The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector Podcast

For now we work in an incident led review system. No matter whether you work in the world of safeguarding adult reviews, domestic homicide reviews or local child safeguarding practice reviews this is the current situation. Even where nationally there is a thematic approach. Even where your local review is being done thematically, it will have been triggered by an incident.

Does that mean that the learning we can elicit is restricted by virtue of it being a 'poor outcome' case?

Listen in to hear my take on this. I want to open the debate.

Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel Annual Report, May 2021

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/wood-review-of-multi-agency-safeguarding-arrangements

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

So many of us in the world of reviews are ready to leave behind the use of loose terms or stock phrases which detract from a sharp analysis. At best they can be irritating. At worst they are confusing, misleading or utterly baffling.

We all have to use subjective language at times, but we can back it up with fact in a way that's not too wordy or time consuming.

In this episode you will hear more talk about this not being confined to language used in practice on the ground, but also in reviews. This is not judgement, it's full ownership of the fact that it starts with each of us.

If this is of interest to you please do download the FREE resource sheet below.

Links & References from the show :

Complexity and challenge: a triennial analysis of SCRs 2014-2017 (publishing.service.gov.uk)

BASW

Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel Annual Report, May 2021

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.

Find out more about SILP School here

Join the Facebook group here

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Engagement + proportionality + strengths = SILP

Poverty aware practice & poverty aware reviews. This is the aspiration.

It starts with identifying & acknowledging our own blindspots. Then we can illuminate them for others.

The good news is the review is the perfect setting for this. Use this episode as your step 1 on the journey. We're all on this together.

Links & References from the show : Poverty Aware Resource

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/child-safeguarding-practice-review-panel-annual-report-2020 https://www.basw.co.uk/system/files/resources/Anti%20Poverty%20Guide%20A42.pdf Complexity and challenge: a triennial analysis of SCRs 2014-2017 (publishing.service.gov.uk)

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.

Find out more about SILP School here

Join the Facebook group here

Find Donna on LinkedIn here

Engagement + proportionality + strengths = SILP

There was never a time when focussing on strengths in our review practice was more needed. Reviews of 2020 practice, in particular, when practitioners had to work in new & challenging ways can have a very different feel when we try this.

We are not looking for the superman practise, where someone did something over & above the day job. Listen in to understand what this is all about.

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.

Find out more about SILP School here

Join the Facebook group here

Find Donna on LinkedIn here

Engagement + proportionality + strengths = SILP

Will 'the why' ever become less relevant or less important? My guess it will remain top priority for some time to come.

No matter which methodology you are using in your review if you increase your ratio of the why : the what' you are onto a winner.

The latest publications [links below] have got me thinking about the why in new ways. They've also helped me to understand what the value is in the local system as well as a national system of reviews.

Listen in for my musings.

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.

Find out more about SILP School here

Join the Facebook group here

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Engagement + proportionality + strengths = SILP

When a child dies there are enormous challenges for professionals & these extend beyond the obvious intense levels of emotion & desire to be aware of & sensitive to the needs of the family.

In this episode you will gain insight into the expectations of professionals & how the dynamics can play out. Those involved in the world of reviews should have a level of understanding of what happens & why. Expect to hear John & I explore the interaction with the review for more detail. John Fox John is a Senior Lecturer in Police Studies at the University of Portsmouth and as well as his regular student centred teaching and he currently delivers child death investigation training to police officers, doctors and specialist nurses.

He was awarded his MSc in Criminology and Criminal Justice by the University of Surrey, and his PhD in the discipline of Sociology also by University of Surrey.

Before joining the team at Portsmouth, he was a senior police detective and subsequently was employed for 6 years as an associate tutor by the College of Policing to train senior homicide detectives on the SIO Development Programme and he helped develop their accredited national 'Investigation of Sudden Childhood Death' course. He is currently a member of the National Policing Childhood Death Working Group and has represented UK policing on various Government working parties and committees concerning child abuse and related issues, including various editions of 'Working Together' and the 'Achieving Best Evidence' guidance. From 2001 to 2003 he was Lord Laming's police advisor and assessor, on the Victoria Climbie Inquiry

He has carried out a number of Serious Case Reviews, Practice Reviews and Domestic Homicide Reviews using SILP methodology as well as traditional or blended methodology.

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.

Find out more about SILP School here

Join the Facebook group here

Find Donna on LinkedIn here

Engagement + proportionality + strengths = SILP

When it comes to applying for reviews there are 2 questions to be considered :

• What can this review bring for me?
• What can I bring to this review

If you are looking to avoid overwhelm when making applications I recommend you focus more on (2). In this episode I discuss an approach you may want to take.

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.

Find out more about SILP School here

Join the Facebook group here

Find Donna on LinkedIn here

Engagement + proportionality + strengths = SILP

Are you contemplating a new beginning, or tackling a new or challenging endeavour?

You're not alone.

When you push yourself outside of the comfort zone there's generally something very worthwhile on the other side. & this episode just might get you through.

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.

Find out more about SILP School here

Join the Facebook group here

Find Donna on LinkedIn here

Engagement + proportionality + strengths = SILP

If you are frustrated about missing the visual cues at your virtual practitioner event... I salute you. In this episode you can find out why. I will remind you of what you already know & offer small tweaks that may make a big difference

You know I won't be able to resist reminding you about role modelling what you want to see from others within your event. I promise you will thank me later.

It's as simple as this. People value reviews which engage directly with the practitioner because they understand the value of human interaction. So join me to find ways of increasing that in your virtual review meetings.

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.

Find out more about SILP School here

Join the Facebook group here

Find Donna on LinkedIn here

Engagement + proportionality + strengths = SILP

For so many involved in reviews the virtual practitioner event has felt like a compromise compared to being together in a room. Some preferred to delay or abandon the event altogether. I'm here to offer a powerful shift you can try to get back on track. If you like it, replay this episode before your event.

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.

Find out more about SILP School here

Join the Facebook group here

Find Donna on LinkedIn here

Engagement + proportionality + strengths = SILP