The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector Podcast

Dive in this week if you are ready for a conversation that will make you think. What happens when we look at the individuals we work with through a new lens? Without labels & baggage, removing all the bias & predetermined views we might formulate when we look at their records.

This approach isn't only for what we do in the day job. It applies all the time, but most of us don't see it as relevant for ourselves.

The conversation is a must listen for anyone, whether you have an interest in learning & improvement work or not.

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About Donna:

Donna has 16 years public sector experience, including her last role as Head of Law for a leading metropolitan authority. Now a safeguarding adviser & trainer, Donna is involved in serious case reviews in both children's and adults' safeguarding, domestic homicide and is a SILP Reviewer and Mentor. Donna offers 'SILP School' her university accredited training course, CPD for reviewers & a free online network for leaders in review practice.

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Engagement + proportionality + strengths = SILP

Now here's a golden opportunity to hear in detail exactly what a partnership does when they make a clear decision to put the practitioner at the heart of their learning activity.

How do you prioritise learning from strengths without leaving behind what needs to change? What difference does it make when a chair practices active listening compared to the one who over steers?

We leave no stone unturned. We tackle head on the situation in which the same issue comes up for review again & again. Plus considering how national thematic learning can be embedded locally.

& you know I simply had to ask the question about longer v the shorter overview report.

The conversation has a focus on partnership activity related to Local Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews. However, anyone interested in partnership working may want to listen in.

About Amanda:

Amanda Gillard is a Practice learning and review manager at the London Borough of Bexley.

About Donna: Donna has 16 years public sector experience, including her last role as Head of Law for a leading metropolitan authority. Now a safeguarding adviser & trainer, Donna is involved in serious case reviews in both children's and adults' safeguarding, domestic homicide and is a SILP Reviewer and Mentor. Donna offers 'SILP School' her university accredited training course, CPD for reviewers & a free online network for leaders in review practice.

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Have you ever read a headline in mainstream media reporting on social workers having done a good job? If you haven't, my next question is 'how does this impact on how those professionals FEEL? I suspect this can be applied more widely to safeguarding professionals in general. This was the conversation that began with reviews then expanded into social work & the media & social work world wide.

We touch on the 'before & after' since the Wood Review, what the independent chair role* is really like, plus some real life experiences of how our world is misunderstood & misreported in the media.

The conversation is relatable for any professional in the safeguarding and domestic abuse sector. It provides background for anyone involved in Local Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews, Safeguarding Adult Reviews & Domestic Homicide Reviews.

About David:

David is a Consultant, Podcaster and Presenter of the Socialworldpodcast.com 'thoughts on the social world', following 25 years working with and around the media to support child protection and the voice of social work.

He has over 35 years national and international experience in the field of social welfare. He is recognised as an independent expert on matters of child protection and parenting and have a broad, continuing, experience with the media.

Currently a member of the International Advisory Board at the Global Institute for Social Work–a world wide body and most recently invited to be a member of the Editorial, Oversight and Assurance Panel of the INEQE Safeguarding Group.

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About Donna: Donna has 16 years public sector experience, including her last role as Head of Law for a leading metropolitan authority. Now a safeguarding adviser & trainer, Donna is involved in serious case reviews in both children's and adults' safeguarding, domestic homicide and is a SILP Reviewer and Mentor. Donna offers 'SILP School' her university accredited training course, CPD for reviewers & a free online network for leaders in review practice.

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Engagement + Proportionality + Strengths = SILP

Join me for this conversation if you are open to be challenged about how you think about older people & growing older. Mervyn offers us his thoughts about a society in which stereotyped ageist assumptions abound.

A topic so close to my heart, Mervyn's comments were more than enough to fuel me to continue to question & challenge what I hear, see & think. Are you ready to do the same? Whatever your position is on health, social care & public sector service provision, my promise is the adrenaline will flow. This episode is well worth a listen.

The conversation relates primarily to social care provision, but the principles apply to anyone who invites consultation in their role as practitioner or reviewer. What is happening here touches Safeguarding Adults Review work most specifically.

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The final step Is to send a screen shot as proof of the review & you will be entered into the draw to [email protected]. Good luck.

