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In todays episode we speak with Jayden Mills, Complex Care Midwife with Somerset Foundation Trust (SFT) about how she and the WREN Team support parents with complex needs and ensure effective safeguarding in the Pre-Birth period.

If you'd like to find out more about the WREN Team go to The WREN team - Maternity (somersetft.nhs.uk)

You can find more information to support unborn babies on the SSCP Website HERE, as well as the Pre-Birth Planning Toolkit and the resources to help support unborn babies in the Pre-Birth Workbook.

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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Motivational Interviewer Trainer, Jackie Webb, joins us for another episode where we further explore MI and how it can be used to support families.

Today we begin to delve into some of the techniques that you can use in practice, and focus on promoting change through MI conversations.

If you've not listened to Episodes 1 and 2 of 'Using Motivational Interviewing to Support Families' we recommend you listen to these first.

Don't forget - Jackie is also running one day "Introduction to MI" training, which is being fully funded by the SSCP and is available for all professionals across Somerset (except for CSC who complete the 3 day training with Jackie).
Places on these courses fill up fast, so book your place today!

If you're enjoying the episodes with Jackie, don't worry, there will be more and next time we'll see how MI can work in practice.

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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We're joined again in the studio for todays episode by Donna Markham, Team Leader for the Kinship Team in Somerset's Children Social Care who this time talks to us about Special Guardianship Orders and other forms of care arrangements for Children & Young People.

You can find out further details on SGO's and other information relating to fostering and other care arrangements for children in Somerset  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 this episode we speak with Suzie Figg, Team Leader and Young Carers Lead for Somerset Council's Children's Services and Mel Bicknell, from Youth Unlimited CiC who is the Young Carers in Schools Award CoOrdinator about what it means to be a Young Carer and what support is available for them in Somerset.

You can find more information on Youth Unlimited CiC and the Young Carers in Schools Award HERE and support provided by Somerset Council HERE.

As always you can also find out more on the topic through the SSCP Website HERE

The audio clip of the experience of a Young Carer is courtesy of Channel 4 News, with the article available on YouTube 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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Working Together to Safeguard Children has just been updated.
We join Jasmine Wark, Business Manager of the SSCP Business Unit where she outlines to us what changes have taken place and what they mean for you.

Documents referred to in this episode:

• Working Together to Safeguard Children 2023
• Working Together to Safeguard Children 2023 Summary of Changes
• Children Social Care Review: Stable Homes, Built on Love
• Children Social Care National Framework

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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As we come towards the end of this year here's a roundup of what's been going on at The P Pod, and what's upcoming in 2024.

Before the years out though we'll be bringing you a special bonus episode on the recent updates to Working Together to Safeguard Children which was published on the 15th December.

Thank you to everyone for all of you support since this podcast was launched a few months ago and we look forward to you joining us again next year at The P Pod.

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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We're joined back in the studio today by Jackie Webb, MI Trainer, who answers the fundamental question of why MI can be tricky to put into practice and what can be done to really be effective in supporting families to make positive change.

Links:

"Introduction to Motivational Interviewing Training" available in Somerset

Welcome to the Motivational Interviewing Website! | Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT)

MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING UK & IRELAND - Home (mintukandireland.org)

JacquelineWebb | Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT)

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 Claire Winter, Executive Director - Children, Families and Education for Somerset Council and member of the SSCP Executive Group where we discuss how the Local Authority work with partners to safeguard children.

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 speak with Ruth James, the Reducing Parental Conflict CoOrdinator for Somerset about how conflict within the home can affect children, and the support and resources that are in place to support families and practitioners.

For further details of the support available go to Somerset children & young people : Health & Wellbeing : New Home (cypsomersethealth.org)

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 this episode we speak with Jackie Webb, Motivational Interviewing Trainer and Consultant about the implementation of MI in Somerset, and how it can be used to support families to make change.

MI was introduced into Somerset's Children's Services back in 2019 and has had a profound positive impact on professional practice, with training now being rolled out through the SSCP to all agencies across the County.

In this first interview with Jackie we get an understanding of what MI actually is and the principles of it.

Links:

"Introduction to Motivational Interviewing Training" available in Somerset

Welcome to the Motivational Interviewing Website! | Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT)

MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING UK & IRELAND - Home (mintukandireland.org)

JacquelineWebb | Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT)

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.