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Why the new John Lewis advert matters

Year:  | Topic: Adoption, Foster care, Permanence, Stigma, Voices of young people | Author: Samantha Fiander
It's long been understood now that there is a pressing need to ‘reframe’ care, something being taken forward with the support of the Each and…
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Developing practice for care records in Scotland

Year: 2022 | Topic: Corporate parenting, Foster care, Kinship care, Local authority, Permanence, Residential care, Throughcare and aftercare, Voices of young people, Brothers and sisters | Author: CELCIS
This briefing is for all practitioners involved in writing, managing and/or supporting access to care records.
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CELCIS’s response to the National Care Service Consultation

Year: 2021 | Topic: Active implementation, Adoption, Child protection, Child sexual exploitation (CSE), Child trafficking, Children's hearings system, Corporate parenting, Disability, Domestic abuse, Education, Foster care, Health and Wellbeing, Kinship care, Legislation, Local authority, Looked after at home, Neglect, Parental alcohol and/or drug use, Parental mental health, Permanence, Residential care, Secure care, Stigma, Throughcare and aftercare, Voices of young people, COVID | Author: CELCIS
Proposals for a National Care Service in Scotland were published for consultation by the Scottish Government in August 2021. CELCIS’s respons…
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Testing Change Ideas to Improve Permanence Timescales for Looked After Children: Experiences of the Two Week Planning Meeting

Year: 2021 | Topic: Permanence | Author: Dr Brandi Lee Lough Dennell, Research Associate, CELCIS
This report presents qualitative research undertaken in one of the Scottish local authorities involved in the Permanence and Care Excellence …
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CELCIS's commitment to keeping The Promise

Year: 2021 | Topic: Active implementation, Adoption, Child protection, Child sexual exploitation (CSE), Child trafficking, Children's hearings system, Corporate parenting, Disability, Domestic abuse, Education, Emotional abuse, Fabricated or Induced Illness in children, Female Genital Mutilation, Foster care, Health and Wellbeing, Historical abuse, International, Kinship care, Legislation, Local authority, Looked after at home, Neglect, Online safety, Parental alcohol and/or drug use, Parental mental health, Permanence, Physical abuse, Residential care, Secure care, Sexual abuse, Stigma, Throughcare and aftercare, Voices of young people | Author: CELCIS
Learn more about CELCIS’s response and our offer to work in collaboration with The Promise and those working to support children, young peopl…
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More than a promise: the imperative to make change happen

Year: 2021 | Topic: Active implementation, Child protection, Corporate parenting, Health and Wellbeing, Local authority, Permanence | Author: Claire Burns
Claire Burns, Director (Acting), CELCIS – Centre for Excellence for Children’s Care and Protection, marks the first anniversary of The Promis…
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Voluntary Accommodation of Infants, Children, and Young People in Scotland (Section 25): An initial exploration

Year: 2020 | Topic: Corporate parenting, Foster care, Legislation, Local authority, Permanence, Voices of young people | Author: Micky Anderson, Brandi Lee Lough Dennell, and Robert Porter
Findings in relation to the purpose, frequency, and variation in us of section 25 orders.
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Data matters: the role of Minimum Datasets in improving child protection processes

Year: 2020 | Topic: Local authority, Permanence | Author: Jo Cochrane
Jo Cochrane is the Children’s Services Development and Assurance Team Manager at Dumfries and Galloway Council, since retired. Since 2018, CE…
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Assessment of prospective kinship, foster and adoptive carers and progress of permanence planning during Covid-19 Lockdown

Year: 2020 | Topic: Adoption, Foster care, Kinship care, Permanence | Author: CELCIS
A summary of local experience and learning during the Covid-19 crisis across Scotland March to August 2020
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Kinship carers' experiences during the coronavirus crisis

Year: 2020 | Topic: Children's hearings system, Corporate parenting, Health and Wellbeing, Kinship care, Permanence | Author: Kirsty Deacon
CELCIS has published supplementary analysis on a survey of kinship carers' experiences during the coronavirus crisis which the charity Family…
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Under the spotlight of COVID-19: Real change is possible

Year: 2020 | Topic: Active implementation, Education, Health and Wellbeing, Permanence | Author: Claire Burns
Claire Burns, Director of CELCIS (Acting), takes a moment to consider how much we have learned that we didn’t know before the COVID-19; how t…
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Beyond the Headlines: Understanding Data

