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Join Steve and the rest of the SSCP Business unit as we wrap up some of the Partnership activity that's been taking place throughout 2024, as well as the work individual members of the SSCP Business Unit have been up to - as well as a chance to look forward into some of the ongoing work in 2025.

Further details of topics discussed can be found on the SSCP Website: somersetsafeguardingchildren.org.uk

If you have any comments or questions from this podcast, or would like to be involved in a future episode please get in touch at [email protected]

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We continue our conversation today with Detective Sargent Harvey Ahern from the Avon & Somerset Police's Internet Child Abuse Team (ICAT)

In this episode we focus on some of the challenges facing the work of the team, including tackling the advance of new technologies and AI, as well as working in a global arena with foreign governments, international police and multinational tech companies.

Further details of topics discussed can be found on the SSCP Website: somersetsafeguardingchildren.org.uk

If you have any comments or questions from this podcast, or would like to be involved in a future episode please get in touch at [email protected]

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This week we talk with Detective Sgt. Harvey Ahern from Avon & Somersets Internet Child Abuse Team (ICAT) about the work that he and his team undertake to safeguard and protect children online, as well as how they respond to suspected or known abuse and police the internet, both on a local and global level.

Links referred to in this episode:
CEOP Website (Child Exploitation & Online Protection)
Stop It Now

Further details of topics discussed can be found on the SSCP Website: somersetsafeguardingchildren.org.uk

If you have any comments or questions from this podcast, or would like to be involved in a future episode please get in touch at [email protected]

To access the transcript for this episode go to The P Pod (somersetsafeguardingchildren.org.uk) and click on the episode for details.

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Ever heard of Family Group Conferences but not sure what they are or how they work?
Tracey Seager and Lisa Taylor from Somerset's Family Group Conference service join us today to talk about the amazing work that they and their team do to work with families to help them devise solutions to keep their children safe.

You can find out more information here:
Family Group Conferences - Family Rights Group

Further details of topics discussed can be found on the SSCP Website: somersetsafeguardingchildren.org.uk

If you have any comments or questions from this podcast, or would like to be involved in a future episode please get in touch at [email protected]

To access the transcript for this episode go to The P Pod (somersetsafeguardingchildren.org.uk) and click on the episode for details.

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Today we speak with Jo Burt and Alyssa Belcher from Somerset Council's Preventing Exploitation Team who join us at The P Pod to talk about the work they do to support children, young people and parents where there are concerns of exploitation and how through the adoption of a Trauma Informed Approach it has allowed them to successfully engage with victims and parents and ensure support provided is based on a strong understanding of the trauma all involved have experienced.

For more details please visit the SSCP's Child Exploitation page HERE

Further details of topics discussed can be found on the SSCP Website: somersetsafeguardingchildren.org.uk

If you have any comments or questions from this podcast, or would like to be involved in a future episode please get in touch at [email protected]

To access the transcript for this episode go to The P Pod (somersetsafeguardingchildren.org.uk) and click on the episode for details.

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In todays episode I speak with two of my colleagues from the SSCP Business Unit, Jasmine Wark, Business Unit Manager, and Nicole Wooldridge, Project Support Officer where we discuss Resolving Professional Differences (RPD's) - in other words, what you need  to do if you have concerns that action being taken, or not taken, places a child at increased risk of harm (known in some parts of the country as an Escalation Policy).

We hear from both of my guests about what Resolving Professional Differences is, why we have it, the themes from learning when there has been professional disagreement and what exactly happens when someone submits an RPD.
Jasmine also puts Steve on the spot with a quickfire round of what he would do in various situations!

The Resolving Professional Differences Protocol can be found on the SSCP website HERE

Further details of topics discussed can be found on the SSCP Website: somersetsafeguardingchildren.org.uk

If you have any comments or questions from this podcast, or would like to be involved in a future episode please get in touch at [email protected]

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Today we're lucky enough to speak with one of the countries leading experts on Trauma Informed Practice, Dr. Karen Treisman MBE, Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist.

I first met Karen earlier this year where we were both keynote speakers at a conference on Neglect and I was inspired by her knowledge and passion for the subject, and I hope you'll be equally inspired by her today.

