Ep 8 How to Analyse the Relationship Between Intimate Partner Violence Suicidality & Self Harm with Estela Capelas Barbosa & Donna Ohdedar
The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector Podcast
Release Date: 07/31/2023
Transitioning from a career in nursing to independent review work with Julie Hall
The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector Podcast
In the seventh episode of season 5 I am sharing a special interview with Julie Hall, a SILP accredited independent reviewer. Julie has navigated a career through the health service starting in nursing to Associate Director of Safeguarding. This is the seventh reviewer spotlight in our current series. Hear us talk about: 👉🏻 her journey to becoming an independent reviewer 👉🏻 what drives Julie in her independent review work 👉🏻 the areas of specialism Julie has developed in her career 👉🏻 the growth opportunities that come with being an independent...
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How Personal Experience Drives Us Towards Independent Review Work with Vivian Bickham
The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector Podcast
In the fifth episode of season 5 I am sharing a special interview with Vivian Bickham, a SILP accredited independent reviewer. Vivian has a significant career within domestic abuse and her drive comes from a very personal place. This is the fifth reviewer spotlight in our current series. Hear us talk about: 👉🏻 her journey to becoming an independent reviewer 👉🏻 what drives Viv in her independent review work 👉🏻 how she developed her specialist area in independent review work 👉🏻 the growth opportunities that come with being an independent reviewer 👉🏻 the...
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Balancing independent review work with a full time career with Tracey Puglsey
The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector Podcast
In the third episode of season 5 I am sharing a special interview with Tracey Pugsley, a SILP accredited independent reviewer. Tracey has a significant amount of safeguarding experience from her background working with children and families, latterly as an expert guardian in Wales. This is the third reviewer spotlight in our current series. Hear us talk about: 👉🏻 her journey to becoming an independent reviewer 👉🏻 how Tracey secured her first review within 10 weeks of completing SILP School 👉🏻 balancing full time work with independent review work 👉🏻...
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Developing your independent reviewer specialism with Kelechi Ukandu
The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector Podcast
In the second episode of season 5 I am sharing a special interview with Kelechi Ukandu, a SILP accredited independent reviewer who has a significant amount of safeguarding experience from her background as a child nurse. This is the second of 5 reviewer spotlights being shared over the next few weeks. Hear us talk about: 👉🏻 her journey to becoming an independent reviewer 👉🏻 the role training & development played in being competent & ready for independent review work 👉🏻 the flexibility indepednent review work can bring to your life ...
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001 The journey to becoming an independent reviewer with Sarah Glossop
The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector Podcast
In the first episode of season 5 I am sharing a special interview with Sarah Glossop, a SILP accredited independent reviewer who has more than 20 years safeguarding experience in both children's and adult safeguarding in the health sector. This will be the first of 5 reviewer spotlight episodes over the coming weeks. Hear us talk about: 👉🏻 her journey to becoming an independent reviewer 👉🏻 the role training & development played in being competent & ready for independent review work 👉🏻 the review work she has secured and would be interested...
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Ep 009 The Experience of Domestic Abuse in Mid & Later Life with Carrie Bower
The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector Podcast
Statistics about the numbers of women who experience domestic abuse only takes us so far. How do we understand what’s really happening, especially for women in mid and later life? The power of story telling shouldn’t be under estimated. Carrie Bower understands this and her blog, podcast and website are an amazing resource for anyone who wants to dive in. It’s probably not what you would expect. It contains many hopeful stories. There’s nothing else like it. Expect to hear more about Carrie’s own personal journey & the effect her content has had on others. Carrie ‘feels...
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Ep 8 How to Support Those Who Experience Domestic Abuse with Sophie Bell
The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector Podcast
The need for specialist domestic abuse services is pressing & urgent. At this uncertain time with a brand new government it is unclear whether trauma informed support will be available regardless of postcode. Every penny must be well spent. When this is done properly, spending on the NHS & other services will reduce. Not to mention it has the potential to save lives. So it is timely to understand what these services can and should look like. In this episode we focus on support for for mothers and children. they are the subjects of so many of our reviews. May I introduce to you in...
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Ep 007 How to Get the Best out of Linkedin with Helen Tudor
The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector Podcast
When I became an independent reviewer I felt I had lost my professional network. People around me didn’t seem to understand exactly how it felt to be doing what I do. I never imagined a social media platform would change that for me. Fast forward to 2024 & that is exactly what LinkedIn does. If you are starting out with LinkedIn you may have no idea where to begin. You may not fully understand how it can help you at all. Let alone how to get the best from it. Meet Helen Tudor. Her approach is refreshing & accessible. What’s more, it just works. Listen if you are interested in...
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Ep 006 How to Ensure a Child Centred Approach Within a Whole Family Focus with Suzy Kitching
The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector Podcast
There are a number of principles, expectations & standards for us all to digest & implement as we embrace the implementation of Working Together to Safeguard Children 2023. It’s helpful at this stage to explore how this feels for a partnership & gather thoughts & insights from an independent scrutineer. Have you considered the relevance & helpfulness of the descriptors to help you break down some of these broad & somewhat visionary terms? Who must we involve if we want to get this right? We focus our discussion on an approach that may resonate with you. We see...
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Ep 05 How to Interview Survivors of Domestic Abuse with Michelle Rawlins
The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector Podcast
We all want media coverage of domestic abuse incidents to be more accurate & less victim blaming. As a starting point there has to be a focus on making the experience of a survivor being interviewed by the press a more positive experience. The project undertaken by researcher, Michelle Rawlins, draws on direct experience & commentary from survivors & there are many insights to be drawn from this episode for all of us. This ground breaking work will lead to a toolkit for trainee journalists and inspiration for a brand new style of reporting. About Michelle Rawlins Michelle...
info_outlineHow 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 complexity of its own? The way they manifest feels hard to predict.
We can look at contributing factors, use of language & stigma. And we can consider solutions focused ideas for service delivery. What about if we each examined our role & made a conscious decision to take more responsibility?
This conversation applies to IMRs created for Domestic Homicide Reviews, Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews or Safeguarding Adults Reviews.