This two hour workshop is for any practitioner in Somerset who works with separated parents struggling with ongoing co-parenting conflict. This training is delivered by Ruth James (Reducing Parental Conflict Co-ordinator) who will share learning and top tips on reducing co-parenting conflict from her work with separated parents delivering Parenting Cafes and the Parenting When […]
The SSCP Training Team created this survey to ensure that the SSCP training offer is inclusive and responsive to the needs of professionals across Somerset and that we are providing you with the best offer. We would like to express a huge thank you to everyone that took the time to complete the SSCP Training
SSCP Training Development Feedback Survey – What you told us! Read More »
“The Early Help Assessment is confusing! Is it a referral tool or a multi-agency assessment? “The assessment form is long winded, time consuming and creates unnecessary work. “We need a system which makes it easy to safeguard children, not makes it harder “Updating and maintaining the tool in its current format is resource heavy impacting
You Said, We Did! – Early Help Assessment (EHA) Read More »
The SSCP would like to say a huge THANK YOU to everyone who took part in raising awareness about non-accidental injuries in Somerset. In addition, we would like to thank everyone who shared information about the support services for families across Somerset. We have been thrilled to see the amount of people engaging with the resources,
Success at Somerset’s first Non-Accidental Injury Awareness week! Read More »
Being a parent is tough, especially when you have a baby who won’t stop crying and sadly over the last few years we’ve seen a huge rise in harm caused to young babies. In this episode we speak with Charlie Hull, Father Co-ordinator with Dad Matters and Ellie Wylie, Clinical Practice Educator for Public Health,
The P Pod: Helping Parents Cope with Crying – ICON Read More »
In this episode we speak with Jayden Mills, Complex Care Midwife with Somerset Foundation Trust (SFT), about how she and the WREN Team support parents with complex needs and ensure effective safeguarding in the Pre-Birth period. If you’d like to find out more about the WREN Team please visit: The WREN team – Maternity (somersetft.nhs.uk)
The P Pod: Safeguarding Unborn Babies Through Complex Care Midwifery Read More »
In this episode we speak with Mark Jackson, TRiM (Trauma Risk Management) Co-Ordinator for the Avon & Somerset Police who talks to us about the work he undertakes to support officers and wider police staff when they may have experienced trauma and the importance of embedding a Trauma Informed Approach throughout an organisation. Find details
The P Pod: Supporting Vicarious Trauma in the Police Read More »
The Somerset Safeguarding Children Partnership and Somerset Safeguarding Adult Board will be holding VCFSE Safeguarding Network Events this summer! This is open to anyone working in a Voluntary, Community, Faith or Social Enterprise organisation in Somerset which works with children, vulnerable adults or both. Come along to find out more about the work of the
The Somerset Trauma Informed Network is a group of individuals and organisations who are committed to a journey of becoming more trauma informed in their practice and policy. From April 2024, you can join the Network to receive updates about new resources, upcoming training and learning opportunities! We also have information pages as part of
Exciting new developments in the Somerset Trauma Informed Network! Read More »
The Somerset Wide Integrated Sexual Health (SWISH) service provides sexual health and contraceptive support around the county. Within SWISH we have a ‘Targeted Outreach’ team who travel the county and make our services more accessible to at risk groups, such as those experiencing child exploitation. Our young people’s nurse Marina says: ‘I’ve been a Young
