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If you haven't yet, take a look at our new resource: 'Leading chronology improvement - reflection and self assessment tool'. Available here: https://lnkd.in/e788x6AD

If you've been following our recruitment for participants in our work with social work student placements in the third sector, you may be interested to read our blog looking at our early learnings: https://lnkd.in/dbbcZ5VM

The Anti-Racism Survey for Social Work is now open! Social work students, practitioners, and leaders share your experiences to help drive change. Find the survey and further info at: https://lnkd.in/eKKkYK-F Survey closes 13 December 2024.

There are still places available for the webinar 'Vigilantism in a rural setting' Tuesday 10 December, 13:00 - 14:00 GMT. This webinar will be exploring stigma and impact of vigilantism on those with criminal convictions in rural areas & how we can best respond. For information on the structure of the webinar, including the speakers see: https://lnkd.in/er2J4QNk

We want to hear how you use the report 'Understanding Age in CP guidance and ASP Legislation' in your work. So far, colleagues have shared that it supports external colleagues to understand the processes within ASP and CP; it supports thinking about transition points for this age group; and allows professionals to view the parameters of legislative options. Some practitioners have used it to support closer working between ASP and CP teams, and others have found it useful to examine the wider themes in supporting this age group. How are you using this resource? Is it supporting your practise? Helping colleagues have conversations? Or, is there something missing? Complete the short survey to add your perspective: https://lnkd.in/ee9p34f7

Iriss has published 'Leading Chronology Improvement: Reflection and Self-assessment Tool'. This new tool is designed to help improve chronology practice. Based on research and in partnership with the National Implementation Subgroup for Chronologies, the tool invites practitioners to assess their current understanding of and practices related to chronologies, and identify opportunities to make manageable, actionable improvements. For more information on the tool, and how you can help us develop it see: https://lnkd.in/e788x6AD

We have a new blog looking at Large Scale Investigations in Adult Support and Protection. Read a snippet below or in full at: https://lnkd.in/eMwW47Wb 'Large Scale Investigations – or LSIs – can be a knotty issue for all involved. LSIs are a specific type of Adult Support and Protection intervention that is triggered when there’s more than one adult at risk of harm. LSIs can apply to services or organisations where people stay, like care homes or hospital wards. They can also apply to the experiences of people in the community – with services provided by care-at-home, day care, charities. Services don’t have to be registered with a national body to be subject to an LSI. Basically, LSIs apply when a service, or an alleged harmer (who may not even be connected to a service), is putting more than one adult at risk of harm. If you read that and thought, “well, there’s potential for LSIs to apply across a huge range of situations”, then you’ve just got a flavour of what it was like to be on our short-life working group. Responsible for developing new national guidance on LSIs, in order to improve their effectiveness and consistency across Scotland, we were a multi-agency group that met six times over the first nine months of 2024.' Read 'Developing national guidance for Large Scale Investigations' in full at: https://lnkd.in/eMwW47Wb

A new webinar 'Vigilantism in a rural setting' aims to explore what vigilantism means for those living with a criminal conviction, and social work practitioners in rural areas. Tuesday 10 December 13:00 - 14:00 More info at: https://lnkd.in/dgrA4TVK

An excerpt from the excellent piece by Emily Whyte - 'Integrating tools from Deep Democracy in Adult Social Work: Reflections on Safety and Connection' 'Part of our focus for self-evaluation has been understanding the ‘first point of contact’ and what it truly means to engage with adults seeking social work support for the first time. The ‘first point of contact’ is important, yet it comes with its own set of challenges from the staff’s perspective. In our discussions, we explored compassion, responsiveness, and practicality, especially when handling conversations over the phone and adapting to diverse needs. Several key questions emerged that included; how can staff feel safe and confident in their ability to handle sensitive and challenging conversations, and how can staff feel safe and confident to signpost adults to other services?' Available in full at: https://lnkd.in/echD4Msb

We want to hear how you use the report 'Understanding Age in CP guidance and ASP Legislation' in your work. So far, colleagues have shared that it supports external colleagues to understand the processes within ASP and CP; it supports thinking about transition points for this age group; and allows professionals to view the parameters of legislative options. Some practitioners have used it to support closer working between ASP and CP teams, and others have found it useful to examine the wider themes in supporting this age group. How are you using this resource? Is it supporting your practise? Helping colleagues have conversations? Or, is there something missing? Complete the short survey to add your perspective: https://lnkd.in/ee9p34f7