What Helps Social Workers Make Good Decisions in Cases of Neglect?

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This document discusses factors that help social workers make good decisions in cases of child neglect. It identifies several helpful approaches, including conducting an unbiased file review, focusing family functioning reports using standardized guidelines, co-working with local authorities and independent scaling using clear definitions. It also notes that focusing on long-term child safety, being evidence-based, allowing critical reflection, giving more time to families, using numerical scores and charts, and emphasizing strengths as well as weaknesses can help decision making. Maintaining professional and trusting relationships is also crucial. The document provides contact information for the NSPCC and lists related reading materials.

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• FocusedFFRusingNCFASG
• Co-WorkedbyLA&NSPCCSW
• Independentscalingusingdefinitions
• NSPCCauthoredreport
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A. Environment
B. ParentalCapabilities
C. FamilyInteractions
D. FamilySafety
E. ChildWell-being
F. Social/CommunityLife
G. Self-Sufficiency
H. FamilyHealth

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• Focusonlong-termsafetyofthechild
• Therequirementtobeevidencebased
• Capacityforcriticalreflection
• Increasedtimegiventothefamily
• Theuseofnumericalscoresandtrafficlight
codedcharts
• Thefocusonstrengthsaswellasweaknesses

• Emphasisoncommunication (withinLA)
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• Factoringincapacityforchildren'ssessions
• TrainingLA SWsandNSPCCtogether
• Cannotoverstateimportanceofprofessional
andtrustingrelationships

• 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
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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
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