Why more men should become social workers
Nov 19, 2020Boys and young men make up more than half the children that social workers support, but only 14% of children’s social workers are men.
Read moreFrom parent to practitioner: my journey into social work as a mum of two
Nov 13, 2020The skills that I’ve developed in parenthood have helped me on the Frontline programme, and in my social work journey to date.
Read moreIf you love social work, you will love the practice tutor role
Oct 5, 2020The practice tutor role is the perfect next step for social workers if you want to continue doing people-focused work with a direct impact on children.
Read moreConversations about race in social work
Oct 5, 2020Frontline participant, Sandeep, highlights the importance of anti-racist practice and having the confidence to address race and racism within social work.
Read moreChild Trafficking, Modern Slavery and Exploitation Training with Frontline Fellow Phil
Sep 25, 2020Child trafficking often goes under the radar and is an issue very few professionals have a high level of knowledge or awareness around. In order to change this Frontline Fellow Phil Spencer, recently ran a training session for fellows on child trafficking, modern slavery and exploitation.
Read moreSmall Changes project
Sep 7, 2020Small Changes workshops: inspiring and empowering fellows and their colleagues with new ideas of how they can create change within local authorities.
Read moreBBC Radio 4 – Emily’s story
Aug 17, 2020Over the past year Radio 4 journalist Andrew Bomford has been following James, one of our Frontline programme participants in Hertfordshire, as he works with mother Emily. Emily has had nine children, all of whom have been taken into care, and she has recently given birth to her tenth child, Harry. James has been supporting her as she looks after and cares for baby Harry.
Read moreMotivational interviewing: empowering a young person to change
Aug 7, 2020This is exactly the kind of outcome I had hoped for when I joined Frontline: working alongside a young person to empower him to bring about change in his life.
Read moreMotivational interviewing practice model: cultivating change talk
Aug 3, 2020Motivational interviewing (MI) encourages our participants to explore an individual’s readiness to change and the process needed to facilitate this.
Read moreParenting Interventions: facilitating positive and sustainable relationship changes
Jul 31, 2020Giving caregivers the time, space and tools to reflect provides the best opportunity to facilitate positive and sustainable relationship changes.
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