Paula Telford Karen Burrows Mike Williams NSPCC

1. WhatHelpsSocialWorkers
MakeGood Decisions inCases
ofNeglect?

2. NSPCCStrategy
PriorityThemes
Evaluation
Context

3. • Unbiasedfile/reportread
APPROACH
• FocusedFFRusingNCFASG
• Co-WorkedbyLA&NSPCCSW
• Independentscalingusingdefinitions
• NSPCCauthoredreport
• ReportownedbySSD

4. NCFAS-G Domains
A. Environment
B. ParentalCapabilities
C. FamilyInteractions
D. FamilySafety
E. ChildWell-being
F. Social/CommunityLife
G. Self-Sufficiency
H. FamilyHealth

5. WhatHelps?
• Focusonlong-termsafetyofthechild
• Therequirementtobeevidencebased
• Capacityforcriticalreflection
• Increasedtimegiventothefamily
• Theuseofnumericalscoresandtrafficlight
codedcharts
• Thefocusonstrengthsaswellasweaknesses

6. • Emphasisoncommunication (withinLA)
Learning fromImplementation
• Factoringincapacityforchildren'ssessions
• TrainingLA SWsandNSPCCtogether
• Cannotoverstateimportanceofprofessional
andtrustingrelationships

7. • Farmer, E. and Lutman, E. (2012) Effective working with neglected children and
their families: linking to long term outcomes. London: JKP
• Gardner, R. (2008) Developing an effective response to neglect and emotional
harm to children, University of East Anglia and the NSPCC
• Daniel, B., Taylor, J., Scott., J.Derbyshire, D. and Neilson, D. (2011) Recognizing
and Helping the Neglected Child: Evidence-Based Practice for Assessment and
Intervention, London: JKP
• Gaudin, J. M. (1999) Child Neglect: Short – Term and Long – Term outcomes, in,
Dubowitz, H. [Ed} Neglected children: research, Practice and Policy, London:
Sage Publications, pp89-108
• Full reading list available in hard copy
RelatedReading

8. PaulaTelford
Tel:01912275300
Mobile:07880881420
Paula.Telford@NSPCC.org.uk
KarenBurrows
Tel:01792456545
Mobile:07833441163
Karen.Burrows@NSPCC.org.uk
MikeWilliams
Tel:02037729271
MikeWilliams@NSPCC.org.uk
Contacts

9. Any
questions?