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The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector Podcast
Conscious review professionals already know reviews are about learning not blame. Whether you are involved in Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews, Domestic Homicide Reviews or Safeguarding Adult Reviews, the chances are you also know there's scope for our learning and improvement work to get better. In 'The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector Podcast' you can expect my thoughts, musings and insights on what sector led improvement can look like. Plus, I will introduce you to professionals who…
Episodes
The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector PodcastEp 04 Reviews which provide accountability & reassurance with Jonathan Dickens
Most reviews identify a problem with information sharing, so it's time to improve our skills in analysing the in-the-moment reasoning of practitioners faced…
The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector PodcastEp. 3 How DHR Recommendations Impact Childrens Social Care & Adult Social Care with Dr Kim Heyes
Do Domestic Homicide Review recommendations make a difference? We know that there is a lack of national oversight about the effect of the recommendations, & we…
The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector PodcastEp 2 How Domestic Abuse Legislation Creates or Obstructs Real Change with Suzanne Jacob OBE
Even though we have come a long way, large pockets of society still exist where an improved understanding of domestic abuse might make a huge difference. These…
The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector PodcastEp 1 Human Centred Leadership with Kul Mahey
When I asked Kul Mahay about organisations with a learning culture it was inevitable that we would begin by speaking about the pandemic. It forced us to become…
The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector PodcastEp 11 How to Make the Move from Public Sector to Embrace New Career Challenges with Andy Labrum
When you have spent 30 years in a policing career it can be hard to see how you might fit into anything else. This was how it felt for Andy Labrum, Founder of…
The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector PodcastEp 10 How to Improve Your Reviews Using Themes from Last Triennial Analysis with Jonathan Dickens & Donna Ohdedar
The last Triennial Analysis 'Learning for the Future: Final Analysis of Serious Case Reviews' analysed 253 cases. These were serious case reviews & local child…
The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector PodcastEp 8 How to Analyse the Relationship Between Intimate Partner Violence Suicidality & Self Harm with Estela Capelas Barbosa & Donna Ohdedar
How do we frame our analysis around 3 overlapping problems like intimate partner violence, suicidality & self harm when each of them presents us with a unique…
The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector PodcastEp. 07: 5 Key Ingredients of an IMR Which Delivers Strong Analysis with Clare Edwards & Donna Ohdedar
How does best practice look when we are commissioning an IMR & how regularly does this happen in practice? When the requirement lands it's natural to want to…
The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector PodcastEp. 06 How to Analyse Adultification Bias & Inequality in the Safeguarding Response
Do we feel skilled up enough to analyse bias in the safeguarding response in 2023? Where does it leave us in terms of our duty to safeguard the most vulnerable…
The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector PodcastEp. 05 Reviews which Understand the Lived Experience of a Family Living in Poverty in 2023 with Joseph Howes
The cost of living crisis has hit the headlines & affects us all. But some are working from a very different baseline. What we learn when we listen to their…
The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector PodcastEp. 04 Quality Reviews Which Use Quality Reviewers
What is needed in reviews in 2023? Today I'm sharing my thoughts on what we have been seeing & how I think we can improve. I will speak to the SILP Formula and…
The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector PodcastEp. 03 How to Place the Family at the Centre of the Review in 2023 with James Rowlands & Dr Elizabeth Cook
How do you avoid creating frustration for a family member or significant other who contributes to your review? The starting point is being conscious at every…
The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector PodcastEp. 2 Reviews Which Generate Clear Actions to Improve Interprofessional Communication with Nick Frost
Are you ready to discuss the topic that is guaranteed to feature in every review you will undertake? This might be where you are highlighting multi agency…
The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector PodcastEp. 1 The 5 Key Ingredients for a Great Thematic Review with Kate Spreadbury
How do you avoid the inevitable sense of overwhelm that pervades at the start of a thematic review? In this workshop we consider methodologies that enable the…
The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector PodcastSeason 3 Trailer
The show is back for season 3 & I am feeling energised & uplifted following ther success of season 2. The pressure is on to improve. So herein lies my…
The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector PodcastEp 15 Five Features of the Welsh Single Unified Safeguarding Review
There's no possible way forward than to be inspired by this episode. Have we normalised there being several review process which flow from a single incident?…
The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector PodcastEp 014 Reviews That Analyse Exploitation in Children With Nikki Holmes
Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews which analyse practice whose aim is to protect children from exploitation are called upon to make no assumptions. This…
The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector PodcastEp 013 5 Misconceptions About Recurring Themes in Reviews With Jonathan Dickens
Whether you are conducting a Child Safeguarding Practice Review, a Safeguarding Adults Review or a Domestic Homicide Review, the themes you encounter are…
The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector PodcastEp 012 Robust Reviews Using Appreciative Inquiry Techniques With Karen Wright
Reviews with an appreciative focus incorporate 3 intertwining strands from a variety of established theoretical & practical backgrounds. These are embedded…
The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector PodcastEp 011 Key Findings of the Analysis of Domestic Homicide Reviews with Gaynor Mears & Davina James-Hanman
The Key Findings from Analysis of Domestic Homicide Reviews analysed 124 DHRs reviewed by the Home Office in the 12 months from October 2019. Today's episode…
The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector PodcastEp 010 The Challenges of Commissioning Reviews with Robin Harper Coulson
Balancing the budget whilst ensuring the quality of reviews is a challenge for any commissioner of reviews. In this conversation with Robin Harper-Coulson, ex…
The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector PodcastEp 009 Reviews that Generate Learning for Organisational Leaders with Natasha Rennolds
Relatively few review recommendations are aimed at organisational leaders. But they have the power to create change just as the frontline do. If we ignore…
The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector PodcastEp 008 What Happens After a High Profile Tragedy & Why it Matters with Ray Jones
The stereotypes surrounding safeguarding professionals are never helpful. But they are brought into sharper focus after a high profile. The way leaders react…
The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector PodcastEp 007: What it Means to be Trauma Informed with Dr Jessica Taylor
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?…
The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector PodcastEp 006 An Inside Look at a Partnership's Learning Activity With Amanda Gillard
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…
The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector Podcast005: Reviews, the Media and the Independent Chair Role
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…
The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector PodcastEp 004: Compassionate Ageism in Social Care Provision
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…
The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector PodcastEp 003: Assessing Risk in Domestic Abuse
The requirement for a stronger perpetrator focus, more robust legislation about coercive control, the Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme & non fatal…
The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector PodcastEp 002: Are Reviews Adding Value or Adding Unnecessary Layers of Improvement Action?
