tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post8071369669675690661..comments2024-03-29T14:15:33.681+00:00Comments on On Probation Blog: All Going to Plan 2Jim Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00258147767051200157noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-20208891080062562922014-04-19T09:30:15.325+01:002014-04-19T09:30:15.325+01:00From northumbria as well what a load of rubbish th...From northumbria as well what a load of rubbish this comment is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-77837771374836532052014-04-19T08:09:05.428+01:002014-04-19T08:09:05.428+01:00Glad you like it. More coming soonGlad you like it. More coming soonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-27132431622011093812014-04-19T08:06:06.630+01:002014-04-19T08:06:06.630+01:00Good Advice. The only things I would add are:
1. ...Good Advice. The only things I would add are:<br /><br />1. Insist on discussing ongoing practice issues at briefings/team meetings and refer to these in correspondence with line managers including date and time. Make sure concerns are continually raised and this is properly recorded with actions.<br />2. Do not be tempted to forward any email that identifies a client outside of the employers secure email system eg to your home email address. <br />3. Resist the temptation to copy all and sundry into your emails<br />4. Keep hard copies of correspondence at work securely marked private & confidential and under lock and key <br />5. Make sure a signed copy of any agreement with a client is placed on the case file.<br />6. Join a union or if already a member ask your union reps adviceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-48438066023391424252014-04-19T07:35:36.738+01:002014-04-19T07:35:36.738+01:00Please read Private Eye 1364 page 8 about Grayling...Please read Private Eye 1364 page 8 about Grayling's expenses it is absolutely disgraceful..... Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-38244542979306375492014-04-19T07:16:07.617+01:002014-04-19T07:16:07.617+01:00A consultation launched today proposes that local ...A consultation launched today proposes that local authorities should be able to outsource most areas of children’s services in what would represent a momentous shift in how children’s social care is provided.<br /><br />Under the plans councils would be able to outsource child protection services as well as duties in relation to children’s trust boards and implementing children and young people’s plans.<br /><br />The only area of children’s services that would be excluded from outsourcing would be delegating the functions of independent reviewing officers. <br /><br />Meanwhile adoption services would still only be able to be outsourced to registered adoption agencies.<br /><br />The consultation, which closes on 30 May, calls for the views of children’s social workers, care leavers, children in care and care providers on the plans.<br /><br />The document states that the changes would “not remove responsibility from the local authority for ensuring their statutory obligations are met”.<br /><br />In addition, Ofsted will continue to inspect any outsourced service as part of its single inspection framework and will hold councils responsible for poor practice.<br /><br />“These changes will broaden the range of approaches available to local authorities as they look to secure the best outcomes for children in their area,” the consultation document states.<br /><br />“They will allow authorities to harness third-party expertise,” as well as “set up more agile delivery structures outside traditional hierarchies.”<br />However the Local Government Association (LGA) is sceptical outsourcing will improve failing child protection services.<br />A LGA spokeswoman said: "Councils already make extensive use of the expertise of other organisations including private companies, charities, and voluntary organisations to help them deliver the best possible services. <br /><br />"We have found some barriers where councils are working to help each other out and would welcome more flexibility, but it is clear that in every case of service failure, it has been councils with their committed professionals and democratic accountability that have turned the situation around and as yet we are not seeing other organisations stepping forward with the ability to do the tough job of child protection."<br />Jim Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00258147767051200157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-85614970710111819992014-04-19T06:30:09.481+01:002014-04-19T06:30:09.481+01:00Please exercise great caution, I would advise only...Please exercise great caution, I would advise only moving people to monthly reporting, accepting phone contact or varying the reporting of High ROSH clients after being instructed to do so by a manager;<br />1. record on the contact log that this was approved by your manager eg " after discussion with manager x moved to monthly contact"<br />2. type a contract with the client that says "I will report to probation if x y z happens" and get (s)he to sign it<br />3. email your manager (with a receipt flag) to express concern and keep your email, the receipt and any response to it and PRINT IT OFF.<br />4. Managers, ensure the emails are forwarded to LDU directors so they are aware of the scale of "adjustment" with a receipt flag and keep it and any response and PRINT IT OFF.<br />5. Managers, ensure you have a supervision appointment with your line manager. Make the LDU directors accountable at their level for decisions and KEEP AN AUDIT TRAIL.<br />I offer this as a means of explaining what happened in the event of any SFO or suicide of a client so that you can demonstrate you behaved appropriately in the circumstances. Remember raise any concerns and keep records ( but keep them only at work, securely marked private and confidential) <br />a repAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-29086913591001791062014-04-18T23:47:13.293+01:002014-04-18T23:47:13.293+01:00Ditto in Leeds. I was at a (re)allocation meeting ...Ditto in Leeds. I was at a (re)allocation meeting this week and when I asked my Manager how I was supposed to see my high ROH clients weekly AND write two PSR's (at least) per week I was advised to 'just do my best'. Clear as mud then!