Year: 2020 | Topic: Adoption, Child protection, Corporate parenting, Foster care, Kinship care, Legislation, Local authority, Looked after at home, Permanence | Author: CELCIS
This is the third in a series of briefings – Beyond the Headlines – that has been providing further information and analysis on commonly repo…
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Finding the ‘invisible’ adopters

Year: 2020 | Topic: Adoption, Foster care, Kinship care, Legislation, Local authority, Permanence | Author: Leanne McIver
Pride month 2020 was a bit different from previous years. The restrictions in place in various ways around the world to address the ongoing c…
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Experiences of virtual Children’s Hearings: A rapid consultation – Report for Young People

Year: 2020 | Topic: Adoption, Child protection, Children's hearings system, Corporate parenting, Emotional abuse, Foster care, Kinship care, Legislation, Local authority, Looked after at home, Permanence, Residential care, Secure care, Throughcare and aftercare | Author: Robert Porter, Fiona Mitchell, Fern Gillon, Emma Young, Nina Vaswani
The Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020, which came into force in April 2020, altered several procedural requirements for Children’s Hearings in …
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Experiences of virtual Children’s Hearings: A rapid consultation – Report for Parents and carers

Year: 2020 | Topic: Adoption, Child protection, Children's hearings system, Corporate parenting, Emotional abuse, Foster care, Kinship care, Legislation, Local authority, Looked after at home, Permanence, Residential care, Secure care, Throughcare and aftercare | Author: Robert Porter, Fiona Mitchell, Fern Gillon, Emma Young, Nina Vaswani
The Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020, which came into force in April 2020, altered several procedural requirements for Children’s Hearings in …
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Experiences of virtual Children’s Hearings: A rapid consultation report

Year: 2020 | Topic: Adoption, Child protection, Children's hearings system, Corporate parenting, Emotional abuse, Foster care, Kinship care, Legislation, Local authority, Looked after at home, Permanence, Residential care, Secure care, Throughcare and aftercare | Author: Robert Porter, Fiona Mitchell, Fern Gillon, Emma Young, Nina Vaswani
The Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020, which came into force in April 2020, altered several procedural requirements for Children’s Hearings in …

Scottish Children's Reporter Administration (SCRA) Corporate Plan 2020-23

Year: 2020 | Topic: Children's hearings system, Legislation, Permanence | Author: Scottish Children's Reporter Administration (SCRA)
The Scottish Children's Reporter Administration (SCRA) has published its new Corporate Plan for 2020-23, driven by the organisation's strateg…
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Independent Care Review reports

Year: 2020 | Topic: Active implementation, Adoption, Child protection, Children's hearings system, Corporate parenting, Education, Foster care, Health and Wellbeing, Kinship care, Legislation, Local authority, Looked after at home, Neglect, Permanence, Residential care, Stigma, Throughcare and aftercare, Voices of young people | Author: Independent Care Review
Scotland’s Independent Care Review published its findings and recommendations,
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Children Without Parental Care and Alternative Care: Findings from Research

Year: 2019 | Topic: Foster care, International, Permanence, Residential care, Throughcare and aftercare, Voices of young people | Author: Dr Chrissie Gale
This short paper contributes evidence regarding the situation of children without parental care and provision of suitable alternative care in…
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Continuing Professional Development - Permanence training Programme

Year: 2019 | Topic: Adoption, Corporate parenting, Foster care, Kinship care, Legislation, Local authority, Permanence | Author: Research in Practice
A new Continuing Professional Development (CPD) course on permanence for social workers in England has been launched by Research in Practice …
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PACE is changing

Year: 2019 | Topic: Permanence | Author: Carol Wassell
Carol Wassell, Permanence and Care Excellence programme lead at CELCIS, provides an update on a programme of work which is making lasting and…
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Inform Briefing - Access to Care Records

Year: 2019 | Topic: Adoption, Child protection, Children's hearings system, Corporate parenting, Emotional abuse, Foster care, Kinship care, Legislation, Local authority, Looked after at home, Permanence, Residential care, Secure care, Throughcare and aftercare | Author: Lizzie Morton
We have produced a briefing for corporate parents about the rights of care experienced people to access their records, the importancce of rec…
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PACE Data Community Workshop - Milestones, measures and aims: How to incorporate the Data ‘ask’ into the system

