Our latest article review written by Dr David Wilkins on the article ‘Supervision in child protection: a space and place for reflection or an excruciating marathon of compliance?’ Read More
Self-respect through street art
A fine mist of self-expression, grassroots politics, protest and youth culture was sprayed out of the nozzle of paint cans when Leicestershire Cares teamed up with arts organisation Pedestrian to create a new mural for our warehouse space… Read More
The co-operation agreement 2021
This agreement outlines how the Welsh Government and Plaid Cymru will work together over the next three years on policies where there is a common interest… Read More
CASCADE Talks is now available on your favourite Podcast service!
Cascade are thrilled to announced that our podcast ‘Cascade Talks’ is now publicly available on streaming services. CASCADE Talks is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music. Our podcasts have a variety of conversations with industry practitioners who speak about their journey into social work, the issues that they face and an ever-changing sector. Our researchers speak about… Read More
Motivational interviewing
Motivational Interviewing is a refined guidance communication style originating in the counselling field. It aims to guide clients in the process of changing many types of unhealthy behaviours including drugs and alcohol use… Read More
An introduction to self-harm & suicide
The training will explore young people, self-harm and suicide. It will outline young people’s mental health, the issues that young people experience and the reasons why young people self-harm, the difference between self-harm and suicide and ways to support young people who do so… Read More
Pride and prejudice: supporting LGBTQ+ young people
The training will explore LGBT issues and young people. The process of coming out, issues for young people such as bullying, gender identity and sexuality. How to support young people whether gay, lesbian, bi-sexual, transgender or questioning young people… Read More
Risk of Future Maltreatment: Examining Whether Worker Characteristics Predict Their Perception
Dr David Wilkins reviews the article ‘Risk of Future Maltreatment: Examining Whether Worker Characteristics Predict Their Perception’ Read More
ExChange Wales Annual Adoption Lecture
UK innovations in adoption support and their impact This lecture will explore the UK policy and research context for and recent innovations in adoption support with potential relevance to both adopted and other care experienced children & their parents and carers, including the learning from COVID. It will also identify the ongoing challenges for support,… Read More
Do you ever really leave care when your carer is a family member? Transitions in kinship care
PhD researchers Lorna Stabler, Cardiff University and Abbie Toner, University of Suffolk both have experience of being kinship carers. Lorna has carried out research with kinship carers on projects in England and Wales, and Abbie has extensive experience of supporting grandparent carers and children as a support worker for two local authorities and a third… Read More
