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Vale Colin Luger

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of our colleague and friend Colin Luger who passed away on Sunday 20th September 2015 from cancer. Colin worked for over forty years helping safeguard children in statutory and voluntary …
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/ September 29, 2015
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Transformative Practice

The Courage to Change a System: An interview with Meg and Ashley, new supervisors in Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA Meg Child Protection Supervisor ICWA Ashley Child Protection Supervisor ICWA   Bill: Would you briefly describe the context for the piece of practice …
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/ March 10, 2015
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We’ll Bring About a Gathering…

The tenth Signs of Safety Gathering will be held at Oakridge Conference Center, Minnesota on October 20 to 22 this year. The nine Signs of Safety Gatherings since 2005 have been exciting events bringing together child protection workers; leaders and …
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/ February 23, 2015
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Signs of Safety Implementation Paper

Children and Youth Services have just published a detailed independent analysis from the Australian Centre for Child Protection at the University of South Australia of the six-year system wide implementation of the Signs of Safety approach within the Western Australian …
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/ January 8, 2015
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South Carolina: Getting in the Game!

South Carolina Department of Social Services began their journey with Signs of Safety in 2012. They have worked really hard during a period when the department has been under considerable political pressure. The Region 1 Performance Coaches created a newsletter …
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/ December 16, 2014
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England Innovations Project Newsletter

The first edition of the Signs of Safety England Innovations Project newsletter has been distributed. This will be produced every two months after leadership workshops with all the partnering local authorities. We hope the newsletter can inform all staff, elected members …
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/ December 12, 2014
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Article: England Innovations Project

Children & Young People Now has published an article that looks at the first four initiatives to gain funding under the Innovations Project, including Signs of Safety, that are intended to transform services in England. Click here to download the article (.pdf, …
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/ November 14, 2014
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2014 Western Australian Gathering

The 3rd Western Australian (and 8th international) Signs of Safety Gathering will be held in Perth from 11–13 November. All 17 city and country based districts from across the state will present their work alongside international presentations by teams from Europe and North America. …
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/ November 5, 2014
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Signs of Safety England Innovations Project

Munro, Turnell & Murphy Child Protection Consulting has been successful in securing an Innovations Project grant of £4.7 million to work intensively with ten local authorities in England, over the next eighteen months. The funding is provided to fully implement the …
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/ October 20, 2014
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South Carolina Implementation

Terry Murphy was in South Carolina in May 2014 working on Signs of Safety implementation with the South Carolina’s Department of Social Services. This involved implementation planning workshops with executive leadership and partner agencies and then a one day workshop …
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/ July 18, 2014