How can we improve the experiences of young homeless people living in supported accommodation?

On 21st June 2019 (Cardiff) and 26th June (Bangor) ExChange welcomed Natalie Roberts from Bangor University to deliver a workshop on the experiences of young homeless people living in supported accommodation.  Findings were presented from a project working with a North Wales based homeless charity, Digartref. Attendees included a wide array of professionals, many of whom… Read More

Practitioner Workshop: Decision-making in child and family social work – can we learn to do it better?

This workshop aimed to provide a brief introduction to what we know about how social workers make decisions, followed by some practical exercises to test out and see what difference they might make. The workshop was led by Dr David Wilkins and Dr Catherine Foster.  The workshop began by exploring the importance of the decisions made by social… Read More

Professionals Breaking the Silence: Supporting professionals to respond to children’s disclosure of abuse

On Tuesday 26th March NSPCC Cymru facilitated a practitioner’s work shop around ‘Professionals breaking the silence, dealing with child disclosures of abuse’. They are launching their ‘Let children know you’re listening’ safeguarding resource for professionals, to help show children and young people that, when they want to share you’re ready to listen. The workshop began with… Read More

Identifying and responding to child neglect in schools: key findings and messages for practice

On Tuesday 19 March, Dr Victoria Sharley presented the findings of her PhD at the ExChange Workshop, ‘Child Neglect in Schools.’ She explored the aim of the study, its design and methods, challenges in data collection, findings and key messages for practice. The background and context of the study showed that: 1090 children registered for… Read More