Family & Community is an online "Community of Practice" resource hub that aims to provide resources that can help to support families and communities. Family & Community was commissioned by the Welsh Government and developed in conjunction with an advisory group from Families First and Flying Start teams. These articles provide regular insight into our Community of Practice by providing updates on project news and highlighting recently added materials. User contributions are welcomed and encouraged. If you would like to contribute an article detailing your own experiences or views, please get in touch with us.
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Practitioner Workshop: Decision-making in child and family social work; Can we learn to do it better?
This workshop provides 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…
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Purpose and agency in teaching
In February of 2015, the Welsh Government released Successful Futures, an “independent review of curriculum and assessment arrangements in Wales.” A number of recommendations were made in this report…
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Collaboration, creativity and complexities: Conference blog
Though the potential of employing co-productive techniques with children and young people is increasingly recognised in research and practice, conferences focusing on academic and practice innovation in…
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#MessagestoSocialWorkers – A film created by care-experienced young people
We worked with a group of young people in care to create a film highlighting key messages that young people want to share with social workers…
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Meaningful participation of children and young people in decisions about their care
This webinar set out the following objectives: to consider what we mean by children’s participation; to feedback from research with children and professionals…
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Barnardo’s ‘Reflect’
It is estimated that 1 in 4 women involved in care proceedings will become ‘repeat clients’ of the family court within 7 years (Broadhurst et al. 2017). Reflect is a service that aims to provide practical…
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Working more ethically with children and young people
The thorny issue of ‘informed consent’ can present challenges to those of us researching with children and young people. This holds particularly true in…
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Cyberbullying
Cyberbullying is defined as “any behaviour performed through electronic or digital media by individuals or groups that…
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Early infant feeding
Pregnancy and motherhood are increasingly subjected to surveillance and research has highlighted that public breastfeeding is difficult to navigate. At the same time…
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Welcome to Exchange: Family and Community
How did it begin and how can you help? The Children’s Social Care Research and Development Centre (CASCADE) worked with the Welsh Government in developing an online community of practice resource to improve the educational experiences of children and young people who are looked after in Wales – ExChange: Care and Education. The resource provides practitioners, foster… Read More