There is a dearth of research with Black and Minority Ethnic carers. Little is known about the experiences of this group, and their access to and take up of formal and informal support… Read More

There are several models for involving family members in decision making where there are concerns about a child, rather than key decisions being made in a professionally-led case conference… Read More

The session offers an overview of the Reunification Practice Framework, a comprehensive framework that brings together research insights, practical guidance and tools to support practitioners to gather robust evidence and make structured professional judgements around safe permanency decisions… Read More

The intervention was designed to support children aged between 5 and 11 years old who were involved with social services and had experienced trauma and abuse, providing a trauma-informed system of supportive… Read More

It is well known that children with out-of-home care (OHC) experience perform poorly within school and in the educational system. However, we know less about their educational careers over time… Read More

Findings show that some improvements have been made on the inclusion of people with learning disabilities in policy conversations, but that there remains considerable work to be done to achieve meaningful inclusion. Particularly, that policy consultations… Read More

There is a huge shortage of foster carers in England, and the University of Worcester has undertaken a research project to find out why Disabled people are excluded from fostering.  This webinar presents findings which include a short video illuminating the key ethical and pragmatic issues in this neglected area of equal opportunities.  The university… Read More

Local authorities in Wales often locate teams of social workers in hospitals to carry out discharge planning for older people who will require ongoing care and support in order to leave hospital… Read More

There is often an assumption that the two inequalities are either equivalent, requiring only one practice and policy response, or totally disparate, requiring unconnected policy and practice responses. This webinar will present the findings from… Read More