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Disciplines

The adoption sector has become a leader in embedding anti-discriminatory approaches to tackle racism, sexism and homophobia across training, policy and practice. Picture: First 4 Adoption

Features 5 January 2021

Four decades of adoption & fostering

Professionals are required to consider whether wider environmental factors pose a threat to children’s safety. Picture: Hakase420/Adobe Stock

Other 5 January 2021

Contextual Safeguarding: Policy context

Assessments focused on individual behaviours rather than addressing contexts. Picture: Hanna/Adobe Stock

Research 5 January 2021

Contextual Risk, Individualised Responses: An Assessment of Safeguarding Responses to Nine Cases of Peer-on-Peer Abuse

Studies show that practitioners must examine the relationship between the school context and the harm that occurs or is facilitated there. Picture: benschonewille/Adobe Stock

Research 5 January 2021

Keeping Children Safe? Advancing Social Care Assessments to Address Harmful Sexual Behaviour in Schools

Relocation may be an opportunity to secure a young person’s physical safety but it can pose a risk to their relational and psychological safety. Picture: Bublikhaus/Adobe Stock

Research 5 January 2021

Relocation, Relocation, Relocation: Home and School-Moves for Children Affected by Extra-Familial Risks During Adolescence

The paper asks whether it is social workers’ role to prevent and intervene in cases of abuse of children – or to work with families. Picture: Adobe Stock, posed by model

Research 5 January 2021

No Further Action: Contextualising Social Care Decisions for Children Victimised in Extra-Familial Settings

Youth Now aims to effect change in communities blighted by violence in Oldham. Picture: SakhanPhotography/Adobe Stock

Features 5 January 2021

Contextual Safeguarding tackles youth violence in Oldham

Early intervention work helps young people at risk to connect with their families. Picture: Motortion/Adobe Stock

Features 5 January 2021

Contextual Safeguarding helps Wiltshire to hone social work practice

Settings have reported success in using technology to communicate with parents and are keen to continue. Picture: Valerii Honcharuk/Adobe Stock

Features 5 January 2021

Early years inspections during Covid

The Special Guardianship Order has been a significant option for permanence since 2005. Picture: Adobe Stock

Features 5 January 2021

Special guardianship best practice guidance

Some councils refuse to accommodate young people. Picture: Posed by model/Finwal89/Adobe Stock

Features 5 January 2021

Housing and support gap faced by vulnerable 16- and 17-year-olds without care status

Marvel: “A unique opportunity to help”

Features 5 January 2021

Duke of Edinburgh’s Resilience Fund

Hira Ali, founder, Advancing Your Potential

Features 5 January 2021

Tackling presenteeism

Toni Badnall: "There is positive learning from our pandemic commissioning to be embedded into this 'new normal'"

Other 5 January 2021

Virtual commissioning

Contextual Safeguarding considers extra-familial relationships and settings when assessing risk. Picture: ijeab/Adobe Stock

Features 5 January 2021

Contextual Safeguarding: Special Report