Our very own Plymouth Trauma Informed Network has written a new training resource on vicarious trauma. It’s a ready to use power point presentation with supporting notes to help you deliver this within your team, organisation or for your own individual learning. The presentation explores what vicarious trauma is, how it manifests itself and how […]
‘Can you hear me?’……. ‘You’re on mute.’……….. ‘I’ll turn my camera off, that might help.’ These are phrases we are becoming more and more familiar with during Covid-19 as we’ve moved some or most of our professional conversations online. When it comes to having online or virtual contact with children and families we’ve equally had […]
This 60 Second Briefing aims to raise awareness of Plymouth’s new Multi Agency Guidance for Children Living with and Affected by Domestic Abuse . It’s been written in response to Covid-19 and the challenges this is bringing to those working with domestic abuse. Although the guidance looks at some of the unique circumstances Covid-19 has presented […]
We understand the unique circumstances everyone is working in during Covid-19 and want to make sure your access to sources of learning is as easy and accessible as possible. This quick guide helps point you in the right direction to support your learning needs on 4 key areas of practice: 1. Domestic Abuse 2. […]
Our latest 60 Second Briefing covers the topic of contextual safeguarding and explores what it is, what Plymouth is doing about it and where you can get more information. We have written the briefing in two formats…. Firstly the quick read document which you can access here Contextual Safeguarding 60 Second Briefing Secondly we have written […]
Plymouth Safeguarding Children Partnership are pleased to announce our new programme, ICON: Babies Cry, You Can Cope! to help parents and carers cope with a crying baby. Looking after a baby is a very special and wonderful time. We also know it can be a very stressful time and trying to calm a crying baby […]
This blog pulls together evidence based advice and research for professionals, parents and carers to support children and young people with worries about coronavirus. It also has resources on working with children with complex needs, children with autism, children with hearing difficulties and resources on online safety.
COVID 19 and Changes to Plymouth Safeguarding Children Partnership Working and Training Courses As you are aware, the current situation regarding COVID 19 is changing rapidly. Senior managers are meeting on Friday 20th March 2020 to look at implications for the safeguarding partnership. At present all arranged partnership meetings will be held via SKYPE/Conference call […]
The Plymouth Safeguarding Children Board’s (PSCB) Business Strategy has been approved for the period 2018-2020. It sets out the PSCB vision and mission statement, and identifies the core priorities and strategic objectives that will drive the work of the PSCB partners both now and during the period the PSCB transitions into the new multi-agency safeguarding […]
WORKING TOGETHER TO SAFEGUARD CHILDREN – JULY 2018 The Department for Education have released its updated guidance Working Together to Safeguard Children – July 2018. This guidance applies to all organisations and agencies who have functions relating to children. Specifically this guidance applies to all local authorities, clinical commissioning groups, police and other organisations and agencies. […]