Helping parents with their vulnerabilities in a kind and motivating way that builds sustained change in families was the major factor behind the implementation of a new model of safeguarding practice in Oxfordshire in recent years.
Family Solutions Plus
The Family Solutions Plus (FSP) model is one of the three government-recommended models being funded through the Strengthening Families Safeguarding Children programme which aims to safely reduce children entering care. It puts at its heart a consistent relationship between a social worker and a family, working together through assessment and intervention employing a motivational approach.
It involves placing adult mental health, substance misuse and domestic abuse workers in teams with children’s social workers, working to a whole-family plan. These teams work with families to tackle parental vulnerabilities; and support children to remain with their families. They work in the community alongside early help teams, enabling a continuum of support through step-up and step-down, giving families the best chance of sustaining long-term changes.
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