Expert's Corner: Non-recent cases of child abuse in care
ISW Sylvia McKenzie on her work on cases of non-recent child abuse in care
Despite having successfully been running her own independent social work practice for six years following her retirement from local authority work, in 2016 Sylvia McKenzie felt she may have to take a step back from independent social work.
Awaiting a knee replacement operation, [...]
Expert's Corner - Interview with Angela Frazer-Wicks
Clare Jerrom talks to Angela Frazer-Wicks about her experiences of the care system after her children were placed for adoption in 2004.
"Mummy," my five year old son said, "You'd better sit down."
He placed his tiny hands in mine and his big eyes looked up at my face. "After the visit next week, we won't [...]
Expert's Corner: Interview with Sylvia McKenzie
ISW Sylvia McKenzie talks to Clare Jerrom about the in-depth process of Special Guardianship Order assessments and why they must always remain child-centred.
Special Guardianship Order assessments (SGO) must be completely child-focused and address the needs of the child first and foremost, an expert in SGO's has warned.
Independent Social Worker Sylvia McKenzie, who has more [...]
Experts Corner: Interview with Helen Johnson
ISW Helen Johnson talks to Clare Jerrom about sibling assessments
Siblings should always be placed together wherever possible and where it is in all the children’s best interests, an expert in sibling assessments has stated.
Helen Johnson, who has been carrying out sibling assessments for the past 10 years, said placing siblings together should be the [...]
Expert’s Corner with Gretchen Precey - Children's Mental Health
Clare Jerrom talks to Independent Social Worker Gretchen Precey about children’s mental health.
The care system is not always geared up to address the mental health needs of children and young people, an Independent Social Worker has warned.
While one in 10 children have a diagnosable mental health disorder – the equivalent of three children in every [...]
Expert’s Corner with Philip King
Clare Jerrom speaks to Philip King about his views on the fostering stocktake
The recently published Fostering Stocktake appears to have divided opinion among the children’s services sector. While its thoroughness and spotlight on the foster care sector has been applauded by many, others have slammed some of the recommendations and [...]
