This series of short audio pieces and associated reflective questions aim to provide insight into lived experience perspectives of adult social care practice and the development of care and support plans.

Co-production, communities and risk

Laura Bracey from Research in Practice speaks to Matthew Tattersley, Project Manager for the Caring Dads programme within Leeds City Council.

Matthew reflects on the journey that Leeds City Council has been on to improve its support to fathers and his hopes for the future. He shares examples of positive practice with fathers, and advice for social workers looking to work more effectively.

This podcast is the first in a series of three podcasts about the journey that Leeds City Council is taking to develop work with men.

View the accompanying reflective questions: www.researchinpractice.org.uk/children/c…rom-leeds/

Working with men: Sharing learning from Leeds

Laura Bracey from Research in Practice speaks to Matt Tattersley, Project Manager for the Caring Dads programme within Leeds City Council.

Matt reflects on the journey that Leeds City Council has been on to improve its support to fathers and his hopes for the future. He shares examples of positive practice with fathers, and advice for social workers looking to work more effectively.

This podcast is the first in a series of three podcasts about the journey that Leeds City Council is taking to develop work with men.

View the accompanying reflective questions: www.researchinpractice.org.uk/children/content-pages/podcasts/working-with-men-in-leeds-caring-dads/

Working with men in Leeds: Caring Dads

In this podcast Meg Elizabeth, Keeley Howard and Evie Poingdestre, three members of the Young Researchers’ Advisory Panel (YRAP), talk about how young people’s participation in services and research can be protective at an individual level and for young people more widely.

View the accompanying reflective questions: https://www.researchinpractice.org.uk/children/content-pages/podcasts/participation-as-protection/
View the model: https://www.beds.ac.uk/media/jqjk3bvc/participation-as-protective-poster-web-3000-72dpi.jpg

Participation as protection

In this podcast Phil John talks to Gavin Moorghen from Social Work England about why continuing professional development (CPD) matters. CPD is at the heart of social work. It involves reflection and learning to maintain skills and knowledge needed to support people who draw on care throughout their lives. 

The impact of reflection on CPD

Research in Practice and Research in Practice for Adults have published their Delivery Programmes for 2018-19, which detail their upcoming publications, resources, workshops, webinars, conferences and much more over the next twelve months.

In this podcast, Susannah Bowyer Assistant Director for Research in Practice, and Lisa Smith, Assistant Director for Research in Practice for Adults discuss the topics that feed into these programmes, including strengths based working, mental health and transitions.

Delivery Programmes for 2018-19

Lead author Carlene Firmin (University of Bedfordshire) and Research in Practice Director Dez Holmes discuss the Safeguarding and exploitation – complex, contextual and holistic approaches: Strategic Briefing. They reflect on the holistic approach needed to protect children and young people who are, or who are at risk of, being exploited. The current system is arguably not designed to meet the needs and risks that young people face outside the family home. They explain the rationale behind complex, contextual, transitional and holistic safeguarding approaches and how they overlap and complement each other. Looking at a case example, they outline how the child protection system needs to adapt strategically and operationally in order to respond to the harm that this young person faced. They also discuss the importance of working with parents as partners and the need to work with communities to enable an effective safeguarding response for young people facing harm outside of the home.

Safeguarding children and young people from exploitation

Kate Kayley, Learning and Development Officer at Research in Practice for Adults, speaks to Greater Manchester’s Complex Safeguarding lead Jayne Horan and Detective Sergeant Deborah Hurst of Programme Challenger in the Modern Slavery Unit. 

Relevant to both rural and urban areas, they discuss definitions of cuckooing, criminal exploitation and county lines in the context of what the issues look like in Greater Manchester. They consider what the harm can look like to young people and adults who are exploited, how to see those who are exploited as victims and not just perpetrators, and begin to outline the system-wide shifts needed to tackle exploitation and offer support. This Podcast is the first in a two part series.

County lines, criminal exploitation and cuckooing part one: Greater Manchester's learning

Nicola Labuschagne talking about the challenge of the different timescales for young children and for parents being able to demonstrate capacity to change.

Working with parents with a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder: Part One

At Research in Practice, we bring together academic research, practice expertise and the experiences of people accessing services. We then apply this knowledge to develop a range of resources and learning opportunities, as well as delivering tailored services, expertise and training.

We work closely with professionals across the children, families and adult sectors to ensure our work is truly sector-led and responds to the most pressing issues.