Year: 2019 | Topic: Adoption, Children's hearings system, Corporate parenting, Foster care, Kinship care, Local authority, Looked after at home, Permanence, Residential care | Author: CELCIS
The PACE Community is engaged in driving forward improvement for looked after children, and recently hosted a PACE Data Community Event, Mil…
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Gathering PACE 2018

Year: 2018 | Topic: Adoption, Children's hearings system, Corporate parenting, Foster care, Health and Wellbeing, Kinship care, Local authority, Looked after at home, Permanence | Author: CELCIS
The CELCIS annual Gathering PACE event took place at the Perth Convert Hall on Wednesday 7 November 2018, where we welcomed 96 delegates to t…
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Practice Exchange Workshop: Pre-birth planning, Assessment and 'Getting it right from the start'

Year: 2018 | Topic: Adoption, Child protection, Children's hearings system, Foster care, Health and Wellbeing, Kinship care, Local authority, Neglect, Permanence, Physical abuse | Author: CELCIS
The PACE (Permanence and Care Excellence) team at CELCIS hosted a Practice Echange Workshop on 15 November 2018 in Glasgow, with almost 70 de…
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National Statistics Children looked after in England including adoption: 2017 to 2018

Year: 2018 | Topic: Adoption, Corporate parenting, Foster care, Kinship care, Local authority, Looked after at home, Neglect, Permanence, Physical abuse | Author: Department for Education
The UK Government’s Department for Education has published the Children looked after in England including adoption: 2017 to 2018 statistics f…
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Born into care: Newborns in care proceedings in England

Year: 2018 | Topic: Adoption, Child protection, Foster care, Permanence | Author: Nuffield Family Justice Observatory for England and Wales
Infants subject to care proceedings as newborns are the focus of this report from the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory for England and Wal…
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Understanding children's journeys

Year: 2018 | Topic: Permanence | Author: Alison Penman
In this film interview with Alison Penman from Dumfries and Galloway, she explains how her team has been able to use data to help visualise a…
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Visualising the difference

Year: 2018 | Topic: Local authority, Permanence | Author: David McQueen
David McQueen from Shetland explains how data is being used to help support decision making for children and young people in Shetland in orde…
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"Mummy’s Little Punchbag"

Year: 2018 | Topic: Adoption, Child protection, Children's hearings system, Foster care, Local authority, Looked after at home, Permanence, Residential care, Voices of young people | Author: Kenny Murray
Kenny Murray comments on the Children's Hearings Scotland 'Be A Force For Good' campaign.
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Animal Magic - The benefits of being around and caring for animals across care settings.

Year: 2018 | Topic: Health and Wellbeing, Looked after at home, Permanence, Residential care, SIRCC, Voices of young people | Author: Care Inspectorate
The benefits of being around and caring for animals across care settings.
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Contact Decisions in the Children’s Hearings System

Year: 2018 | Topic: Permanence | Author: CELCIS, SCRA
CELCIS in partnership with SCRA (the Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration) research project looking at contact decisions in the Childr…
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Practice Exchange Workshop: Children's journeys into permanence, using data to make a difference

Year: 2018 | Topic: Permanence | Author: CELCIS
The PACE (Permanence and Care Excellence) team at CELCIS hosted a Practice Exchange Workshop event on 19 June 2018 in Glasgow, where we welco…
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Seeing and Shifting the Roots of Opinions - Mapping the Gaps between Expert and Public Understandings of Care Experience and the Care System in Scotland

Year: 2018 | Topic: Adoption, Child protection, Children's hearings system, Corporate parenting, Education, Foster care, Kinship care, Local authority, Looked after at home, Permanence, Residential care, SIRCC, Throughcare and aftercare, Voices of young people | Author: The Robertson Trust, Life Changes Trust, CELCIS
This report presents findings from a project sponsored by and conducted in close partnership with The Robertson Trust, Life Changes Trust and…
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Child Protection and Permanence System Map

Year: 2017 | Topic: Children's hearings system, Kinship care, Local authority, Looked after at home, Permanence, Residential care | Author: CELCIS
How a new tool can help map a child’s journey to a better future.
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Gathering PACE 2017

