Book review: Use Your W.I.T.S. written by Norgenta Lata
Research suggests that as many as 1 in 20 children in the UK have been sexually abused. Sexual abuse is one of the reasons why children are sometimes unable to live with their birth family and require adoption. That may be because they’ve been exposed to abuse themselves, or because there is a risk of […]
The adoption process: Statutory reviews
Once your child is home, it isn’t the case that you close the door and never hear from social services again. There are a number of statutory reviews and visits that take place by various professionals to make sure everything is ok and that you have all of the support you need. These visits can […]
Court proceedings
In social worker Kate Asprey’s first article, she looked at what happens when concerns are raised about the welfare of a child. In this second article, she explains the process when the decision is made that court proceedings are necessary. Issuing court proceedings If either change is not seen within the Public Law Outline (PLO) process, […]
Child protection: How does a child get taken into care?
There’s a perception that children who are placed for adoption are removed from their birth family without warning. The reality is far from this. There may be rare cases where an incident occurs which requires instant removal, but that is the exception, not the rule. I thought it would be helpful to highlight the steps […]