Centre for Excellence and Outcomes in Children and Young People's Services Sector led improvement in safeguarding children Presentation details.

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Centre for Excellence and Outcomes in Children and Young People's Services Sector led improvement in safeguarding children Presentation details

Effective practice to protect children living in ‘highly resistant’ families Presentation details

Recent high profile child protection cases have raised concern about ‘resistant’ families who do not change despite intervention C4EO’s literature review tried to identify –Which families should be the focus of attention –And, which interventions are most effective Why is this a focus for practice? Presentation details

What is resistance? Denial/AvoidanceAmbivalence Unresponsiveness to treatment Violence/Hostility Presentation details

1.What are the circumstances, characteristics and prevalence of families that are resistant to change? 2.What challenges to practice does resistance, and the underlying characteristics and circumstances, raise? 3.What interventions are effective for families that are resistant to change? Issues to consider Presentation details

1. What are the circumstances, characteristics and prevalence of families that are resistant to change? Presentation details

Key circumstances associated with recurrence: Families’ history of abuse, particularly substantiated and repeated prior reports, one of the most consistent and strongest factors –Possibility of labelling and further scrutiny of these families? Multiple, simultaneous problems –Domestic violence, substance misuse, mental health problems, criminal activity, lack of financial resources, low social support Circumstances and characteristics Presentation details

Recurrence rates vary significantly between studies due to differences in study design (i.e per cent) analysis of serious case reviews revealed that 75 per cent of families were characterised as ‘uncooperative’, which included hostility, avoidance, disguised compliance and/or ambivalence Prevalence Presentation details

Difficult to describe ‘highly resistant’ families – very complex needs A ‘checklist’ of key indicators of resistance can be considered but it would not be a fail safe way of identifying families There is an need to progress beyond simple co relational research to enable assessment about causation –Need for longitudinal data and quasi-experimental designs to assess the impact of services Implications Presentation details

2. What challenges to practice does resistance, and the underlying characteristics and circumstances, raise? Presentation details

Practitioners are able to describe behaviours and circumstances that pose challenges to their practice including: –Inability to contact parents –Families’ lack of motivation/commitment –Families that are in constant crisis –Violence But, they lacked confidence distinguishing between families’ active engagement in treatment vs.false compliance Challenges related to families Presentation details

When working with complex families, practitioners sometimes become overly optimistic –Focus too much on small improvements rather than considering families’ full histories Practitioners need to ensure they are not: –Unwilling to make critical judgements –Underestimating harm to children –Developing ‘fixed views’ of families that are not updated in light of contrary evidence Challenges related to practitioners Presentation details

Practitioners involved in complex cases may lose focus on children when: –Parents’ needs eclipse needs of children –Parents turn the focus away from maltreatment allegations –Parents make it difficult for practitioners to see children alone –Practitioners do not have sufficient experience/training to help parents understand how their behaviour is harmful to children Men, grandparents and siblings are often left out of equation Challenges related to practitioners Presentation details

False dichotomy between ‘in need’ and ‘at risk’ categories – and the threshold between them Practitioners feel pressured to close cases quickly and balance heavy caseloads Multiple (and fragmented) assessments – may lead to flawed analysis and decision-making Challenges related to agencies Presentation details

Implications Practitioners may need further training on how to differentiate engagement from compliance Practitioners need to ensure that they do not lose sight of the child in complex cases Practitioners need adequate time to offer targeted services Practitioners need to find the middle ground and not be either collusive or confrontational Overcoming challenges Presentation details

3. What services, treatments and intervention are effective for families that are resistant to change? Presentation details

A few studies look at impacts of various programmes to address the needs of complex families including: –Intensive Family Preservation Services–provide a range of intensive, short-term services in the home –Multi-component – provide a package of services directed at identified problems –Parent training – teach parenting skills Likely that it is the approach that matters and how joined up and well-coordinated services are. Research on effectiveness Presentation details

Research on effectiveness Positive relationships with practitioners Parental involvementPractical help and social support for families Services that help to build skills and empower families For children, stable relationships with committed carers Presentation details

Child protection system is a powerful tool –Practitioners should harness this power in a positive, non-coercive manner –Honesty and transparency are important Empathy and established relationships skills such as active listening and demonstrable respect are necessary practitioner behaviours –But need to be balanced with healthy dose of scepticism –Evidence suggests that many practitioners display a confrontational style Engaging complex families Presentation details

Good, in-depth assessments are essential with a clear time-line (chronology) / family history Assessments should not be ‘one-off’ snapshots of families’ behaviours and should include: –Observations – particularly, parent-child interactions –Understanding of families’ histories –Inclusion of the whole family unit –Information from all agencies Plans following an assessment should be sustained to ensure cases do not lose momentum and that there is continuity of involvement. Effective assessments Presentation details

Most evidence mentions the importance of management and supervision to safeguarding practice, but few lessons on what works Circumstances where good supervision is essential include when practitioners: –Are overwhelmed/lacking confidence –Experience violence –Are acting out their own strong emotions Joint supervision sessions with different staff could enable more effective working Effective supervision Presentation details

Need for research that focuses on which services are effective for complex families –No research focuses on children’s outcomes beyond preventing recurrence Attitudes and behaviours of individual practitioners seem to have an effect on whether families engage or not Improving the quality of joint assessments would enhance services Key messages Presentation details

75% parents do not co-operate with services (includes disguised compliance & “telling workers what they want to hear”) Brandon et al, 2009 Irrespective of whether they co-operate, it is worth remembering that most parents involved in the child welfare system are involuntary participants in a process they may resent” C4EO knowledge review 2010 Presentation details

“Professional Dangerous Thinking” rule of optimism start again syndrome cultural relativism assessment paralysis accommodation syndrome the idea of natural love Presentation details

Implications for practice In-depth assessments Observe parent-child interactions Talk to children Balance empathy with scepticism Coordinate information across agencies Presentation details

Challenge or opportunity? Implications must be considered within current policy context Crisis of confidence in the system … At a time of increased referrals, fewer resources and less national guidance BUT Munro review provides opportunity to refocus on content rather than process Review findings fit well within this approach – rediscovering professional judgement Presentation details