Year: 2017 | Topic: Adoption, Children's hearings system, Foster care, Health and Wellbeing, Kinship care, Local authority, Looked after at home, Permanence | Author: CELCIS
At our annual Gathering PACE (Permanence and Care Excellence) event on 16 November, we welcomed over 120 delegates from across Scotland. Gat…
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We need to talk about adoption

Year: 2017 | Topic: Adoption, Permanence, Voices of young people | Author: Fiona Aitken
Fiona Aitken, Director Scotland for Adoption UK, talks about the significance of Adoption Week in Scotland and the need to listen to the voic…
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Tried and tested: Local changes in the Permanence and Care Excellence (PACE) programme

Year: 2017 | Topic: Local authority, Permanence | Author: CELCIS
This document provides a snapshot of examples of ‘tests of change’ that have been successfully introduced in some of our local Permanence and…
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Infants may not be able to speak but their voice is important

Year: 2017 | Topic: Child protection, Health and Wellbeing, Neglect, Permanence, Voices of young people | Author: Linda Davidson
Linda Davidson discusses every child's need for sensitive and responsive care.
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Children can easily become lost in the system, but a timeline can help you see them

Year: 2017 | Topic: Adoption, Children's hearings system, Corporate parenting, Foster care, Local authority, Looked after at home, Permanence, Residential care, Voices of young people | Author: Linda Davidson
Linda Davidson, Permanence Consultant at CELCIS, explains how a timeline can be a powerful tool in making child-centred decisions.
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Adoption Task Force

Year: 2017 | Topic: Adoption, Permanence | Author: CELCIS
A wide variety of adoption resources based on learning and experience of adoption practitioners.
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Consultation response: The New National Health and Social Care Standards

Year: 2017 | Topic: Active implementation, Corporate parenting, Education, Foster care, Health and Wellbeing, Legislation, Permanence, Residential care, Throughcare and aftercare | Author: Lizzie Morton
Response to Scottish Government's consultation on the new proposed Standards for Health and Social Care.
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How will bairns fair in 2017?

Year: 2017 | Topic: Foster care, International, Kinship care, Legislation, Online safety, Permanence, Residential care, Stigma | Author: Jennifer Davidson
Jennifer Davidson blogs about what 2016 has meant for the children’s sector and what the year ahead will bring.
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Concurrency: Planning for all outcomes

Year: 2016 | Topic: Adoption, Child protection, Foster care, Permanence | Author: Carol Wassell
What’s known as concurrency planning is beginning to be adopted in Scotland, and it's a potent means of achieving permanent, stable homes an…
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Getting the parents' point of view across

Year: 2016 | Topic: Child protection, Children's hearings system, Permanence | Author: Paul McKee
Paul McKee is an advocacy worker who helps parents to express their views when decisions are being made about their children.
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Legal opinion: We can do our bit to cut down drift in permanence planning

Year: 2016 | Topic: Local authority, Permanence | Author: Jennifer McKearney
Jennifer McKearney, of Aberdeenshire’s legal and governance department explains how PACE has cut drift and delay in their decision making
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Planning starts at a very early stage in East Renfrewshire

Year: 2016 | Topic: Kinship care, Local authority, Permanence | Author: Ruth Nairn, East Renfrewshire Council
In East Renfrewshire Council, social workers have been working hard to tackle drift and delay in looked-after children in the pre-birth to th…
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Kinship care: a sense of belonging, a sense of security

Year: 2016 | Topic: Kinship care, Local authority, Permanence | Author: Kim Irwin, Kinship Care Assessor
Kinship care can have major benefits for children and young people in terms of stability and permanence –but, it’s not always that simple...
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Contact with their past can give children a sense of belonging

Year: 2016 | Topic: Local authority, Permanence | Author: Carol Wassell
Our permanence consultant Carol Wassell works with local authorities and other agencies to help ensure children get good permanent placements…
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What drift and delay really means for children

Year: 2016 | Topic: Local authority, Permanence | Author: Lisa McKenzie, East Renfrewshire Council
Lisa McKenzie from East Renfrewshire Health and Social Care Partnership talking about the improvements they made with the help of PACE
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Adoption: dispelling the myths and realising the reality

Year: 2016 | Topic: Adoption, Permanence | Author: Fiona Aitken
The rewards of adopting can far outweigh any barriers
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Knowing what we need to know, when we need to know it

