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Norfolk SCR Case R
- Author:
- LADBURY Briony
- Publisher:
- Norfolk Safeguarding Children Board
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 70
- Place of publication:
- Norwich
A serious case review of Child R, aged 10 months who sustained serious injuries in May 2015 that were judged to be the result of deliberate harm. Several agencies had been working with the family in the preceding months. The review identified themes that applied to more than one organisation, which included: engagement with fathers; child-centred assessment and planning; interagency communication and collaboration; thresholds; alcohol, domestic abuse and mental health; and supervision and management oversight. Findings include that: agencies did not put enough effort into engaging with Child R’s parents; there was an over reliance by professional on what they were being told by family members; gaps in inter-professional communication and information sharing; confusion between partners about the application of Norfolk Safeguarding Children Board thresholds; and that the combined risk factors of alcohol, domestic abuse and mental health were not given sufficient emphasis. (Edited publisher abstract)
Serious case review: executive summary: relating to John
- Author:
- NOTTINGHAMSHIRE SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN BOARD
- Publisher:
- Nottinghamshire Safeguarding Children Board
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 7p.
- Place of publication:
- Nottingham
Summary of a serious case review of 'John' an 11mth old White British child who was injured by his Mother in late 2007. John was not seriously injured, however a review as carried out as there were lessons to be learnt from the case about the way agencies had worked together. Specific terms of reference considered by the review included: the assessment of parenting capacity prior; the quality of interagency work, whether this addressed developing concerns relating to John’s mother’s mental health, substance misuse and domestic violence; whether appropriate use was made of the existing child protection framework in relation to the above issues and in responding to unexplained injuries; and whether appropriate services were provided to meet the identified needs of John and his family.
Serious case review: executive summary: relating to Sarah
- Author:
- NOTTINGHAMSHIRE SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN BOARD
- Publisher:
- Nottinghamshire Safeguarding Children Board
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 9p.
- Place of publication:
- Nottingham
Executive summary of the serious case review of Sarah, a white British child who died aged four months in late 2007. Although Sarah's death was recorded as Sudden Infant Death (SIDS), the circumstances surrounding her death and the discovery that she had suffered fractures, lead to a review of the case being carried out. Prior to Sarah's death, information about the parents and their children were know to many agencies. The father of the children had a history of mental health difficulties, anxiety and depression and a history of dependency on alcohol and drugs. The children’s mother became dependant on drugs after their first child was born.
Improving mental health assessments in child protection through audit
- Authors:
- PAXTON Roger, GRUNDON Jenny, HOLT Rachel
- Journal article citation:
- Child Abuse Review, 8(3), May 1999, pp.172-182.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Describes how existing agency records, together with questionnaires completed by social services referrers and mental health providers, were used to identify problems in current arrangements for obtaining specialist mental health assessments in child protection cases. Standards were set and implemented through a multi-agency steering group. The practice of the referrers was then reaudited. Finds that some shared views of problems, additional support funding and audit process appear to have helped inter-agency collaboration and develop more efficient referral and care arrangements. Concludes that there is a need to maintain and further develop this work, and audit would again be a useful means.
A network of psychiatric and social services for children: an account from Greece
- Authors:
- ABATZOGLOU G., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Europe, 7(3), 2000, pp.50-52.
- Publisher:
- Russell House
Describes a Child and Adolescent Unit at a hospital in Greece that has a long tradition of cooperation with social services and child care institutions, based on the willingness to transform a formal routine of assessment into a long term psycho-social therapeutic project. The authors have created a framework of cooperation that can function at the same time as a tool for assessment and therapy, and as a training and research programme.
Is social work effective: research findings from the Social Work Research Centre, University of Stirling
- Author:
- UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING. Social Work Research Centre
- Publisher:
- University of Stirling. Social Work Research Centre
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 86p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Stirling
Brings together research done at the centre over the last 8 years into the effectiveness of social work. This was centred around 4 themes: the effectiveness of community care; social work and criminal justice; the effectiveness of different organisational contexts in social work; and prevention.