You can find details of Somerset's Trauma Informed Network, where you'll find information, resources, videos and literature on Trauma Informed Practice, as well as to sign up to the network HERE

If you would like to find out more about Karen and her work go to her website Safe Hands Thinking Minds

Further details of topics discussed can be found on the SSCP Website: somersetsafeguardingchildren.org.uk

If you have any comments or questions from this podcast, or would like to be involved in a future episode please get in touch at [email protected]

To access the transcript for this episode go to The P Pod (somersetsafeguardingchildren.org.uk) and click on the episode for details.

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In todays episode we're pleased to welcome back Jackie Webb, our Motivational Interviewing trainer where today we talk about the difference between 'Doing MI' and 'Being MI', or simply put, how to learn and really embed it into practice.

If you've not heard any of the previous episodes we recommend you go back and listen to Parts 1-5 of this MI podcast series first as it'll help todays episode make much more sense.

We're inviting you to post your questions to Jackie for our next episode, so if you have anything MI related you'd like to get her views on you can send us your questions here or alternatively just drop us an email at [email protected] 

Links to references made in this episode:

• Good Books on MI 
• Further Reading & Resources
• Video Resources

• MI Training Available through the SSCP

Further details of topics discussed can be found on the SSCP Website: somersetsafeguardingchildren.org.uk

If you have any comments or questions from this podcast, or would like to be involved in a future episode please get in touch at [email protected]

To access the transcript for this episode go to The P Pod (somersetsafeguardingchildren.org.uk) and click on the episode for details.

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In todays special episode we speak with Gill Bawler, Service Manager for Partnership Transformation to inform you of all of the key updates that have recently been published in the update to Working Together to Safeguard Children (2023) and the Information Sharing Guidance (2024).

Importantly we discuss the issue of consent to share information and when it is or isn't appropriate to seek consent, as well as the legal basis, and responsibility we all have, to seek and share information when this relates to protecting a child from harm.

Alongside this podcast we've also provided a raft of information, videos, animations, in-house presentation briefings and resources on the new dedicated SSCP Webpage HERE 

After todays episode we'll be taking a little break from the P Pod to record lots more episodes for you from September.
One of these episodes will be continuing our series with Motivational Interviewing expert, Jackie Webb, which will include a special "Ask the Expert" episode where you can put your questions directly to Jackie.
To pose a question just click on this link - we can't wait to hear your burning MI questions!

So thanks for listening, we hope you have a good summer, and we'll see you again in September!

Further details of topics discussed can be found on the SSCP Website: somersetsafeguardingchildren.org.uk

If you have any comments or questions from this podcast, or would like to be involved in a future episode please get in touch at [email protected]

To access the transcript for this episode go to The P Pod (somersetsafeguardingchildren.org.uk) and click on the episode for details.

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Being a parent is tough, especially when you have a baby who won't stop crying.

Sadly over the last few years we've seen a huge rise in harm caused to young babies, so today we're joined by Father CoOrdinator with Dad Matters, Charlie Hull and Clinical Practice Educator for Public Health Nursing, Ellie Wylie to talk about how the ICON Strategy and resources can help practitioners engage with parents to help them cope with crying and protect their baby from harm.

Links referred to in this episode:
 Dad Matters Somerset | Home-Start West Somerset (homestart-westsomerset.org.uk)

Home Start West Somerset - Support, Friendship and Help for families in West Somerset (homestart-westsomerset.org.uk)

Health Visiting Service (somerset.gov.uk)

Home - ICON Cope

Pre-Birth & Under 2s - Somerset Safeguarding Children Partnership

Somerset Pre-Birth Workbook - Somerset Safeguarding Children Partnership

eLearning : ICON-Babies-cry-you-can-cope (event-booking.org.uk)

Further details of topics discussed can be found on the SSCP Website: somersetsafeguardingchildren.org.uk

If you have any comments or questions from this podcast, or would like to be involved in a future episode please get in touch at [email protected]

To access the transcript for this episode go to The P Pod (somersetsafeguardingchildren.org.uk) and click on the episode for details.