly positive report

53. Children’s Inspection
Overwhelmingly positive report
Children well protected from harm

54. Children’s Inspection
Overwhelmingly positive report
Children well protected from harm
Good service provision to support children in placements

55. Children’s Inspection
Overwhelmingly positive report
Children well protected from harm
Good service provision to support children in placements
Restorative/strengths based approaches leading to a shared culture across Partnership

56. Children’s Inspection
Overwhelmingly positive report
Children well protected from harm
Good service provision to support children in placements
Restorative/strengths based approaches leading to a shared culture across Partnership
GIRFEC well embedded

57. Children’s Inspection
Overwhelmingly positive report
Children well protected from harm
Good service provision to support children in placements
Restorative/strengths based approaches leading to a shared culture across Partnership
GIRFEC well embedded
Collaborative working is the norm and a clear strength

58. Children’s Inspection
Overwhelmingly positive report
Children well protected from harm
Good service provision to support children in placements
Restorative/strengths based approaches leading to a shared culture across Partnership
GIRFEC well embedded
Collaborative working is the norm and a clear strength
Good levels of support for young people transitioning into adulthood

59. Children’s Inspection
Overwhelmingly positive report
Children well protected from harm
Good service provision to support children in placements
Restorative/strengths based approaches leading to a shared culture across Partnership
GIRFEC well embedded
Collaborative working is the norm and a clear strength
Good levels of support for young people transitioning into adulthood
Good level of leadership in creating a solution-focussed culture and multi- disciplinary team work

60. Children’s Inspection
Some fairly significant developments

61. Children’s Inspection
Some fairly significant developments
26% of cases (from 115) saw no or limited improvements in circumstances

62. Children’s Inspection
Some fairly significant developments
26% of cases (from 115) saw no or limited improvements in circumstances
Lack of social work supervision and quality assurance of cases in case records

63. Children’s Inspection
Some fairly significant developments
26% of cases (from 115) saw no or limited improvements in circumstances
Lack of social work supervision and quality assurance of cases in case records
Inability across the Partnership to be able to equate service impact to improved outcomes for children, young people and their families

64. Children’s Inspection
Some fairly significant developments
26% of cases (from 115) saw no or limited improvements in circumstances
Lack of social work supervision and quality assurance of cases in case records
Inability across the Partnership to be able to equate service impact to improved outcomes for children, young people and their families
Children’s advocacy not being offered and therefore not taken up

65. Children’s Inspection
Some fairly significant developments
26% of cases (from 115) saw no or limited improvements in circumstances
Lack of social work supervision and quality assurance of cases in case records
Inability across the Partnership to be able to equate service impact to improved outcomes for children, young people and their families
Children’s advocacy not being offered and therefore not taken up
Mental health and housing issues are sizeable

66. Children’s Inspection
Some fairly significant developments
26% of cases (from 115) saw no or limited improvements in circumstances
Lack of social work supervision and quality assurance of cases in case records
Inability across the Partnership to be able to equate service impact to improved outcomes for children, young people and their families
Children’s advocacy not being offered and therefore not taken up
Mental health and housing issues are sizeable
Quality assurance work does not equate to service improvement

67. Children’s Inspection
Questions?