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Do you need help or advice about your own family? Are you a practitioner who wants to get some advice about a family you are supporting? If so you can now  pre-book a call to the Early Help Advice Line where family support workers are available to talk about any worries or answer your questions. …
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Listen Up are the leading experts and voice on adultification in child protection and safeguarding and we are really pleased that they will be delivering two training sessions for us on this topic in November 2022. For more information and to book your space please CLICK HERE. 

We want to help change the conversation we have with and about fathers/male carers and the way in which services can engage and support them. To help do this we are holding two virtual frontline practitioner workshops on male inclusive practice in October 2022. We’re really pleased to be delivering this as a joint session…
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We’re pleased to share our new Professionals Guide to Supporting Children & Young People Who Present with Harmful Sexual Behaviour (HSB). Research tells us that anywhere from one fifth to two thirds of child sexual abuse is committed by children and young people. So we hope this guide will support professionals awareness of the issue,…
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Led by Josh MacAllister, The Independent Review of Children’s Social Care published its final report in May 2022. This is essential reading for anyone involved in the safeguarding and support of children, young people and families. As part of the review’s work Josh MacAllister has written to children, young people and families to share how…
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We’re pleased to launch the Building Support approach. This is a new and different way of thinking about what used to be termed ‘thresholds’. It’s based on working restoratively, with consent and seeking to build support for families at the earliest opportunity, in the least oppressive way we can.   This approach has been agreed…
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Certain Curtain Theatre are providing a free training session for Plymouth practitioners on Tuesday 14th June 2022. This online learning opportunity  explores the impact of domestic abuse on children, young people and  includes a streamed performance of Mockingbird High, a drama about two young people and their experiences of being neglected and abused. For more information…
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Judicial College webinar: How can support for parents reduce recurrent care proceedings? Essential viewing for any professional working with children and families – an opportunity to understand the challenges and reflect on how you can contribute to changing lives. You can find the webinar here.