The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector Podcast

Have you been involved in a review which analyses how well health and social care have managed to integrate as 'integrated care organisations'? In today's episode I explore this topic of ICO's and why this a key theme for reviews. Expect this conversation to explore:  What is the 'Team around the family' model? The long-term aim of integrated care organisations Has there been progress? What are some of the barriers to making this a success? Are you fired up to generate implementable learning in reviews which could potentially improve the lives of vulnerable people? Join me for my free 5 day training taking place from 9th - 13th March 2026, 'How To Leverage Your Skills As A Blue Light Professional To Establish A Successful Career In Independent Reviews'. Click here to sign up.  About Donna: Donna has 16 years public sector experience, including her last role as Head of Law for a leading metropolitan authority. Now a safeguarding adviser & trainer, Donna is involved in serious case reviews in both children's and adults' safeguarding, domestic homicide and is a SILP Reviewer and Mentor. Donna offers 'SILP School' her university accredited training course, Momentum her space for reviewers & a free online network for leaders in review practice. Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/donna-ohdedar-review-consulting-ltd/ Join my free Facebook group Blue Light Professionals here Engagement + proportionality + strengths = SILP

It's time for the system to link child and father data universally. One way to start would be to do this in health records. Reviews continue to flag this system change as well as the need to link male and female partners within records to allow for more holistic assessment and immediate safeguarding. Listen in if you feel strongly as I do.    Expect this conversation to explore:  the catalyst for change that may be approaching how an amendment to legislation will support necessary change the role that multi-agency working plays the means to establish a more effective, evidence based safeguarding strategies and interventions   Are you fired up to generate implementable learning in reviews which could potentially improve the lives of vulnerable people? If you are ready to begin your learning & improvement journey now [instead of waiting to begin SILP School in 2026] I am offering two new additions to those who join before 9pm on Monday 15th December. These are: 1. SILP School Appreciative Inquiry Certification [starts 8th December] value £999 plus VAT 2. Live workshop to open the SILP School Learning Runway [16th December at 1.30pm] value £325 plus VAT Send me a message on Whats App using the following link to discuss this further: link About Donna: Donna has 16 years public sector experience, including her last role as Head of Law for a leading metropolitan authority. Now a safeguarding adviser & trainer, Donna is involved in serious case reviews in both children's and adults' safeguarding, domestic homicide and is a SILP Reviewer and Mentor. Donna offers 'SILP School' her university accredited training course, Momentum her space for reviewers & a free online network for leaders in review practice. Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/donna-ohdedar-review-consulting-ltd/ Join my free Facebook group Blue Light Professionals here Engagement + proportionality + strengths = SILP

Cuckooing is a practice where people take over a person's home and use the property to facilitate exploitation. There's much work to do to improve multi agency working when it comes to identifying cuckooing as well as responding to it. Have you been involved in analysing multi agency practice around cuckooing? If so this episode is designed for you. Expect this conversation to explore:  the signs of cuckooing the link with anti social behaviour identifying risk in the Anti Social Behaviour Risk Assessment Conference what to expect with a brand new cuckooing offence my thoughts on the Cuckooing and the Care Act Are you fired up to generate implementable learning in reviews which could potentially improve the lives of vulnerable people? If you are ready to begin your learning & improvement journey now [instead of waiting to begin SILP School in 2026] I am offering two new additions to those who join before 9pm on Monday 15th December. These are: 1. SILP School Appreciative Inquiry Certification [starts 8th December] value £999 plus VAT 2. Live workshop to open the SILP School Learning Runway [16th December at 1.30pm] value £325 plus VAT Send me a message on Whats App using the following link to discuss this further:  https://wa.me/+441215171687 About Donna: Donna has 16 years public sector experience, including her last role as Head of Law for a leading metropolitan authority. Now a safeguarding adviser & trainer, Donna is involved in serious case reviews in both children's and adults' safeguarding, domestic homicide and is a SILP Reviewer and Mentor. Donna offers 'SILP School' her university accredited training course, Momentum her space for reviewers & a free online network for leaders in review practice. Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/donna-ohdedar-review-consulting-ltd/ Join my free Facebook group Blue Light Professionals here Engagement + proportionality + strengths = SILP  

Cuckooing is a practice where people take over a person's home and use the property to facilitate exploitation. There's much work to do to improve multi agency working when it comes to identifying cuckooing as well as responding to it. Have you been involved in analysing multi agency practice around cuckooing? If so this episode is designed for you.   Expect this conversation to explore:  the signs of cuckooing the link with anti social behaviour identifying risk in the Anti Social Behaviour Risk Assessment Conference what to expect with a brand new cuckooing offence my thoughts on cuckooing and the Care Act   Are you fired up to generate implementable learning in reviews which could potentially improve the lives of vulnerable people? If you are ready to begin your learning & improvement journey now [instead of waiting to begin SILP School in 2026] I am offering two new additions to those who join before 9pm on Monday 15th  December. These are: 1. SILP School Appreciative Inquiry Certification [starts 8th December] value £999 plus VAT 2. Live workshop to open the SILP School Learning Runway [16th December at 1.30pm] value £325 plus VAT If you would like to discuss whether this is right for you I have added a link for my Whats App  https://wa.me/+441215171687 About Donna: Donna has 16 years public sector experience, including her last role as Head of Law for a leading metropolitan authority. Now a safeguarding adviser & trainer, Donna is involved in serious case reviews in both children's and adults' safeguarding, domestic homicide and is a SILP Reviewer and Mentor. Donna offers 'SILP School' her university accredited training course, Momentum her space for reviewers & a free online network for leaders in review practice. Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/donna-ohdedar-review-consulting-ltd/ Join my free Facebook group Blue Light Professionals here Engagement + proportionality + strengths = SILP

In this bitesize episode of the Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector Podcast I share how a review can be a high quality learning experience when an engaging review model is used.   Hear me talk about: when learning truly begins during a review what key elements a review requires to ensure learning takes place what happens in the 6 months period of a review what is required in the 6 month period why my reviews would never generate implementable outcomes without one vital ingredient how do we get to a small number of recommendations the unexpected positive outcomes of reviews Are you fired up to generate implementable learning in reviews which could potentially improve the lives of vulnerable people? Join me for my on demand webinar. Click here to sign up.  References from the episode: The multiple and competing functions of local reviews of serious child abuse cases in England, Dickens et al, June 2023https://www.researchgate.net/publication/376696053_The_multiple_and_competing_functions_of_local_reviews_of_serious_child_abuse_cases_in_England About Donna: Donna has 16 years public sector experience, including her last role as Head of Law for a leading metropolitan authority. Now a safeguarding adviser & trainer, Donna is involved in serious case reviews in both children's and adults' safeguarding, domestic homicide and is a SILP Reviewer and Mentor. Donna offers 'SILP School' her university accredited training course, Momentum her space for reviewers & a free online network for leaders in review practice. Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/donna-ohdedar-review-consulting-ltd/ Join my free Facebook group Blue Light Professionals here Engagement + proportionality + strengths = SILP