by diviadmin | Oct 30, 2016 | Policy, Youth Justice
Looked After children or those on a Care Order have access to after care. So why not young people on criminal court orders? Why YOT kids may need aftercare… Despite the valiant efforts of those working to prevent young people from offending, it happens. Some...
by diviadmin | Feb 21, 2016 | Policy, Reports, Youth Justice
The last two weeks have seen a couple of developments in the youth justice field. Both have suggested a change in the way we do custody for children. So, where next for youth custody?… The two developments I mentioned are the YJB stats report for December 2015...
by diviadmin | Jan 30, 2016 | Policy, Practice
In my view, agency (& government) obsession with data-gathering has gone too far. The method is wrong, the emphasis is wrong, the outcomes are wrong. So what’s to be done? How numbers are replacing people… I’m a believer that stats can help....
by diviadmin | Nov 8, 2015 | Adoption, Policy
Do I believe in human rights? Absolutely. Do I believe in parents’ rights when their kids are in care? Absolutely. But… Are there times when parents’ rights should be limited and contact should stop? I believe there are. Here’s why… I...
by diviadmin | Sep 27, 2015 | Child Devmt, Misc., Policy, Reports
It’s all about behaviour, right? Think about it, most of us spend our time dealing with the things troubled children and young people do. I want to unpick this a little, because I think we might be barking up the wrong tree… So how should we understand the...
by diviadmin | Sep 5, 2015 | Policy, Safeguarding
Since 2008 the western world has been in financial trouble. And most of us have been affected by it in some way. Those working with disadvantaged and vulnerable people are seeing this first hand… Worryingly, child protection is a case in point… (Watch the...
