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Specialist Assessment Team ICS referral pathway 

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Pathway guidance on how to referral a case to the Specialist Assessment Team on ICS.

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Specialist Assessment Team Referral Pathway

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Key message from research on Children and Young people who display sexually harmful behaviour

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Key message from research on Children and Young people who display sexually harmful behaviour

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Centre of expertise on child sexual abuse research.

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What is Video Interaction Guidance (VIG)

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What is Video Interaction Guidance (VIG)

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Youtube explanation of VIG.

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What is Video Interaction Guidance? (VIG)

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A read easy guide published by CHANGE for parents with additional needs to support their understanding of care proceedings.

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CUBAS leaflet for professionals

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A read easy guide on the role of the Official Solicitor by CHANGE

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Good practise guidance on working with parents with a learning disability

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Understanding ‘successful practice/s’ with parents with learning difficulties when there are concerns about child neglect: the contribution of Social Practice Theory.

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Understanding ‘successful practice/s’ with parents with learning difficulties when there are concerns about child neglect: the contribution of Social Practice Theory.

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Tarleton, B., & Turney, D. (2020). Understanding ‘successful practice/s’ with parents with learning difficulties when there are concerns about child neglect: the contribution of Social Practice Theory. Child Indicators Research, 13 (2020)

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The Impact of Domestic Violence and Abuse on Children

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The Impact of Domestic Violence and Abuse on Children

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Barnardo's Ireland Youtube clip on the impact of domestic abuse on children from the child.

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The Impact of Domestic Violence and Abuse on Children

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ParentAssess information booklet.

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Brief overview of the CASP-R model by authors Gareth Mc Gibbon and

Marcella Leonard.

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The Capacity & Ability to Supervise and Protect - Risk Framework - McGibbon Consultancy

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A structured framework for practitioners completing an assessment of a proposed carer’s capacity and ability to supervise and protect a child at risk of sexual or domestic violence. Gareth Mc Gibbon – Independent Social Worker Marcella Leonard – Independent Social Worker Introduction Child protection is one of the most high profile and challenging areas of […]

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SAT Sibling Assessment words and pictures 

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corambaaf sibling assessment - Google Search

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... sibling assessment and the impact they have on children and their sibling relationships ... corambaaf-conversations/what-sibling-assessments.

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Read Easy document on social work meetings

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Read Easy document on social work meetings

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Bristol University read easy document on types of Children's Services meetings.

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This video explains what substituted parenting is, the risks it presents to children and their parents, and what can be done to prevent it from happening.

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Resources for parents with learning disabilities and learning difficulties

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Supporting evidence-informed practice with children and families, young people and adults | Research in Practice

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Research in Practise website offering a range of resources, research and legislation guidance on how to work with parents who have additional needs.

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Supporting evidence-informed practice with children and families, young people and adults | Research in Practice

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Start for Life Campaign resources

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Babies in care proceedings: What do we know about parents with learning disabilities or difficulties? - Nuffield Family Justice Observatory

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This report explores the prevalence, circumstances and experiences of parents with learning disabilities or difficulties involved in care proceedings concerning their babies. It sets out key findings from an examination of court bundles, children’s social care records and interviews with parents, lawyers and social care professionals in England.

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Child Impact Assessment Framework (CIAF)

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The Cafcass Child Impact Assessment Framework (CIAF) is based on learning from practice, feedback from children and families, practice quality audits and learning reviews following significant incidents. It brings together the practice guidance, practice aids, references, and resources to support FCAs when undertaking their assessments of children and families in public and private family law proceedings.

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CHILDREN ’S NEEDS – PARENTING CAPACITY Child abuse: Parental mental illness, learning disability, substance misuse and domestic violence 2nd edition HEDY CLEAVER, IRA UNELL AND JANE ALDGATE

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Tiny Happy People is here to help you develop your child's language skills. Explore our simple activities and play ideas and find out about babies and toddlers' amazing early development.

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A chatty child is a happy child, so Tiny Happy People is here to help you develop your child’s communication skills through simple interaction and play.

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Parents with intellectual impairment in public law proceedings

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Parents with intellectual impairment in public law proceedings

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Sir Andrew McFarlane: President of the Family Division

Parents with intellectual impairment in

public law proceedings:

The Need to be Alert

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Pregnancy and Me From Bump to Baby - read easy document for parents to understand their pregnancy journey completed by Sherwood Forest Hospital Trust.

