Edinburgh and Lothians Practitioner Forum

1. Edinburgh and Lothians Practitioner Forum Social Work Supervision, Celebration and Inspection

2. Social Work Supervision, Celebration and Inspection • Three things today: • Supervision survey • Celebrations of social work • Children’s services Joint Inspection

3. But first • Who am I? • What do I do? • Why am I in front of you today?

4. But first • Who am I? Quality Assurance and Compliance Manager • What do I do? • Why am I in front of you today?

5. But first • Who am I? Quality Assurance and Compliance Manager • What do I do? • Why am I in front of you today?

6. But first • Who am I? Quality Assurance and Compliance Manager • What do I do? Quality Assurance, Regulation and Public Protection • Why am I in front of you today?

7. But first • Who am I? Quality Assurance and Compliance Manager • What do I do? Quality Assurance, Regulation and Public Protection • Why am I in front of you today? Supervision survey Celebrations of social work Children’s Services Joint Inspection

8. Supervision survey

9. Supervision survey • Shamelessly taken from other local authorities

10. Supervision survey • Shamelessly taken from other local authorities • Piloted in 2017 – C&F

11. Supervision survey • Shamelessly taken from other local authorities • Piloted in 2017 – C&F • Repeated in 2018 for C&F (including CJSW)

12. Supervision survey • Shamelessly taken from other local authorities • Piloted in 2017 – C&F • Repeated in 2018 for C&F (including CJSW) • Initial survey completed in 2019 (April) for EHSCP

13. Supervision survey • Findings

14. Supervision survey • Findings

15. Supervision survey • Findings

16. Supervision survey • Supervision and social work

17. Supervision survey • Supervision and social work • If a bedrock – why at best 20% of staff not receiving either quality of or frequency of supervision?

18. Supervision survey • Supervision and social work • If a bedrock – why at best 20% of staff not receiving either quality of or frequency of supervision? • How do we move these figures along?

19. Supervision survey • Supervision and social work • If a bedrock – why at best are 20% of staff not receiving either quality of or frequency of supervision? • How do we move these figures along? • What’s your experience of supervision?

20. Supervision survey Questions?

21. Celebrating what we do

22. Celebrating what we do

23. Celebrating what we do • Observations

24. Celebrating what we do • Observations • We collectively (not universally) tend to talk down the contribution to society that social work makes

25. Celebrating what we do • Observations • We collectively (not universally) tend to talk down the contribution to society that social work makes • We do not, if 2019 award shortlisting is a measuring stick, tend to nominate each other for awards

26. Celebrating what we do • Observations • We collectively (not universally) tend to talk down the contribution to society that social work makes • We do not, if 2019 award shortlisting is a measuring stick, tend to nominate each other for awards • We have a Social Work Day that tends not to have much fanfare or celebration connected to it

27. Celebrating what we do • Observations • We collectively (not universally) tend to talk down the contribution to society that social work makes • We do not, if 2019 award shortlisting is a measuring stick, tend to nominate each other for awards • We have a Social Work Day that tends not to have much fanfare or celebration connected to it • Could we better as a profession celebrating our daily achievements with some of the biggest, wickedest, and endemic social issues than we currently are?

28. Celebrating what we do • The ask

29. Celebrating what we do • The ask • A commitment to work on an annual event to celebrate Social Work Day

30. Celebrating what we do • The ask • A commitment to work on an annual event to celebrate Social Work Day • Consideration and sharing how best to celebrate good practice

31. Celebrating what we do • The ask • A commitment to work on an annual event to celebrate Social Work Day • Consideration and sharing how best to celebrate good practice • How do you tell your social work good news stories?

32. Children’s Inspection

33. Inspection

34. Children’s Inspection • Self evaluation • 5 questions

35. Children’s Inspection • Self evaluation • 5 questions

36. Children’s Inspection • Self evaluation • 5 questions • 2 weeks of inspection

37. Children’s Inspection • Self evaluation • 5 questions • 2 weeks of inspection • 115 files read

38. Children’s Inspection • Self evaluation • 5 questions • 2 weeks of inspection • 115 files read • 220 staff involved in focus groups

39. Children’s Inspection • Self evaluation • 5 questions • 2 weeks of inspection • 115 files read • 220 staff involved in focus groups • 107 children and young people in meetings

40. Children’s Inspection • Self evaluation • 5 questions • 2 weeks of inspection • 115 files read • 220 staff involved in focus groups • 107 children and young people in meetings • 44 parents met with

41. Children’s Inspection • Self evaluation • 5 questions • 2 weeks of inspection • 115 files read • 220 staff involved in focus groups • 107 children and young people in meetings • 44 parents met with • 129 children and young people survey responses

42. Children’s Inspection • Self evaluation • 5 questions • 2 weeks of inspection • 115 files read • 220 staff involved in focus groups • 107 children and young people in meetings • 44 parents met with • 129 children and young people survey responses • 2798 staff survey responses

43. Children’s Inspection • Strengths

44. Children’s Inspection • Strengths • Recognising and responding well to circumstances of immediate risk

45. Children’s Inspection • Strengths • Recognising and responding well to circumstances of immediate risk • Strength’s based approaches leading to increased well being and family resilience

46. Children’s Inspection • Strengths • Recognising and responding well to circumstances of immediate risk • Strength’s based approaches leading to increased well being and family resilience • More children in community settings due to strengthened kinship use

47. Children’s Inspection • Strengths • Recognising and responding well to circumstances of immediate risk • Strength’s based approaches leading to increased well being and family resilience • More children in community settings due to strengthened kinship use • Multi-disciplinary through and after care services were successfully supporting young people

48. Children’s Inspection • Areas for improvement

49. Children’s Inspection • Areas for improvement • Strategic corporate parenting arrangements unclear and not having full impact on outcomes

50. Children’s Inspection • Areas for improvement • Strategic corporate parenting arrangements unclear and not having full impact on outcomes • Children and young people were sharing views, yet the Partnership aware that they were not using this feedback