Get in touch with us at The P PodToday 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...
Get in touch with us at The P PodIn 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 ab...
Get in touch with us at The P PodToday 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 in...
Get in touch with us at The P PodIn 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 Ja...
Get in touch with us at The P PodWARNING - THIS EPISODE CONTAINS DISCUSSIONS ON THE TOPIC OF SEXUAL ABUSE AND LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED.In 2021 Ofsted conducted the national thematic review into sexual harassment in schools and colleges, which subsequently led to a number of significant updates in Keeping Children Safe in Education later that year.In this episode we talk to young people about their experiences of the issue and hear from them about their experiences, what helps, and what ...
Get in touch with us at The P PodIn 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 se...
Get in touch with us at The P PodBeing 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...
Get in touch with us at The P PodIn todays episode we speak with Mark Jackson, TRiM (Trauma Risk Management) Co-Ordinator for the Avon & Somerset Police who talks to us about the work he undertakes to support officers and wider police staff when they may have experienced trauma and the importance of embedding a Trauma Informed Approach throughout an organisation.Find details of Somerset's Trauma Informed Network, including information, resources and training available here: Somerset Traum...
Get in touch with us at The P PodIn today's episode we hear first hand the devastating impact that abuse has on children and young people when we speak to a survivor of sexual abuse, who joins us to share her story to help us to learn how we can best support victims at the most critical times in their lives.Importantly though, we also speak with Jodie and Ellie from Barnardos Phoenix Project, who work to support victims of sexual abuse recover from their trauma.If you have been affected by to...
Get in touch with us at The P PodToday we're joined at the P Pod by our colleagues Lisa Hucker and Philippa Small from the Family Front Door, who are the front door for children's services in Somerset.In today's episode we talk about the role the front door plays in ensuring families receive the right help at the right time, and in particular what they look for when triaging an Early Help Assessment (EHA) when agencies are requesting the help of the Family Intervention Service or Children Soc...
Get in touch with us at The P PodToday sees the launch of the Somerset Trauma Informed Network so we've put together this special episode to introduce it to you and to find out what Trauma Informed Practice is, what it means for you, and how it can help the support offered to children and families.In todays episode we speak with a number of professionals from across the Partnership to find out what exactly a Trauma Informed approach entails, and how you can get involved.To find about more abo...
Get in touch with us at The P PodIn today's episode I'm pleased to be joined again by MI Trainer, Jackie Webb and Consultant Social Worker Sharron Ricketts to continue our conversation about how MI can be used to support families and safeguard children.In previous episodes we've discussed how MI can be used to support change - but what about those times when the journey of change isn't an option, and we need to deliver difficult messages and hold really challenging conversations?Is MI still r...
Get in touch with us at The P PodIn todays episode we're joined by a real expert in his field, Jordan Alexander, CEO of Prism Training and Chair of the National Working Group of Abuse Linked to Faith or Belief.This is an area that many may have heard of, but few of us really understand the intricacies of so we're so pleased Jordan has taken the time to inform us on this subject.For local guidance, policy and procedure go to Child Abuse linked to Faith or Belief (trixonline.co.uk)For further d...
Get in touch with us at The P PodIn todays episode we speak with Anthony Goble, one of the Local Authority Designated Officers (LADO's) for Somerset, about the role of the LADO and their role in safeguarding children and supporting the process when an allegation is made against someone who works with children.If you'd like to find out more about the Managing Allegations process you can find this on the SSCP Website HEREIf you are from an education setting within Somerset and would like to boo...
Get in touch with us at The P PodIn todays episode I speak with Chloe Deverell, Team Manager for Child Exploitation within Children Social Care about her experience of working in this field and the importance of everyone working together to safeguard and respond to concerns relating to the exploitation of children and young people.You can find details on Child Exploitation on the SSCP Webpage here: Child Exploitation - Somerset Safeguarding Children Partnershipas well as further information h...
Get in touch with us at The P PodToday we bring you a special episode where Jackie Webb, MI Trainer and Consultant Social Worker Sharron Ricketts have agreed to join us to hold a live Motivational Interviewing conversation to demonstrate how MI can actually work in practice.If you've not hear our previous 3 episodes on MI with Jackie we strongly recommend you go back and listen to these first as this episode will make a lot more sense if you do.As talked about in the episode, a one day Introd...
Get in touch with us at The P PodIn this episode we talk to Fiona Phur, Participation and Partnerships Business Manager, Paul Mitchell, Senior Partnership Engagement Officer and Gaby Sorgente, SEND Young People's Champion about how and why Children & Young People influence change across the Partnership.For further information on the topic discussed in today's episode go to:Web pages:Somerset Young People’s VoiceSomerset Youth ParliamentSiCC and SLCC (Somerset In Care Councils)Unstoppables...
Get in touch with us at The P PodIn 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 re...
Get in touch with us at The P PodMotivational 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...
Get in touch with us at The P PodIn 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 ca...