Good practice in social care for asylum seekers and refugees
The purpose of this guide is to support commissioners and providers of social care services to work effectively with refugees and asylum seekers.
Children resources and services
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Early intervention: decision-making in local authority children's services: final report
This is a study of local authority decision-making in respect to long-term decision making and early intervention services. The study seeks to gain a better understanding of the factors that facilitate and hinder delivery of improved outcomes for children and families over the longer-term. This report synthesises the data gathered from: a literature review; 30 telephone interviews with senior officers and members in local authorities in England; and feedback from 49 subject matter experts attending five regional events.
Disabled children and young people: improving short breaks
This film for parents, carers and disabled young people looks at how short breaks can be transformed through focusing on an all-encompassing service to disabled children, their families and carers. It highlights the importance of enabling children and young people to make decisions about their short breaks.
Disabled children and young people: enhancing access to leisure services
This film for commissioners of services for disabled children and young people focuses on an innovative approach to widening access to leisure services and equipment. The film examines how universal services can be effectively upgraded to improve outcomes for disabled children and young people.
Parental mental health and child welfare - the practitioners’ perspective
This film for staff in mental health and children’s services from all sectors brings together professionals from health, social care and education. Each professional has experience of dealing with parental mental health issues in the voluntary sector, in education, in community mental health and in family centres.
Parental mental health and child welfare - a young person's story
The film for mental health staff and children’s services describes the experience of a young woman who looks after her mum and how agencies work together to improve services for parents with mental health problems and their children.
Disabled children and young people: extending participation
This film for children’s health and social care commissioners and staff shows how in 2008, Bradford City Council became a pathfinder council for the Aiming Higher for Disabled Children programme. It shows how meaningful participation of children and young people can improve service design and delivery.
Children of prisoners: arrest
This film for social workers, probation officers and family support workers shows how children are affected when a parent or adult family member is arrested – especially when it happens at home. Families talk from their own experience about the traumatic and sometimes lasting effect on children.
Children of prisoners: custody
This film for probation officers, children’s trusts, prison staff and teachers shows how realistic information and keeping in contact with a parent in custody can reduce anxiety. It considers the support that helps a child manage their distress, especially when imprisonment of a parent can mean stigma and hardship.
Children of prisoners: release
This video for family support and children’s services, prison and probation services and families of prisoners considers the particular difficulties families can face following release. These are often overlooked and unexpected. However, this may be when the family needs most support.
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