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About Donna: Donna has 16 years public sector experience, including her last role as Head of Law for a leading metropolitan authority. Now a safeguarding adviser & trainer, Donna is involved in serious case reviews in both children's and adults' safeguarding, domestic homicide and is a SILP Reviewer and Mentor. Donna offers 'SILP School' her university accredited training course, CPD for reviewers & a free online network for leaders in review practice.

About Mervyn: Co-Founder and Society Secretary, Change AGEnts Network UK Co-operative and Co-Founder and President of the Practitioner Alliance For Safeguarding Adults (PASA) Mervyn Eastman began his career in the late 1960s as a welfare assistant in East London. In the early 1970s he trained in social work (CQSW) and has worked in all fields of social care, much of which specializing in issues related to age and ageing. In 1997 he co-founded, and is now President of PASA, and following early retirement from the post of Director of Social Services for a north London Borough, he became in August 2001 UK Director of the Government Programme, Better Government for Older People (BGOP), a post held until May 2009.

Engagement + Proportionality = SILP

The requirement for a stronger perpetrator focus, more robust legislation about coercive control, the Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme & non fatal strangulation becoming a stand alone offence. These & other important changes are becoming embedded & the action required on the ground is unprecedented.

The conversation I will share with you covers the changes & how the sector is managing it, how the changes are viewed. But fundamentally, the question about how risk assessment & how well it assists in preventing serious harm is a valid one.

Whether you are fully immersed in all that's happening or an onlooker, this episode is for you.

The conversation relates to Domestic Homicide Reviews, but what is happening here touches Local Child Safeguarding Practice Review & Safeguarding Adult Review work.

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The final step Is to send a screen shot as proof of the review & you will be entered into the draw to [email protected]. Good luck.

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About Donna: Donna has 16 years public sector experience, including her last role as Head of Law for a leading metropolitan authority. Now a safeguarding adviser & trainer, Donna is involved in serious case reviews in both children's and adults' safeguarding, domestic homicide and is a SILP Reviewer and Mentor. Donna offers 'SILP School' her university accredited training course, CPD for reviewers & a free online network for leaders in review practice.

About Viv: Vivien has worked in the field of Domestic Abuse for over 42 years. Her passion is driven by her best friend being assaulted at 21 yrs of age and being left in a waking coma for nearly 23 years before she died. She previously worked as a Company Secretary and started out her career with the Probation Service before starting a family. She campaigns for services on behalf of victims/survivors of abuse at local and national level. More recently she has been involved in advocating work with those affected by early childhood trauma who perpetrate domestic abuse working on the Drive Project a partnership project between SafeLives, Respect and Social Finance, as a Practice Advisor.

The essential, inescapable question we have to ask ourselves & be held accountable for. Are you ready?

The conversation I will share with you is an eye opener. A wake up call, in a good way. It's a more gentle form of challenge than you might think, so don't be afraid. Trust me. You can dive in.

Listen in to reflect with us about recommendations about training, polices & procedures, how to formulate succinct review questions which focus on new learning.

And when two podcasters get together it's inevitable that we overflow with excitement about the power of the podcast to share developments in real time.

Let us know how the issues reflect your reviews or your partnership. The conversation speaks about reviews involving child safeguarding cases, but much of what we discuss is transferrable to Safeguarding Adult Reviews & Domestic Homicide Reviews.

To be in with a chance of winning one of our giveaways, please send proof of an apple podcast review. If you don't use apple please use a friend or colleague's device [with permission, of course].

The final step Is to send a screen shot as proof of the review & you will be entered into the draw to [email protected].

Good luck.

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About Donna: Donna has 16 years public sector experience, including her last role as Head of Law for a leading metropolitan authority. Now a safeguarding adviser & trainer, Donna is involved in serious case reviews in both children's and adults' safeguarding, domestic homicide and is a SILP Reviewer and Mentor. Donna offers 'SILP School' her university accredited training course, CPD for reviewers & a free online network for leaders in review practice.

