1 / 9

Safeguarding and Family Support : Effective commissioning from the Third Sector

Safeguarding and Family Support : Effective commissioning from the Third Sector. Family Action. Provider of services to families since 1869 Over 100 services in 8 LG regions 45000 individuals /families supported Families with complex needs Young Carers Adults with mental health problems

johana
Download Presentation

Safeguarding and Family Support : Effective commissioning from the Third Sector

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Safeguarding and Family Support :Effective commissioning from the Third Sector

  2. Family Action • Provider of services to families since 1869 • Over 100 services in 8 LG regions • 45000 individuals /families supported • Families with complex needs • Young Carers • Adults with mental health problems • Grants services

  3. Haringey • Family support to Connolly family • Commissioned by Supporting People as part of a borough wide tenancy support service ( HARTS ) since 2003

  4. Authoritative Practice 1 • To be effective, professionals working in the field of child protection have to be authoritatively • Authoritative practitioners understand the need for challenge and are confident in the face of the facts • Authoritative practitioners share information appropriately

  5. Authoritative Practice 2 • Authoritative practitioners contribute effectively to assessments, conferences and core groups • An authoritative child protection plan is not a list of concerns; it clearly identifies risk, response and desired outcome • Authoritative practice follows through when response/outcome does not happen

  6. Effective commissioning 1 • The need to think strategically • Governance • Review and audit • Standards, policies and procedures • Assessment of risk • Safeguarding Manager /Designated lead

  7. Effective commissioning 2 • Neglect • Training and development • Induction process • Supervision and appraisal • Sharing and promoting good practice • Outcome measurement • Section 11 reviews

  8. Effective commissioning 3 • Qualifications ,skills and knowledge • Partnership working • Effective management • Challenge

  9. Some key issues • Professional authority • Good communication and information sharing :Safeguarding as a relay race • Clarity of roles and responsibilities • What outcomes are we looking for ? • How joined up are services in your area ?

More Related