Cacas: The Encyclopaedia of Poo (Evergreen Series)

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Parents, as adults, are the people who need to take responsibility for making final decisions together, and where they are not able to do this independently, the courts will make the decisions. They are responsible for leading practice improvement and influencing local delivery partners. Other duties might involve work on strategic or complex operational matters. This is the letter that your Family Court Adviser will write to tell the court what Cafcass has learnt as a result of completing our safeguarding enquiries. The gender of your child or how they identify can be an important factor here, as can their age and stage of development.

We know that “it is what is done with information, rather than its simple accumulation, that leads to more analytic assessments and safer practice” (Brandon et al 2008). When using practice aids, be clear about what the results mean for the individual child you are working with and think about how you use the lists of questions, building them into interviews and observations with sensitivity. drawing up a parental responsibility agreement with the mother, which is a specific form that must be signed by both parents, witnessed and registered with the court; I was really sad when Dad left, and I didn’t really understand what was happening. My mum was upset too, and one day Dad came round but Mum wouldn’t let him in. I still wanted to see my dad, but I didn’t like telling my mum because she got upset. Cafcass stands for Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service. We represent the interests of children and young people in family court cases in England. We independently advise the family courts about what is safe for children and in their best interests. We focus on their needs, wishes and feelings, making sure that children’s voices are heard and are at the heart of the family court’s thinking and decision making. Our duty is to safeguard and promote the welfare of children going through the family justice system. We support over 140,000 children and young people every year. As the largest employer of qualified social workers in England, we are deeply committed to making a positive difference to each child we support and are dedicated to improving the lives of children, families and carers.Ellie, a member of the Family Justice Young People’s Board, shares her experience of the breakdown of her parents’ relationship and how we helped when her parents went to a family court. Not capturing factual information accurately in documentation or reports to court, such as a name or date of birth. I would say to any young person going through this, don’t be afraid to say how you’re feeling and don’t be afraid to ask questions if you don’t understand something. It’s better to ask there and then because you have to go through the whole process. There’s a big decision that’s going to be made at the end of the day and you have to know what’s going on so you can tell people how you feel.

This will help you to think about things from your child’s point of view. Managing your emotions will help you understand and respond to your child’s needs, wishes, feelings, and questions.Assessment is underpinned by ‘Together with children and families’; our relationship-based practice framework. The framework sets out the importance of working with children and their families, based on developing trusting relationships, underpinned by listening, understanding, clear reasoning, respect and integrity. The framework is intended to help FCAs and Guardians to do their best work with children and families who are involved in private or public law proceedings. The local authority must satisfy the court that the child has suffered or is likely to suffer significant harm in the care of their parents, whether they are together or apart. The concerns of your local authority may include: It was a few years ago and it was hard for me and my brother. The whole thing was scary because we didn’t know what was happening or what was going to happen. This guidance supports the Child Safeguarding policy which all practice staff must follow. It sets out the requirements placed by Cafcass, on its staff and contractors, relating to its statutory function of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. It details the procedures to be followed when completing a section 16A risk assessment; making a referral to children’s services; taking urgent action to protect a child; and responding to an allegation made against a person who works with children. It alerts staff to the requirements placed upon them in respect of complex safeguarding and child protection matters, for example child exploitation, radicalisation and female genital mutilation, and the resources available to support staff in this area of work. The Public Law Folder of the Child Impact Assessment Framework (the CIAF) is a set of practice aids, research and guidance to support Children’s Guardians when undertaking their evidence-informed social work analysis of what life is like for the child, their welfare, safety and best interests. Additional practice resources are to be found in other folders, such as the resource folder for direct work with children.

In respect of family proceedings in which the welfare of children is or may be in question, it is a function of [Cafcass] to:

Our Heads of Practice provide inspirational leadership to our teams, ensuring the delivery of high-quality services and practice across a geographical area. Parents sometimes assume their children are experiencing the same things as they are, and also that their child sees things how their parents see things - from your own point of view. Unless their child is showing visible signs that they are distressed by what has happened (sometimes in behaviour) or are able to express their own feelings openly, parents often do not realise that their children are experiencing things intensely and internally. The Panel’s recommendations will be provided to Ministers in a report which details the assessment method used and the outcome of each interview. They will then be asked to agree on the candidate(s) who should be appointed.

Accepting your own emotions – you may find it helps to keep a diary of how you feel and what triggers certain feelings. In general, boys tend to ‘act out’ in their behaviour while girls tend to ‘withdraw’ or try to be more helpful. This is not always the case of course. Younger children might display their feelings through symbolic play, such as drawings or imaginative play, which may feature sadness or anger. Support Services in Family Proceedings – Future Organisation of Court Welfare Services (Department of Health, Home Office, Lord Chancellor’s Department, Welsh Office) (July 1998): Consultation closed on 13 November 1998.In most cases, the child and family are already known to the local authority and may have had an assessment and received local authority family support services. The child may have been the subject of a ‘child in need’ plan and/or a ‘child protection’ plan.