Nicky’s Story “A long time ago, in a county far, far away I used to be a Family Support Worker. Part of my role was to deliver group parenting programmes. In our County we used to use Triple P Positive Parenting Programme. This is an evidence based parenting programme used around the world, in many different cultures, to support people who to bring up their children with the values, behaviours and skills they want. Before I tell my story I want to talk a little about Parenting Programs. When done ‘to’ people they, as any other intervention, often fail to work. A common misconception about ..read more

With all that has happened in the week and the public mood being somewhat morose, I thought it would be nice to reflect on some little wins that I have experienced over the past week that have made me love my job. I would love to hear your little wins too, so please comment and share why you have loved your job this week! 5 little wins from this week: 5) I met a new family and they told me they felt that I had actually listened to them: this in itself isn’t really news, but it speaks to a legacy of Social Workers having an agenda and not being there to listen to families, only to tell them wha ..read more

Things I wish you knew about Children’s Social Work NB: The views expressed in this post are mine alone – please feel free to comment of contact me with any questions or comments. Social Work is, universally, one of the most hated and negatively portrayed professions. When called upon to think of people who, stereotypically, do more bad than good, Social Workers (and maybe Parking Attendants…) spring to mind. Look on the Daily Mail, The Sun, or even the BBC News and it does not take long to find a story about how someone, somewhere, has been screwed over by a Social Worker. However, with t ..read more

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