1 wmadcs conference november 2014 ray jones professor of social work
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WMADCS CONFERENCEWMADCS CONFERENCENOVEMBER 2014 NOVEMBER 2014
RAY JONESRAY JONES
PROFESSOR OF SOCIAL WORKPROFESSOR OF SOCIAL WORK
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CHILD PROTECTION CHILD PROTECTION
DEMANDDEMAND
THE RECENT TRENDSTHE RECENT TRENDS
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THE STORY OF BABY PTHE STORY OF BABY PSETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHTSETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT
HOW THE STORY WAS HOW THE STORY WAS
SHAPED AND PROMOTEDSHAPED AND PROMOTED
PRESS, POLICE AND PRESS, POLICE AND POLITICIANSPOLITICIANS
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CHILD PROTECTION CHILD PROTECTION
SECTION 47 ENQUIRIES
2009-2010 2010-2012 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014
89,300 111,700 124,600 127,100 142,500
AN INCREASE OF 60%
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CHILD PROTECTION CHILD PROTECTION
CHILDREN SUBJECT TO AN INITIAL CHILD PROTECTION CONFERENCE
2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014
43,900 53,000 56,200 60,100 65,200
AN INCREASE OF 49%
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CHILD PROTECTION CHILD PROTECTION
CHILD PROTECTION PLANS IN ENGLAND• Category 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 • Neglect 13,400 15,800 17,300 18,600 18,220 17,930 • Physical abuse 3,400 4,400 5,000 4,800 4,690 4,670 • Sexual abuse 2,000 2,000 2,300 2,400 2,220 2,030• Emotional abuse 7,900 9,100 10,800 11,400 12,330 13,640 • Multiple 2,500 2,900 3,700 5,500 5,390 4,870
• Total 29,200 34,100 39,100 42,700 42,850 43,100 48,300
AN INCREASE OF 50%
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CARE PROCEEDINGSCARE PROCEEDINGS
““From 2008-09, the year of the From 2008-09, the year of the Peter Connelly (known as “Baby Peter Connelly (known as “Baby P”) case in Haringey, to 2012-13, P”) case in Haringey, to 2012-13,
care applications in England care applications in England
have risen by 70%have risen by 70%.” .”
(CAFCASS 2013)(CAFCASS 2013)
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CHILD PROTECTION CHILD PROTECTION
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CHILD PROTECTION CHILD PROTECTION AT BREAKING AT BREAKING
POINTPOINT
A PART OF THE A PART OF THE CONSISTENT POLICY CONSISTENT POLICY
ROUTE TO ROUTE TO MARKETISATION AND MARKETISATION AND
PRIVATISATIONPRIVATISATION
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THE STORY OF BABY PTHE STORY OF BABY PSETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHTSETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT
SOME QUICK REFLECTIONSSOME QUICK REFLECTIONS• THE NEED FOR STRONG COLLECTIVE VOICESTHE NEED FOR STRONG COLLECTIVE VOICES
• BE ACTIVE, BUT NOT NAIVE, WITH THE MEDIABE ACTIVE, BUT NOT NAIVE, WITH THE MEDIA
• SHAPE AS WELL AS RESPOND TO AGENDASSHAPE AS WELL AS RESPOND TO AGENDAS
• TELL IT LIKE IT IS AND MAKE SOME NOISETELL IT LIKE IT IS AND MAKE SOME NOISE
• [PROFESSIONAL AND PUBLIC] SOLIDARITY [PROFESSIONAL AND PUBLIC] SOLIDARITY
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WORKING WITH THE MEDIAWORKING WITH THE MEDIA
• SHAPING THE STORYSHAPING THE STORY
• REPEATING THE MESSAGESREPEATING THE MESSAGES
• ANTICIPATING NEW STORY MOMENTSANTICIPATING NEW STORY MOMENTS
• MOVING STORY-LINESMOVING STORY-LINES
• WORKING IN HOSTILE TERRITORYWORKING IN HOSTILE TERRITORY
WORKING WITH THE MEDIAWORKING WITH THE MEDIA
• BE AVAILABLE BE AVAILABLE
• BE RESPONSIVEBE RESPONSIVE
• BE HUMAN AND PERSONABLEBE HUMAN AND PERSONABLE
• USE ALLIES AND OTHER VOICESUSE ALLIES AND OTHER VOICES
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WORKING WITH THE MEDIAWORKING WITH THE MEDIA
• BE PREPAREDBE PREPARED
• BRIEFED AND INFORMEDBRIEFED AND INFORMED
• KEY MESSAGES AND SOUND KEY MESSAGES AND SOUND BYTESBYTES
• KEEP IT SIMPLEKEEP IT SIMPLE 2424
WORKING WITH THE MEDIAWORKING WITH THE MEDIA
•BE APPROPRIATEBE APPROPRIATE
•IMAGE AND IMPACTIMAGE AND IMPACT
•DEMEANOR AND LOCATIONDEMEANOR AND LOCATION2525
WORKING WITH THE MEDIAWORKING WITH THE MEDIA
KEEP BRIEFED ABOUT THE KEEP BRIEFED ABOUT THE MOVING AND CHANGING MOVING AND CHANGING
COVERAGECOVERAGE
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WORKING WITH THE MEDIAWORKING WITH THE MEDIA
•REMEMBER YOU ARE THE REMEMBER YOU ARE THE SUBJECT EXPERTSUBJECT EXPERT
•SHAPE AND SAY WHAT YOU SHAPE AND SAY WHAT YOU WANT TO SAYWANT TO SAY
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WORKING WITH THE MEDIAWORKING WITH THE MEDIA
BE PROACTIVEBE PROACTIVE
•MAKE AND FEED THE CONTACTSMAKE AND FEED THE CONTACTS
•BUILD RELATIONSHIPSBUILD RELATIONSHIPS
•BE A MEDIA RESOURCEBE A MEDIA RESOURCE
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WORKING WITH THE MEDIAWORKING WITH THE MEDIA
• KNOW YOU ARE NOT IN OVERALL CONTROLKNOW YOU ARE NOT IN OVERALL CONTROL
• BE REALISTIC AND RESIGNED ABOUT WHAT BE REALISTIC AND RESIGNED ABOUT WHAT YOU CAN ACHIEVEYOU CAN ACHIEVE
• SEEK TO MAKE POINTS NOT WIN SEEK TO MAKE POINTS NOT WIN ARGUMENTSARGUMENTS
• BUT DO BE A PLAYER ON THE PITCHBUT DO BE A PLAYER ON THE PITCH
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