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…
The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector PodcastEp 001: The 4 Features of Honest, Trauma Informed Engagement with Families in Reviews
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…
The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector PodcastSeason 2 Trailer
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…
The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector PodcastEp 031: How to Build Reviewer Capacity from Within the Partnership
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…
The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector PodcastEp 030: Why We Involve Practitioners for Better Review Outcomes
SILP works in Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews, Safeguarding Adult Reviews & Domestic Homicide Reviews. There are many differences of approach, but the…
The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector PodcastEp 029: How to Reduce the Number of Meetings & Redrafts in Your Review
Whether you are involved in Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews, Safeguarding Adult Reviews or Domestic Homicide Reviews, you will be familiar with more…
The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector PodcastEp 028: Same Learning, Different Recommendations
Whether you are involved in Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews, Safeguarding Adult Reviews or Domestic Homicide Reviews, you will at times see your reviews…
The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector PodcastEp 027: Fixed Mindset v Growth Mindset
Whether you are involved in Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews, Safeguarding Adult Reviews or Domestic Homicide Reviews, you will at times hit a point in…
The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector PodcastEp 026: How to sky rocket your success in reviews
How are your reviews going lately? You would not be alone if you were asking the question about how to sky rocket your success. In this episode I explore the…
The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector PodcastEp 025: Overview Report Writing #3 – Dual Responsibility
It's time for part 3 of 3 of my conversational episodes on our summer theme of overview report writing. There's plenty to dig into in the links below if you…
The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector PodcastEp 024: Overview Report Writing #2 – 4 Types of Set Up Wording
Reflective conversation once again in the second of this 3 part series. They're all on our summer theme of overview report writing. There's plenty to dig into…
The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector PodcastEp 023: Overview Report Writing #1 – My 4 Reflections
Conversations rather than full-on teaching. That's the theme for part 1 of this 3 part series. They're all on our summer theme of overview report writing…
The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector PodcastEp 022: Safeguarding Adult Reviews in Rapid Time with Karen Rees
Now that Safeguarding Adult Reviews in Rapid time are well under way it's a good opportunity to reflect on how they are being used & the impact they can have…
The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector PodcastEp 021: Choosing Your Next Best Step
Are you considering how well you fit with a new role or project? It's not only about the recruitment decision, but the applicant's selection of the employer…
The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector PodcastEp 020: Specialist Reviewer v Jack of All Trades
If you work in the world of childrens reviews, do you learn & improve by understanding what works well in the world of safeguarding adult reviews or domestic…
The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector PodcastEp 019: Will It Elicit Learning?
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…
The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector PodcastEp 018: 3 Strategies for Tighter Use of Language & Labels in your Review
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…
The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector PodcastEp 017: 4 Steps to a More Poverty Aware Review
Poverty aware practice & poverty aware reviews. This is the aspiration. It starts with identifying & acknowledging our own blindspots. Then we can illuminate…
The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector PodcastEp 016: Terms of Reference with a Strengths Focus
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…
The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector PodcastEp 015: Tell Me Why
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…
The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector PodcastEp 014: Child Death – the Challenges for those Dealing With it & its Relevance for Reviews
When a child dies there are enormous challenges for professionals & these extend beyond the obvious intense levels of emotion & desire to be aware of &…
The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector PodcastEp 013: It's What You Can Bring to the Review
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…
The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector PodcastEp 012: When it's a First..or It's Just Tough
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…
The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector PodcastEp 011: Reading Body Language on a Virtual Platform
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…
The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector PodcastEp 010: Technology & Your Virtual Practitioner Event
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…
The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector PodcastEp 009: How Your Strengths Impact on Different Learning Styles
Are you playing to your strengths in a way that brings the best out of your review participants? Before I undertook some reflection on this, I don't think I…