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-78952722372595995532014-04-18T23:14:26.776+01:002014-04-18T23:14:26.776+01:00Very much alive in Teesside too. It appears that t...Very much alive in Teesside too. It appears that the PTB have adopted the ethos of the Back to Work Programme; Parking & Creaming. <br /><br />This used to be a good job, now it's just a job. Unfortunately that too will go.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-18007936419160380092014-04-18T22:38:41.208+01:002014-04-18T22:38:41.208+01:00http://www.cypnow.co.uk/cyp/news/1143577/governmen...http://www.cypnow.co.uk/cyp/news/1143577/government-unveils-plans-outsource-child-protection<br /><br />Everything is for sale. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-15328497360434073542014-04-18T21:48:29.913+01:002014-04-18T21:48:29.913+01:00Grayling is in Private Eye this week re his shenan...Grayling is in Private Eye this week re his shenanigans over his expenses and mortgages. The Eye said " As justice secretary, Grayling is making a name for himself by banning prisoners books. If his expenses claims are ever properly investigated, might he discover for himself what life is like inside? perish the thought!<br /><br />Lets dig for victory people :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-90884479660987172462014-04-18T20:22:09.894+01:002014-04-18T20:22:09.894+01:00The 'Cherry Picking' appears to be alive a...The 'Cherry Picking' appears to be alive and kicking in Northumbria! The very clear message from our seniors are to 'stick as many as you can on monthlys', take telephone calls as contact to avoid breach and 'be creative' with what you class as contact.<br /><br />And this is only the first month, heaven help us all when we get all of the under 12 months on Licence!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-43390396819934410762014-04-18T11:31:29.128+01:002014-04-18T11:31:29.128+01:00Isn't time flying by, and although it looks li...Isn't time flying by, and although it looks like my team will be given the message, deliver NPS services, as you see fit, I wonder if that should read....as best you can. Issues of Duty cover, Court cover, semi specialist groups of report writers, rotating specialisms, specific lifer and mental health caseloads etc etc - in principle, yeah, let the practitioners come up with solutions, but in practice....we have only 4 weeks in which to do it...sadly, still a crock of shite - have an enjoyable and restful break from the madness everyone.<br /><br />Oh, I do like to share stuff from the shop floor - a client came in yesterday and myself and a final year PFQ colleague completed our pre SOTP work with him...whilst this has been something of a challenge to him, he did make an interesting point about the, pre-sentence service provided by a well known organisation who offer a 12 week 'group work programme' at the cost of about £700, he told us that he appreciated our work with him, as he felt in the other group, he was given a false sense of security and the main message he received from them was "be kind to yourself". Interestingly, we have been less than kind to him, in a very professional way, but he expressed his gratitude to us, saying "this is what he really needed".30 years innoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-6162756724721017062014-04-18T11:14:20.852+01:002014-04-18T11:14:20.852+01:00"JFDI" that aint gonna motivate anyone! ..."JFDI" that aint gonna motivate anyone! Given these people are losing their power, it aint gonna threaten anyone either ! It just shows contempt not skill.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-90763124222383552552014-04-18T11:11:08.325+01:002014-04-18T11:11:08.325+01:00I could not agree more "fragile as rice paper...I could not agree more "fragile as rice paper" is a good description.....and it is starting to rain.......<br />The mantra (previously posted on this very blog by what many in my Trust believe to have been one of our Directors) is JFDI but the reality is no-one knows what is to be done. There is a vacuum of process and the expectation is that the void is to be filled by force of will, to resolve whatever problems arise. Well, my friends,having lost the goodwill of a really productive work force how is that going to happen?<br /> This is the time of "shadow-running" when both systems (one defined by policy and practice established over time) and the other well frankly, yet to be developed, are supposed to run in tandem. <br />Where is corporate governance, where is accountability, where is the duty of care the employer is bound by law to exercise? If none of that matters ( and it does not appear to) what does? <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-88653807819558140282014-04-18T10:35:59.225+01:002014-04-18T10:35:59.225+01:00Whats very clear is that the whole criminal justic...Whats very clear is that the whole criminal justice is in meltdown. Prisons, police, courts, probation, all have been meddled with by external agents (Grayling /MoJ), who have no real understanding of how they work.<br />The CJ system is now as fragile as rice paper, and once it cracks it will all come tumbling down.<br />I notice Grayling has gone very quiet since the book ban battering he took last week. It's his normal practice I've noticed. Cause outrage and run and hide till it all goes away.<br />But it doesn't make things any better, and he himself knows just what a devastating mess he's made of everything. But he can't put it all back together again.<br />It's my personal opinion that Graylings rehab revolution will be big news again within a couple of weeks, because the rice paper can't hold out much longer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-41092825467811340192014-04-18T09:07:27.350+01:002014-04-18T09:07:27.350+01:00We may yet have a lot to thank Dr Mattu for -
&qu...We may yet have a lot to thank Dr Mattu for -<br /><br />"£10 million cost of gagging an NHS whistleblower: Tribunal backs cardiologist hounded out of job after exposing deadly hospital failings"<br /><br />A landmark ruling that may prove invaluable in the not too distant future.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com