About Natasha: Natasha is at the University of East Anglia mainly as a PhD Researcher in Education exploring how staff and young people build and sustain relationships in different learning environments, what impacts the 'doing' of the relationships and how learning comes to be recognised. Her motivation to undertake the research was based on 30 years of experience working with young people, families and professionals, and thinking about how relationships are crucial to safeguarding.

You can contact Natasha through Twitter @DreamkeyInfo Engagement + Proportionality = SILP

This episode provides an opportunity for you to listen in to a very special discussion which went deeper and into some of the far reaches of engaging with families in reviews. You will hear what happened when a group of professionals who care deeply about honest, trauma informed family engagement aired some forthright, vulnerable, points. Acknowledging there are no absolutes, there are sometimes no concrete answers. The conversation which took place in this intimate zoom room generated a range of emotions. Transformative review practice relies on conversations like this happening.

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The final step Is to send a screen shot as proof of the review & you will be entered into the draw to [email protected]. Good luck. Course links and ways to connect SILP School Find Donna on LinkedIn Find Donna on Twitter Find Donna in her FREE Facebook group

About Donna: Donna has 16 years public sector experience, including her last role as Head of Law for a leading metropolitan authority. Now a safeguarding adviser & trainer, Donna is involved in serious case reviews in both children's and adults' safeguarding, domestic homicide and is a SILP Reviewer and Mentor. Donna offers 'SILP School' her university accredited training course, CPD for reviewers & a free online network for leaders in review practice.

ENGAGEMENT + PROPORTIONALITY + STRENGTHS= SILP

It's with much excitement that I am bringing to you the first episode of Season 2 of my podcast. You will notice some changes that come with this trailer including a change of name from the SILP School podcast to the Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector Podcast. This really shows how I am looking to go to the next level in this season. A more focused name, guests who will not only give great learning but also support and challenge your practice. I cannot wait to hear how each episode impacts you the listener and I am so excited to embark on the next stage of this journey with you.

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About Donna:

Donna has 16 years public sector experience, including her last role as Head of Law for a leading metropolitan authority. Now a safeguarding adviser & trainer, Donna is involved in serious case reviews in both children's and adults' safeguarding, domestic homicide and is a SILP Reviewer and Mentor. Donna offers 'SILP School' her university accredited training course, CPD for reviewers & a free online network for leaders in review practice.

In this episode we have an opportunity to gain insight into what happens when a team of professionals from a partnership attend SILP training. 2 & a half years on, Margaret Tench shares with me the experience of her & her colleagues, including the challenges they have faced. Margaret also shares her advice for any team considering building reviewer capacity from with the partnership. Have you undertaken a similar approach within your partnership? Did it work well? Let me know & we can speak about it on the SILP School podcast. SILP works in Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews, Safeguarding Adult Reviews & Domestic Homicide Reviews. There are many differences of approach, but the principles I share in SILP School work across all 3 types of review.

About Donna Ohdedar: Donna has 16 years public sector experience, including her last role as Head of Law for a leading metropolitan authority. Now a safeguarding adviser & trainer, Donna is involved in serious case reviews in both children's and adults' safeguarding, domestic homicide and is a SILP Reviewer and Mentor. Donna offers 'SILP School' her university accredited training course, Momentum her space for reviewers & a free online network for leaders in review practice.

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Engagement + proportionality + strengths = SILP

SILP works in Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews, Safeguarding Adult Reviews & Domestic Homicide Reviews. There are many differences of approach, but the principles I share in this episode work across all 3 types of review. Creating this episode was important for me. It got me thinking. Thus, wherever you are on your practitioner engagement journey it's worth a listen. Download the pdf below for the takeaways. Links and references from the show: Why we involve practitioners for better review outcomes SILP Assessment Workshop 13th September Workshop 30th September Soft is Hardest: Leading for Learning in Child Protection Services Following a Child Fatality, Turnell, Munro, Murphy Working Together to Safeguard Children 2018Multi Agency Guide for the Conduct of Domestic Homicide Reviews 2016 Care & Support Statutory Guidance updated April 2021 www.reviewconsulting.co.uk Leaders in Review Practice Facebook Group @LtdReview LinkedIn ReviewConsultingLtd reviewconsultingltd

Engagement + proportionality + strengths = SILP