Ep 04 Reviews which provide accountability & reassurance with Jonathan Dickens
The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector Podcast
Release Date: 03/26/2024
010 reviews that are more human
The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector Podcast
Do your reviews have an appreciative focus? Some worry that focusing on strengths weakens robustness and in today’s episode I will share my own journey with appreciative reviews. Expect this conversation to explore: Why laying foundations for appreciative inquiry work was necessary How can appreciative focus make reviews more meaningful and human The key to inviting people into a review with an appreciative focus How SILP weaves together 3 complementary strands to create an appreciative focus Are you fired up to generate implementable learning in...
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009 reviews which analyse the victim offender overlap
The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector Podcast
Have your reviews analysed the victim offender overlap? In today’s episode I explore this topic and the complexities that can occur. Expect this conversation to explore: Why offenders can often have extensive histories as victims How the Criminal Justice system deals with trauma What increases the risk of becoming a victim-offender The different ways a victim-offender might be treated by different parts of the system Are you fired up to generate implementable learning in reviews which could potentially improve the lives of vulnerable people? Join me for my free 5 day...
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008 reviews which analyse ‘Team Around the Family’
The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector Podcast
Have you been involved in a review which analyses how well health and social care have managed to integrate as ‘integrated care organisations’? In today’s episode I explore this topic of ICO’s and why this a key theme for reviews. Expect this conversation to explore: What is the ’Team around the family’ model? The long-term aim of integrated care organisations Has there been progress? What are some of the barriers to making this a success? Are you fired up to generate implementable learning in reviews which could potentially improve the lives of vulnerable people?...
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007 I refuse to do this anymore
The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector Podcast
It’s time for the system to link child and father data universally. One way to start would be to do this in health records. Reviews continue to flag this system change as well as the need to link male and female partners within records to allow for more holistic assessment and immediate safeguarding. Listen in if you feel strongly as I do. Expect this conversation to explore: the catalyst for change that may be approaching how an amendment to legislation will support necessary change the role that multi-agency working plays the means to establish a more...
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006 Why Tackling Cuckooing Needs a Multi Agency Approach
The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector Podcast
Cuckooing is a practice where people take over a person’s home and use the property to facilitate exploitation. There’s much work to do to improve multi agency working when it comes to identifying cuckooing as well as responding to it. Have you been involved in analysing multi agency practice around cuckooing? If so this episode is designed for you. Expect this conversation to explore: the signs of cuckooing the link with anti social behaviour identifying risk in the Anti Social Behaviour Risk Assessment Conference what to expect with a brand new cuckooing offence my thoughts on...
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005 Learning Isn't Linear
The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector Podcast
In this bitesize episode of the Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector Podcast I share how a review can be a high quality learning experience when an engaging review model is used. Hear me talk about: when learning truly begins during a review what key elements a review requires to ensure learning takes place what happens in the 6 months period of a review what is required in the 6 month period why my reviews would never generate implementable outcomes without one vital ingredient how do we get to a small number of recommendations the unexpected positive outcomes of reviews Are you...
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004 Brand New Learning: Evie
The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector Podcast
In this bitesize episode of the Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector Podcast I share different ways we can disseminate learning following a review and the learnings from the latest SILP Safeguarding Adults Review that has been published. Hear me talk about: a recently published Safeguarding Adults Review and the key learning the importance of sharing learning following a review the different ways dissemination can happen how creative ways of disseminating are starting to be seen Are you fired up to generate implementable learning in reviews which could potentially improve the...
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003 Supportive or Stigmatising?
The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector Podcast
In this bitesize episode of the Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector Podcast I talk about how a person's experience of trauma in childhood is included in reviews. Hear me talk about: 👉🏻 the impact the words we write can have in reviews 👉🏻 my caution around use of the term ACE’s 👉🏻 why expanding our knowledge from research can lead to over simplification or stigma Are you fired up to generate implementable learning in reviews which could potentially improve the lives of vulnerable people? Join me for my on demand webinar 'How to Establish an...
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002 Lost In Translation
The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector Podcast
In this bitesize episode of the Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector Podcast I talk about the challenges around translation services for vulnerable people whose first language in not English., particularly where support around domestic abuse may be needed. Hear me talk about: why a professional interpreter is important for vulnerable people why every patient and service user deserves to have detailed and accurate recording about their communication needs the need for interpreters with specialist domestic abuse knowledge the impact of victims of domestic abuse whose first language is...
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001 What Does Think Family Really Mean in 2025
The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector Podcast
In this bitesize episode of the Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector Podcast I talk about tackling domestic abuse through the lens of children facing services v adult facing services. Hear me talk about: Key points from the newsletter e.g. why I believe the Think Family agenda is beginning to get the attention it deserves the reason that we have services that service children and adults separately the frustration that arises around how these services support the whole family what is lacking in our system the latest government initiative designed to protect children from harm Are you...
info_outlineMost 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 with the dilemmas this issue raises. The idea that reviews distort the picture of the totality of the work being done does not sit comfortably with any of us, but Jonathan makes a good case on this point. Expect a few lightbulb moments. Is it too high an aspiration to expect reviews to change behaviours & cultures? Hear from one of my favourite thinkers to find out more.
About Jonathan Dickens:
Jonathan Dickens is Emeritus Professor of Social Work. He worked in the school of social work from 1998 to 2023, and served as head of school from 2016-21. Before joining UEA, Jonathan had worked in Peterborough as a community worker, in London as a local authority social worker and then as a child care legal adviser (advising and acting on behalf of the local authority in court proceedings relating to children) and in Romania (1994 to 1997), as a trainer and consultant to teams of Romanian social workers.
The multiple and competing functions of local reviews of serious child abuse cases in England:
https://doi.org/10.1177/02610183231218965
About Donna Ohdedar:
Donna has 16 years public sector experience, including her last role as Head of Law for a leading metropolitan authority. Now a safeguarding adviser & trainer, Donna is involved in serious case reviews in both children’s and adults’ safeguarding, domestic homicide and is a SILP Reviewer and Mentor. Donna offers ‘SILP School’ her university accredited training course, Momentum her space for reviewers & a free online network for leaders in review practice.
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