Blog: Child Sexual Exploitation
WillisPalmer’s Head of Operations, Harriet Jannetta on working with children who may be the victims of child sexual exploitation (CSE).
Our decision to highlight the subject of child sexual exploitation within the March issue of Children First was made because, whilst high profile prosecutions such as those in Rotherham (2010), Oxford (2013) and the Buckinghamshire [...]
Expert’s Corner: Linda Helliar on CSE
Professionals working with children and young people have to be flexible and evolve in their responses to Child Sexual Exploitation as the understanding of the issue becomes greater, CSE expert, Linda Helliar has warned.
Linda Helliar, an independent social worker with more than 20 years’ experience in child protection, said that while CSE is seen a [...]
Why social work could benefit from Black Box thinking
Director of WillisPalmer, Mark Willis on what social work can learn from the aviation industry and learning from failure.
December 28th, 1978. United Airlines Flight 173 took off from JFK International airport in New York heading to Portland, Oregon. Captain Malburn McBroom was a 52-year-old veteran of the Second World War, an exceptionally experienced pilot. [...]
Regulation reforms may ‘breach social workers’ human rights’
The government’s proposals to reform the regulation of social work have been met with “deep concern” by Nagalro.
The Professional Association for Children's Guardians, Family Court Advisers and Independent Social Workers believes that the proposals do not comply with the requirements of the Human Rights Act.
Draft regulations, published by the Department for Education, suggests that social [...]
Expert’s Corner: Terence Simmons on evidence based assessments
Terence Simmons, independent social worker, trainer and quality assurance consultant at WillisPalmer says, “it is unethical not to use evidence based practice when deciding if a child should be removed from home”.
“Children come to the attention of local authorities because somebody somewhere wanted to alert child protection services about a child being potentially in need. [...]
‘Witnessing domestic violence gave me my greatest asset’
Independent Social Worker and Improvement Consultant Lavinia, or Vinnie, Moore on how experiencing domestic violence as a child became her greatest strength in child protection
Growing up in the 1950’s, Vinnie Moore remembers being frightened by her father’s violent behaviour towards her mother. As her mum was being assaulted, Vinnie grabbed the phone and dialled [...]