Year: 2016 | Topic: Active implementation, Permanence | Author: Diana Beveridge, Scottish Government
Diana Beveridge of Scottish Government explains why improving permanence by reading the data works.
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People are an organisation's most important asset

Year: 2016 | Topic: Local authority, Permanence | Author: Jamie Willox, Aberdeenshire Council
Jamie Willox of Aberdeenshire Council explains the attention given to the workforce as part of PACE
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Peer support is empowering social workers in East Renfrewshire

Year: 2016 | Topic: Local authority, Permanence | Author: Lesley-Ann Stewart, East Renfrewshire Council
How social workers sharing ideas has been inspirational for their learning and practice.
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PACE is a real eye opener for Orkney Panel Member

Year: 2016 | Topic: Local authority, Permanence | Author: Calum Swanson, Orkney Panel Member
Panel Member and PACE champion Calum Swanson explains the difference PACE is making in Orkney
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Small changes reduce delay in permanence decisions by over 12 weeks

Year: 2016 | Topic: Local authority, Permanence | Author: Graeme Simpson, Aberdeen City Council
Aberdeen City Council, through the PACE programme, cuts 12 weeks off the time it takes to make permanence decisions for children in their car…
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Case Study: Sometimes the permanent placement is back home

Year: 2016 | Topic: Looked after at home, Permanence | Author: Renfrewshire Council
Cathie O'Donnell of Renfrewshire Council describes the case of a child who was able to return home permanently.
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Midlothian is ready for PACE

Year: 2016 | Topic: Permanence | Author: Midlothian Council
Scott McCallum of Midlothian Council discusses what they have put in place to get ready for the PACE programme.
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Peter talks about life as a kinship carer

Year: 2016 | Topic: Kinship care, Permanence | Author: Peter
In this podcast Peter, a kinship carer tells us about his struggles as he looks after his grandaughter.
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Are you ready to pick up the PACE?

Year: 2016 | Topic: Permanence | Author: Dominique Harvey
Getting ready to start on the PACE journey.
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Case study: Dumfries and Galloway Council's work with PACE

Year: 2016 | Topic: Permanence | Author: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Dumfries and Galloway Council aims to make real changes in the prospects of looked after children with better data gathering.
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Aberdeenshire half the size of reports they write for looked after children

Year: 2016 | Topic: Permanence | Author: Lynne Shuttleton
Lynne Shuttleton on how Aberdeenshire Council reduced paperwork to cut delays in permanence.
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A Children's Reporter reflects on the impact of PACE

Year: 2016 | Topic: Permanence | Author: Anne MacKenzie
Podcast of Anne MacKenzie, a Children's Reporter, reflecting on the PACE programme in Aberdeenshire.
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A Passion for Permanence

Year: 2016 | Topic: Kinship care, Permanence, Voices of young people | Author: Aileen Nicol
Why permanence matters for looked after children, and why we must share our passion to improve.
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Consultation response: A new future for social security in Scotland

Year: 2016 | Topic: Corporate parenting, Disability, Health and Wellbeing, Kinship care, Legislation, Looked after at home, Permanence, Residential care, Throughcare and aftercare | Author: Lizzie Morton
Response to proposals for a new future for social security in Scotland. We consider how proposals could impact on looked after children and c…
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Permanence and Care Excellence: Background,approach and evidence

Year: 2016 | Topic: Looked after at home, Permanence, Residential care | Author: Fiona Mitchell, Robert Porter
Introducing the PACE project which aims to reduce waiting times in finding permanent homes for children and young people.
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Throughcare and aftercare whole systems process flowchart

Year: 2016 | Topic: Children's hearings system, Corporate parenting, Kinship care, Looked after at home, Permanence, Residential care, Throughcare and aftercare | Author: Ewan Ross
An easy to follow practitioner’s guide to the key processes involved as a young person considers leaving care.
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The voice of children

Year: 2015 | Topic: Education, Local authority, Permanence, Voices of young people | Author: Linda O'Neill
A blog by Linda O'Neill discussing what children had to say in the recent Rees Centre report
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Moving quickly and confidently for permanence

Year: 2015 | Topic: Adoption, Corporate parenting, Foster care, Local authority, Permanence, Residential care | Author: Liz Brabender
In this blog Liz Brabender discusses how CELCIS tackles drift and delay in permanency.
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Overseen but often overlooked

