A Passion for Permanence
Why permanence matters for looked after children, and why we must share our passion to improve.
REACH
The CELCIS magazine
Issue 8 | Autumn 2016
Focus on: a permanent home to flourish and thrive
A Children's Reporter reflects on the impact of PACE
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North east double triumph at Herald Society Awards
Aberdeen City Council, Aberdeenshire City Council and CELCIS win the Herald Society Young People’s Project of the Year Award for their work on the PACE programme.
Aberdeenshire halve the size of reports they write for looked after children
Lynne Shuttleton on how Aberdeenshire Council reduced paperwork to cut delays in permanence.
Case study: Dumfries and Galloway Council's work with PACE
Dumfries and Galloway Council aims to make real changes in the prospects of looked after children with better data gathering.
Peter talks about life as a kinship carer
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Midlothian is ready for PACE
Scott McCallum of Midlothian Council discusses what they have put in place to get ready for the PACE programme.
Case Study: Sometimes the permanent placement is back home
Cathie O'Donnell of Renfrewshire Council describes the case of a child who was able to return home permanently.
Small changes reduce delay in permanence decisions by over 12 weeks
Aberdeen City Council, through the PACE programme, cuts 12 weeks off the time it takes to make permanence decisions for children in their care.
PACE is a real eye opener for Orkney Panel Member
Panel Member and PACE champion Calum Swanson explains the difference PACE is making in Orkney
Peer support is empowering social workers in East Renfrewshire
How social workers sharing ideas has been inspirational for their learning and practice.
Knowing what we need to know, when we need to know it
Diana Beveridge of Scottish Government explains why improving permanence by reading the data works.
Adoption: dispelling the myths and realising the reality
The rewards of adopting can far outweigh any barriers
What drift and delay really means for children
Lisa McKenzie from East Renfrewshire Health and Social Care Partnership talking about the improvements they made with the help of PACE
Contact with their past can give children a sense of belonging
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Kinship care: a sense of belonging, a sense of security
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Planning starts at a very early stage in East Renfrewshire
In East Renfrewshire Council, social workers have been working hard to tackle drift and delay in looked-after children in the pre-birth to three-year-old age group
Legal opinion: We can do our bit to cut down drift in permanence planning
Jennifer McKearney, of Aberdeenshire’s legal and governance department explains how PACE has cut drift and delay in their decision making
Getting the parents' point of view across
Paul McKee is an advocacy worker who helps parents to express their views when decisions are being made about their children.
Concurrency: Planning for all outcomes
What’s known as concurrency planning is beginning to be adopted in Scotland, and it's a potent means of achieving permanent, stable homes and futures for the youngest looked-after children.