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The Lullaby Trust Safe Sleep for Babies read easy card 

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The Lullaby Trust Safe Sleep for Babies read easy card 

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The Lullaby Trust Safe Sleep for Babies read easy card

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Signs You re Being Groomed Without Realizing

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Free therapy worksheets. Topics include CBT, anger management, self-esteem, relaxation, stress management, addictions, and more.

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The impact of Domestic Abuse on children 0-5

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The impact of Domestic Abuse on children 0-5

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Barnardo's Ireland video on the impact of domestic abuse on children 0-5 years.

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Social engagement and dysregulation diagram 

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The Cycle of Change by Prochaska and DiClemente

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Working with Parents in Conflict - How do I support parents?

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DWP Parental Conflict Toolkit

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The Hidden Effects of Parental Addiction on Kids

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Any Way an Extension of the Crime’: Caregiver

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Family friendly information tool to support parents in how to safely handle their baby.

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Nacoa UK on Instagram: "Children of alcohol-dependent parents are in every school. 

Yet by ignoring the issue by design we leave them to suffer in silence.

That's why @josh_ffw speaks so movingly about Nacoa's Schools Outreach Programme, in partnership with @icelandcharity and others, managed by @coa_amy. 

Although we are climbing that mountain to get COAs recognised at a national policy level, in the meantime Nacoa visited over 100 schools last year to change young lives. 🙏

And this was such a powerful COA Lives Podcast with @jonashworth.

Listen to the COA Lives podcast wherever you get your podcasts, or watch the episode on the @nacoauk YouTube.

Please send much love to Josh in the comments. A most wonderful voice for the COA movement.

Join our movement for change become a member of Nacoa today. Link in Nacoa bio to find out more.

If you want to get involved or nominate your local school for Nacoa's Schools Outreach get in touch. 

Production donated by @storytelling.group and @andrewgabrielofficial.

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#Recovery #Education #Labour #Alcohol"

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3,213 likes, 117 comments - nacoauk on March 19, 2026: "Children of alcohol-dependent parents are in every school. 

Yet by ignoring the issue by design we leave them to suffer in silence.

That's why @josh_ffw speaks so movingly about Nacoa's Schools Outreach Programme, in partnership with @icelandcharity and others, managed by @coa_amy. 

Although we are climbing that mountain to get COAs recognised at a national policy level, in the meantime Nacoa visited over 100 schools last year to change young lives. 🙏

And this was such a powerful COA Lives Podcast with @jonashworth.

Listen to the COA Lives podcast wherever you get your podcasts, or watch the episode on the @nacoauk YouTube.

Please send much love to Josh in the comments. A most wonderful voice for the COA movement.

Join our movement for change become a member of Nacoa today. Link in Nacoa bio to find out more.

If you want to get involved or nominate your local school for Nacoa's Schools Outreach get in touch. 

Production donated by @storytelling.group and @andrewgabrielofficial.

Animation donated by @quintboa.

#Recovery #Education #Labour #Alcohol". 

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How can vulnerable mothers and babies be better supported to stay together, and humanely and sensitively cared for when it is not safe for them to do so?

Our aim is to support professionals to respond to the increasing numbers of babies being removed at birth, by exploring the needs of the mothers and children affected and the type of support required through the pre-birth period and beyond.

Research and resources on newborn babies in care proceedings by other organisations

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What do we know about children in the family justice system?

Our infographic pulls together what we know, and what we don't know, about children's journeys through the family justice system from national data.

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Research from Nuffield Family Justice Observatory into newborn babies in care proceedings.

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Range of read easy and video resources to support parents in caring for their child.

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The Resolutions Approach to Working with Complex Disputed Child Abuse

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The Resolutions Approach to Working with Complex Disputed Child Abuse

In child protection work we constantly face the challenge of professionals having concerns about child abuse that is disputed by the parents. The dispute may involve professional concerns about adult behaviours that professionals see as drug addiction, mental illness, sexual abuse, violent, coercive or neglect. Typically, we call these 'denial' cases which can absorb considerable time often taken up in arguing with parents and can often be exhausting for professionals.

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The Resolutions family therapy model created and developed by English social workers Susie Essex, John Gumbleton and Colin Luger is designed to bring a Safety organised approach to these disputed situations, bypassing the dispute - organising all of the practice [the parents, the children and naturally connected safety] around the question, 'given the professional concerns and whether you agree or not, would you be willing to work with us to show everyone nothing like this could happen in the future?

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The Resolutions approach offers specific tools and skills in assessment, engagement, explanations for the children, talking about the alleged abuse through similar but different or hypothetical conversations, involving a safety network, comprehensive safety planning and reunification.