Year: 2015 | Topic: Children's hearings system, Corporate parenting, Education, Health and Wellbeing, Legislation, Looked after at home, Permanence, Throughcare and aftercare, Voices of young people | Author: Vicki Welch, Jennifer Lerpiniere, Emma Young, Sue Sadler, John Paul Fitzpatrick
Study exploring the needs, outcomes and service provision for children currently or previously looked after at home.
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Evaluation Report: Early Years Assessment Team (Scottish Borders)

Year: 2015 | Topic: Adoption, Child protection, Foster care, Kinship care, Local authority, Looked after at home, Permanence | Author: Andressa Gadda, Vicki Welch, Malcolm Hill, Emma Young
Evaluation of a model of early intervention to improve the care and support to vulnerable families during pregnancy and once the baby is born…
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Kids like Kate need a home

Year: 2015 | Topic: Permanence | Author: East Renfrewshire Council
East Renfrewshire Council listen and learn from local residents to revamp their foster carer campaign.
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Safeguarders Research

Year: 2015 | Topic: Children's hearings system, Corporate parenting, Legislation, Permanence | Author: CELCIS
This executive summary draws out relevant points from across the whole study.
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Impact of the CELCIS Permanence and Care Team

Year: 2014 | Topic: Permanence | Author: Vicki Welch, Rachel Harris, Andressa Gadda, Dominique Harvey
Evaluation on the impact of the PaCT team who work with stakeholders across Scotland on permanence improvements.
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Interim review of the Permanence and Care Excellence programme

Year: 2014 | Topic: Permanence | Author: Vicki Welch, Rachel Harris, Andressa Gadda, Dominique Harvey
An interim evaluation of the Permanence and Care Excellence programme.
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Achieving permanence for disabled children

Year: 2014 | Topic: Corporate parenting, Disability, Permanence | Author: The Fostering Network, Quarriers, BAAF, CELCIS
Presentation of literature review findings on issues to providing permanence for disabled children and young people.
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Reach - Autumn 2013

Year: 2013 | Topic: Permanence | Author: CELCIS
Focuses on all things permanence and shows the great work going on to secure permanence for children.
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Adoption of disabled children - review of research

Year: 2013 | Topic: Disability, Permanence | Author: BAAF
Briefing from BAAF looking at the adoption of disabled children.
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REACH Snapshots of Permanence - What is happening in Scotland?

Year: 2013 | Topic: Permanence | Author: CELCIS
The permanence-based activities taking place across Scotland. Find ideas for your practice.
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Case for Concurrency Planning

Year: 2013 | Topic: Permanence | Author: Carol Wassell
Concurrency planning places the needs, rights and interests of the child at the centre.
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Permanence and Care Team Programme Plan

Year: 2013 | Topic: Permanence | Author: CELCIS
Details the vision of the Permanence Team Programme, clearly stating the services and supports we offer.
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What is Permanence?

Year: 2013 | Topic: Permanence | Author: CELCIS
The Permanence and Care team (PaCT) provide a short definition of permanence.
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Care Planning to Permanence Events

Year: 2013 | Topic: Permanence | Author: LACSIG
These findings relate to the key barriers to achieving successful outcomes in permanence for looked after children.
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Confidentiality agreement (Permanence Team)

Year: 2013 | Topic: Legislation, Permanence | Author: CELCIS
Details the responsibilities to respect confidentiality and how to raise issues of concern.
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Permanence flow chart

Year: 2013 | Topic: Legislation, Permanence | Author: CELCIS
A child's progress through the care system to permanence.
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Attachment Matters for All

Year: 2012 | Topic: Health and Wellbeing, Permanence, Residential care | Author: Judy Furnivall, Mary McKenna, Shelagh McFarlane, Edwina Grant
How far attachment theory underpins training and practice within Scotland’s children’s sector.
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Insights 11: Permanence and stability for disabled looked after children

Year: 2011 | Topic: Disability, Permanence | Author: Dr Claire Baker
This Insight examines attachment-informed practice with looked after children and young people.
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Evaluation of SIRCC HNC in Social Care

Year: 2007 | Topic: Permanence, SIRCC | Author: Donna Liyanage
The findings from a survey of residential childcare workers who have completed the HNC in Social Care.

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