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Social workers on the small screen

    Features
  • Thursday, December 1, 2022
  • | CYP Now
Children’s social workers are often portrayed in a negative light when they feature in TV dramas. Charlotte Goddard investigates how the profession is trying to change how it appears on screen.

Legal Update: Relationships with the court

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  • Tuesday, October 25, 2022
  • | CYP Now
Alexandra Conroy Harris, legal consultant at CoramBAAF, explains how the charity is working with local authorities and judges to improve understanding of care orders so the right one is used.

Legal Update: The Online Safety Bill

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  • Tuesday, September 27, 2022
  • | CYP Now
With the delay of the Online Safety Bill, the UK should not abandon its obligations to protect children from online sexual exploitation and abuse, says Awaz Raoof, head of law and programmes at Coram International.

Leaving Care Special Report

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  • Tuesday, September 27, 2022
  • | CYP Now
Care-experienced young people can face greater challenges than their peers when living independently. Local authorities must work to prepare care leavers and put in place the right support for them to flourish.

Inspections Clinic: Children’s home challenges

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  • Tuesday, August 30, 2022
  • | CYP Now
Ofsted has published a series of research reports on the children’s home sector, providing insight into issues from a lack of suitable care placements to post-pandemic staffing shortages, finds Jo Stephenson.

Special Report: Trauma-Informed Services

Trauma-informed practice (TIP) emphasises young people’s resilience and ability to recover from adverse childhood experiences and is increasingly being used by services working with children and families.

Legal Update: Kinship care and the Care Review

Alexandra Conroy Harris, legal consultant at CoramBAAF, explains how proposals in the Care Review to encourage more children to be placed in kinship care arrangements could have unintended consequences.