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Along with Susie Essex, Andrew is the co-author of 'Working with situations of 'denied' child abuse: the Resolutions approach' first printed in 2006.

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In the 20 years since then Andrew has traveled the globe conducting onsite training with regional child protection authorities in the methods and practices of the Resolutions approach.

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Resolutions Approach Online Training

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Each calendar year Andrew offers four exclusive five week online courses providing a comprehensive introduction to the Resolutions approach.

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The number of attendees for each workshop is strictly limited.

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Over 300 Certified Practitioners have been trained and mentored online by Andrew in the Resolutions approach since its introduction in mid-2023.

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UK Councils that have taken advantage of this online delivery option include

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Barnsley

Bath & North East Somerset

Carmarthenshire

Derby

Gateshead

North Lincolnshire

North Tyneside

Southampton

York

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Here's what a recent participant has said about their online learning experience (See on LinkedIn)

The 2026 Online Training Program
Dates and Registration details for the upcoming training sessions are listed below

Individual, Consultation, Supervision and Support in the Resolutions Approach

Andrew offers consultation, supervision and support for professionals is use of the Resolutions approach in:

Expert Assessments regarding the appropriateness of using the Resolutions Approach in a particular case (usually prepared for Courts)

Expert Reunification Assessment when using the Resolutions Approach (or any reunification method)

Applying part or all elements of the Resolutions approach with Families and their Network to build and secure lasting safety for children in situations of disputed child abuse and neglect.

Contact Andrew directly for information and discuss your requirements at andrew@born2belong.com

Resolutions Approach English Partner: Kellie Potter

I am often asked who I can recommend in England to undertake an initial Resolutions Assessment and/or to deliver the program for a family and safety network where the parents are disputing serious child abuse concerns.

Over the past two years, I've worked very closely with Independent Social Worker Kellie Potter in applying the Resolutions approach. Recently we agreed to work in partnership to further develop how the approach can be best applied to meet current English court and local authority expectations and requirements in disputed cases. Kellie and I will continue to work together in the application of the Resolutions Approach on all the cases Kellie undertakes. Kellie can be contacted at kelliepotter@icloud.com

Resolutions References

Essex, S., Gumbleton, J. and Luger, C. (1996) Resolutions: Working with Families where responsibility for abuse is denied, Child Abuse Review 5: 191-202.

Essex, S. and Gumbleton, J. (1999) Similar but different conversations; working with denial in cases of severe child abuse, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy 20(3): 139-148.

Gumbleton, J. and Lusk, A. (1999) Child abuse: rehabilitation without admission - a new way forward, Family Law, 29: 822-825.

Hiles, M., Essex, S., Fox, A. and Luger, C. (2008). The 'words and pictures' storyboard: making sense for children and families. Context, 97: 10-16.

Smulian, M. (2021). Family Court judge issues ruling to highlight successful use of "Resolutions Model". https://www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk/child-protection/392-children-protection-news/47590-family-court-judge-issues-ruling-to-highlight-successful-use-of-resolutions-model

Turnell A. and Essex S. (2006). Working with situations of 'denied' child abuse: the Resolutions approach. Buckingham: Open University Press.

Turnell A. and Essex S. (2013). It takes a village: placing grandparents and extended family at the centre of safeguarding vulnerable children, in David Pitcher (ed.) Inside kinship care: understanding family dynamics and providing effective support, London: Jessica Kingsley.

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PACE - connection with correction guide for parents

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UK trauma council have a range of research and resources when working with children/young people who have experiences traumatic bereavement.

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Free, evidence-based resources to support schools, colleges and practitioners working with traumatically bereaved children and young people.

Traumatically bereaved children and young people experience significant distress and difficulties, over and above a more typical grief. Traumatic bereavement can be easily missed or misunderstood by parents, teachers and even bereavement practitioners, meaning that children's difficulties are not recognised.

These resources will give school staff and practitioners the knowledge and tools they need to identify, help and support children and young people experiencing a traumatic bereavement.

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These resources will give school staff and practitioners the knowledge and tools they need to identify, help and support children and young people experiencing a traumatic bereavement.

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UK Trauma council - research and resources on childhood trauma and the brain.

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Childhood Trauma and the Brain animation and accompanying educational materials for professionals and carers supporting children and young people.

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Supporting Children and Young People after potentially traumatic events

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If you’ve come to this page, it’s likely that you are looking for ways to support a child or young person after a very difficult or distressing event.