Recognition Matters
Launch of a film based on two research studies which focus on different elements of child care and protection practice.
Published in
on 23 Jun 2020
Evidence café: NQ social workers, supervision and child protection
An evidence café on the theme of the popular ESSS Outline, Newly qualified social workers, supervision and child protection.
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on 5 Sep 2019
Join us at an evidence café
Attend our evidence café on 3 October in Glasgow on the theme of NQ social workers, supervision and child protection.
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on 5 Sep 2019
Schools, safeguarding and early intervention
ESSS Outline
This evidence summary looks at how schools can support early intervention to prevent children and young people from entering care.
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on 29 Apr 2019
Newly qualified social workers, supervision and child protection
ESSS Outline
Explores how newly qualified social workers can be supported in their first year, with a focus on effective supervision.
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on 8 Apr 2019
Impact of women specific interventions
ESSS Outline
Summarises evidence relating to the effectiveness of women specific interventions in addressing complex needs and the role they may play as preventative strategies in children's services.
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on 4 Jun 2018
Integrated assessments in children’s services
ESSS Outline
Explores the evidence around integrated assessment in children's services, including children's and families' experiences of the assessment process, good practice, electronic information systems, data protection, privacy and the potential impacts of surveillance.
Published in
on 22 May 2018
Child protection: listening to and learning from parents
An informal discussion was held at Serenity Cafe in Edinburgh on the subject. Stuart Muirhead from Iriss offers his reflections on the discussion, which was chaired by Maggie Mellon.
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on 8 Dec 2017
Child sexual abuse and good practice for social workers
Identifies evidence around good practice approaches to investigating child sexual abuse that may minimise harm or distress to children and non-abusing caregivers.
Published in
on 16 Nov 2017
Child protection: listening to and learning from parents
Insight 39
Uses the evidence base to explore how we can learn from parents whose children have been referred, in order to avoid causing harm and provide the best and most helpful support.
Published in
on 15 Sep 2017
