57: What's next for children's social care in England? A practical perspective

<div>This is the second in a two-part series looking at the future of children’s social care in England. <a href="https://audioboom.com/posts/8361796-what-s-next-for-children-s-social-care-in-england-an-interview-with-josh-macalister">Listen to the first episode, an interview with Josh MacAlister, here</a>.<br> <br> Earlier this year, the UK government published its vision for the reform of children's social care in England: Stable homes built on love.<br> <br> The strategy sets out a number of proposals to family support and early help services, including the rollout of new multi-disciplinary family help teams to provide earlier support to families so they don't reach crisis point.<br> <br> In this podcast episode three experts from the NSPCC consider what the government’s proposals might look like in practice.<br> <br> The discussion covered:<br> - the planned reforms to family support and early help services<br> - what new multi-disciplinary family help teams might look like<br> - the benefits and challenges of taking a family-first approach to social care<br> - the importance of developing meaningful relationships with families and considering lived experience<br> - changes to social care workforce roles, including the introduction of a new lead child protection practitioner role<br> - barriers to implementing reform, and how they might affect the day-to-day work of social care professionals.<br> <br> <strong>Related resources</strong><br> <br> <a href="https://learning.nspcc.org.uk/safeguarding-child-protection/early-help-and-early-intervention">&gt; NSPCC Learning: Early help and early intervention</a><br> <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1147317/Children_s_social_care_stable_homes_consultation_February_2023.pdf">&gt; Stable Homes, Built on Love: Implementation Strategy and Consultation</a> <br> <a href="https://nspccppschools.sharepoint.com/news/2023/february/the-government-s-plans-to-reform-children-s-social-care-in-england/">&gt; New