Lunchtime webinar series – What is good practice in working with parents in child and family work?
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Effective children’s services need to work with parents, yet there is comparatively little research directly observing these often complicated and sometimes difficult conversations. The first half of this talk will share findings from studies observing over 300 recordings of practice to identify key features of effective practice. It will introduce a reliable coding scheme for core social work skills and present key findings from studies using these codes. The second half will compare the views of parents, care experienced adults and social workers with the coding scheme in relation to observations of practice . The seminar will conclude by proposing 4 core dimensions of good practice in working with parents in child and family social work and make suggestions for how individuals and organisations can support excellence in these areas.
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Professor Donald Forrester’s main interest is in what makes for effective child and family social work. In particular Donald is interested in the relationship between good practice and outcomes, and in understanding the features of organisations that produce good practice. More recently he has become interested in the opportunities and risks of applying AI into social work, with a focus on developing ethical and human-centred AI to support (and not replace) professional practice. He has led projects and programmes worth over £30 million, including setting up the Tilda Goldberg Centre, academic lead for the Frontline social work programme, founding the What Works Centre for Children’s Social Care, helping to found the Better Childhoods Centre in University College Copenhagen and the SCALE Centre for Social Care and AI research as well as leading CASCADE Centre for Children’s Social Care Research and Development.
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