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Get in touch with us at The P PodIn today's episode we hear first hand the devastating impact that abuse has on children and young people when we speak to a survivor of sexual abuse, who joins us to share her story to help us to learn how we can best support victims at the most critical times in their lives.Importantly though, we also speak with Jodie and Ellie from Barnardos Phoenix Project, who work to support victims of sexual abuse recover from their trauma.If you have been affected by to...

Get in touch with us at The P PodToday we're joined at the P Pod by our colleagues Lisa Hucker and Philippa Small from the Family Front Door, who are the front door for children's services in Somerset.In today's episode we talk about the role the front door plays in ensuring families receive the right help at the right time, and in particular what they look for when triaging an Early Help Assessment (EHA) when agencies are requesting the help of the Family Intervention Service or Children Soc...

Get in touch with us at The P PodToday sees the launch of the Somerset Trauma Informed Network so we've put together this special episode to introduce it to you and to find out what Trauma Informed Practice is, what it means for you, and how it can help the support offered to children and families.In todays episode we speak with a number of professionals from across the Partnership to find out what exactly a Trauma Informed approach entails, and how you can get involved.To find about more abo...

Get in touch with us at The P PodIn today's episode I'm pleased to be joined again by MI Trainer, Jackie Webb and Consultant Social Worker Sharron Ricketts to continue our conversation about how MI can be used to support families and safeguard children.In previous episodes we've discussed how MI can be used to support change - but what about those times when the journey of change isn't an option, and we need to deliver difficult messages and hold really challenging conversations?Is MI still r...

Get in touch with us at The P PodIn todays episode we're joined by a real expert in his field, Jordan Alexander, CEO of Prism Training and Chair of the National Working Group of Abuse Linked to Faith or Belief.This is an area that many may have heard of, but few of us really understand the intricacies of so we're so pleased Jordan has taken the time to inform us on this subject.For local guidance, policy and procedure go to Child Abuse linked to Faith or Belief (trixonline.co.uk)For further d...

Get in touch with us at The P PodIn todays episode we speak with Anthony Goble, one of the Local Authority Designated Officers (LADO's) for Somerset, about the role of the LADO and their role in safeguarding children and supporting the process when an allegation is made against someone who works with children.If you'd like to find out more about the Managing Allegations process you can find this on the SSCP Website HEREIf you are from an education setting within Somerset and would like to boo...