Wiltshire Safeguarding Vulnerable People Partnership (SVPP)

Adult safeguarding referrals have risen steadily since the introduction of the Care Act 2014. In this presentation I report on a research project across three local authorities in England including observations and interviews with 31 social workers. The presentation will focus on how social workers interpreted safeguarding duties as set out in the Care Act 2014. It will also focus on how risk was understood by workers, and which risks were prioritised during initial screenings and safeguarding enquiries.   

Learning from case reviews in relation to serious youth violence and the Serious Violence Duty

This session will share learning from a recent local learning review following an incident of serious youth violence and update on the activity that is taking place to address this through the Serious Violence Duty.

This session is relevant to all partner agencies and for practitioners working with children, young people and their families and practitioners who are working with adults who are parents.

Julie Upson, Senior Partnership Lead, SVPP

Helen Donadel, Partnership Lead, SVPP

Natasha Gell, Serious Violence Duty Coordinator, Wiltshire Police

No Catch-Up Available

This session will support practitioners in understanding the vulnerabilities of this age group and introduce the ICON programme which has been commissioned across BSW. This approach is designed to support parents in coping with crying in order to reduce abusive brain trauma in infants. 

The session is appropriate for any practitioners working with families and parents, including adult services.

Liz Wiltshire, Designated Nurse, BSW ICB

Julie Upson, Senior Partnership Lead, SVPP

Presentation Slides and Materials

This presentation will cover some case studies and general fire safety in premises providing care to include guidance on fire risk assessment, evacuation strategies and staff training. There will also be an opportunity for Q&A.

Ellie Gray, Business Fire Safety Manager, Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service

Presentation Slides

This session will set out learning from local case reviews relating to adults and children during 2023-24, including key themes and practice issues.

Julie Upson, Senior Partnership Lead, SVPP

Emma Harrold, Partnership Lead (Adults), SVPP

No Catch-Up Available

This session provides an overview of Adult Exploitation including:

• What types of exploitation are adults at risk of, and what should you look out for to help identify this?
• What do we tend to see amongst adults in Wiltshire ?
• If you are worried that an adult is being exploited, what can you do to support them?

Topics covered will include Modern Slavery, Human Trafficking, Financial Exploitation, Fraud and Cuckooing. This session is aimed at those who work with vulnerable adults.

Detective Sergeant Luke Woodward, Wiltshire Police

Ellie Smith, Adult MASH Team Manager, Wiltshire Council

Recording and Presentation Slides

In this webinar you will learn about the outcomes and learning from the Family Help pilot in Westbury & Warminster, as well as the work and early successes of the Family Hubs that launched in April 2024.

Claire Stephens, FACT Pilot Lead

Lucy Bracher, Spurgeons

Recording and Presentation Slides

This session will show slides with details of the process for children's safeguarding when a professional has a concern. It will cover how to share those concerns and what to do about it. There will be some statistics and processes for how things work in IFD and it will also cover LADO details.

This is aimed at all professionals who work with children.

Yasmin Gordon, Regional Head of Safeguarding (Southwest Region), HCRG Care Group

Dawn Ridewood, Early Help Advisor, Wiltshire Council

Elaine Wrobel, Early Help Advisor, Wiltshire Council

Recording and Presentation Slides

Tracy Middleton, Social Worker, Children in Care, Wiltshire Council

Recording and Presentation Slides

Transitional Safeguarding: What is it, what we have done and the next steps.

This workshop is suitable for anyone working with young people aged 18-25.

Ellie Smith, Team Manager, Safeguarding & Protection, Wiltshire Council

Jemma Halligan, FACT Transitional Safeguarding Coordinator

Recording and Presentation Slides

In this session, which will be of particular interest to school staff, those who support in schools and the wider family help workforce, we will explore the concept of educational neglect - what it looks like, how to recognise it and what actions should be taken when it is identified. We will also focus on attendance, and when absence becomes a safeguarding concern.

Louise Lewis, Head of Targeted Education, Wiltshire Council

Karen Green, Team Manager - Education Welfare Service, Wiltshire Council

Recording and Presentation Slides

This session will share the findings from the Dads Matter Too project in Wiltshire, and identify steps to be taken to strengthen the involvement and voice of fathers in practice.

Ceri Evans, Senior Family Key Worker, Wiltshire Council

Recording and Presentation Slides

A panel discussion on assessing under the Mental Capacity Act. Delegates are welcome to submit questions or queries in advance or let the panel know which areas they would like to have a deeper understanding of by emailing SVPPTraining@Wiltshire.gov.uk with the subject line ‘MCA Panel’

Sean Collins, Safeguarding Lead (Adults), Wiltshire Health & Care

Nicky Mortimer, DoLS & Mental Capacity Act Professional Lead, Wiltshire Council

Sharon Covil-Jones, Investigating Manager, Wiltshire Council

Recording and Presentation Slides

Findings from 2nd Safeguarding Adults Review (SAR) Analysis

In this session, Emma Harrold from SVPP will share learning from the 2nd national analysis of Safeguarding Adult reviews, and consider how this national learning could influence local practice, as well as identifying any work already underway in response in Wiltshire.

Emma Harrold, Partnership Lead (Adults), SVPP

Recording and Presentation Slides

Victoria’s talk will focus upon understanding child neglect, its changing nature over time, place and culture, the challenges of shared definitions for practice, and why it is often more difficult to evidence than other forms of child maltreatment. The conceptual complexities of child neglect will be given attention, with particular focus upon how we can respond to neglect more effectively when working collaboratively with our Safeguarding Partners. Attendees will be provided with a free taster chapter from Victoria’s book ‘Working with Children who have Experienced Neglect’.

Dr Victoria Sharley, University of Bristol

Recording and Presentation Slides

Healthy Parental Relationships

This session will introduce you to the concept of parental conflict and give you strategies and resources to support parents. This session can help you to support children’s outcomes as frequent, intense and poorly resolved conflict between parents can place children at risk of mental health issues, and behavioural, social and academic problems. 

Lucy-Anne Bryant, Families and Children's Commissioning Manager, Wiltshire Council

Vicki Naish, Spurgeons.

Recording and Presentation Slides

Prevent

An overview of Prevent and trends in Wiltshire and nationally, and an update on the new training framework.

Natasha Hadler, Public Health Practitioner, Wiltshire Council

Recording and Presentation Slides

Child Sexual Abuse: local perspective and an introduction to the CSA framework

This session will aim to increase your understanding of CSA and introduce the new CSA Framework for practitioners which brings together practice guidance, research messages and information about local support services.

This session is suitable for all practitioners working with children , young people and their families in Wiltshire.

Tim Sandle, Head of Service Quality Assurance, Performance and Sector Led Improvement, Wiltshire Council

Julie Upson, Senior Partnership Lead, SVPP

No Catch-Up Available