The P Pod
Welcome to the Partnership Podcast - The P Pod, from the Somerset Safeguarding Children Partnership! Meet the agencies who will help you to support children, young people and their families across Somerset. Explore local and national learning and how to improve your safeguarding practice. If you would like to take part in a future podcast or have any questions or comments arising from any episodes we'd love you to contact us at theppod@somerset.gov.uk www.somersetsafeguardingchildren.org.uk
Episodes
35 episodes
Safeguarding Children Online (Part 1)
This week we talk with Detective Sgt. Harvey Ahern from Avon & Somersets Internet Child Abuse Team (ICAT) about the work that he and his team undertake to safeguard and protect children online, as well as how they respond to suspected or kn...
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Family Group Conferences
Ever heard of Family Group Conferences but not sure what they are or how they work?Tracey Seager and Lisa Taylor from Somerset's Family Group Conference service join us today to talk about the amazing work that they and their team do to wor...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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1:03:23
Preventing Exploitation Through a Trauma Informed Approach
Today we speak with Jo Burt and Alyssa Belcher from Somerset Council's Preventing Exploitation Team who join us at The P Pod to talk about the work they do to support children, young people and parents where there are concerns of exploitation a...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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Resolving Professional Differences
In todays episode I speak with two of my colleagues from the SSCP Business Unit, Jasmine Wark, Business Unit Manager, and Nicole Wooldridge, Project Support Officer where we discuss Resolving Professional Differences (RPD's) - in other words, w...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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42:30
Trauma Informed Practice Special - Dr. Karen Treisman
Today we're lucky enough to speak with one of the countries leading experts on Trauma Informed Practice, Dr. Karen Treisman MBE, Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist.I first met Karen earlier this year where we were both keynote spea...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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51:44
Using Motivational Interviewing to Support Families (Pt.6) - Doing MI vs Being MI
In todays episode we're pleased to welcome back Jackie Webb, our Motivational Interviewing trainer where today we talk about the difference between 'Doing MI' and 'Being MI', or simply put, how to learn and really embed it into practice.
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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53:19
Information Sharing Update Special
In todays special episode we speak with Gill Bawler, Service Manager for Partnership Transformation to inform you of all of the key updates that have recently been published in the update to
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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35:06
Helping Parents Cope with Crying - ICON
Being a parent is tough, especially when you have a baby who won't stop crying.Sadly over the last few years we've seen a huge rise in harm caused to young babies, so today we're joined by Father CoOrdinator with Dad Matters, Charlie Hu...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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38:05
Supporting Vicarious Trauma in the Police
In todays episode we speak with Mark Jackson, TRiM (Trauma Risk Management) Co-Ordinator for the Avon & Somerset Police who talks to us about the work he undertakes to support officers and wider police staff when they may have experienced t...
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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49:21
Supporting Victims of Sexual Abuse - Special Extended Episode
In today's episode we hear first hand the devastating impact that abuse has on children and young people when we speak to a survivor of sexual abuse, who joins us to share her story to help us to learn how we can best support victims at the mos...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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The Family Front Door
Today we're joined at the P Pod by our colleagues Lisa Hucker and Philippa Small from the Family Front Door, who are the front door for children's services in Somerset.In today's episode we talk about the role the front door plays in en...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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44:42
Trauma Informed Practice Special
Today sees the launch of the Somerset Trauma Informed Network so we've put together this special episode to introduce it to you and to find out what Trauma Informed Practice is, what it means for you, and how it can help the support offered to ...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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35:15
Using Motivational Interviewing to Support Families (Pt.5) - Having Difficult Conversations
In today's episode I'm pleased to be joined again by MI Trainer, Jackie Webb and Consultant Social Worker Sharron Ricketts to continue our conversation about how MI can be used to support families and safeguard children.In previous epis...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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48:10
Spiritual and Ritual Abuse, Including Accusations of Witchcraft
In todays episode we're joined by a real expert in his field, Jordan Alexander, CEO of Prism Training and Chair of the National Working Group of Abuse Linked to Faith or Belief.This is an area that many may have heard of, but few of us ...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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52:07
Understanding the role of the LADO
In todays episode we speak with Anthony Goble, one of the Local Authority Designated Officers (LADO's) for Somerset, about the role of the LADO and their role in safeguarding children and supporting the process when an allegation is made agains...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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1:00:49
Tackling Child Exploitation
In todays episode I speak with Chloe Deverell, Team Manager for Child Exploitation within Children Social Care about her experience of working in this field and the importance of everyone working together to safeguard and respond to concerns re...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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46:34
Using Motivational Interviewing to Support Families (Pt.4) - MI in Practice
Today we bring you a special episode where Jackie Webb, MI Trainer and Consultant Social Worker Sharron Ricketts have agreed to join us to hold a live Motivational Interviewing conversation to demonstrate how MI can actually work in practice.
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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49:56
Gaining the Voices of Children & Young People
In this episode we talk to Fiona Phur, Participation and Partnerships Business Manager, Paul Mitchell, Senior Partnership Engagement Officer and Gaby Sorgente, SEND Young People's Champion about how and why Children & Young People influence...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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33:53
Safeguarding Unborn Babies Through Complex Care Midwifery with Jayden Mills
In todays episode we speak with Jayden Mills, Complex Care Midwife with Somerset Foundation Trust (SFT) about how she and the WREN Team support parents with complex needs and ensure effective safeguarding in the Pre-Birth period.If you'...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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27:26
Using Motivational Interviewing to Support Families (Pt.3) - Change Talk vs Sustain Talk
Motivational Interviewer Trainer, Jackie Webb, joins us for another episode where we further explore MI and how it can be used to support families.Today we begin to delve into some of the techniques that you can use in practice, and foc...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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41:34
Special Guardianship Orders - Donna Markham
We're joined again in the studio for todays episode by Donna Markham, Team Leader for the Kinship Team in Somerset's Children Social Care who this time talks to us about Special Guardianship Orders and other forms of care arrangements for Child...
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33:13
Supporting Young Carers
In this episode we speak with Suzie Figg, Team Leader and Young Carers Lead for Somerset Council's Children's Services and Mel Bicknell, from Youth Unlimited CiC who is the Young Carers in Schools Award CoOrdinator about what it means to be a Y...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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47:16
Working Together 2023 Update Special
Working Together to Safeguard Children has just been updated.We join Jasmine Wark, Business Manager of the SSCP Business Unit where she outlines to us what changes have taken place and what they mean for you.Documents referred to in...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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20:37
The P Pod 2023 Roundup Special
As we come towards the end of this year here's a roundup of what's been going on at The P Pod, and what's upcoming in 2024.Before the years out though we'll be bringing you a special bonus episode on the recent updates to Working Togeth...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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16:00
Using Motivational Interviewing to Support Families (Pt.2) - Why is it so hard, when it seems so obvious??
We're joined back in the studio today by Jackie Webb, MI Trainer, who answers the fundamental question of why MI can be tricky to put into practice and what can be done to really be effective in supporting families to make positive change.<...
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