May 9, 2021 | Serious Case Reviews
Special Guardianship and serious case reviews are two words, within the work of kinship and special guardianship care, are words that we would not want to see together. The reality is that children placed in Special Guardianship arrangements to keep them safe have in...
Apr 27, 2021 | SGO - Policy & Guidance, SGO Assessment
Best Practice Guidance: Special Guardianship Orders March 2021 If you are completing Special Guardianship assessments, then you will need to read the updated Best Practice Guidance: Special Guardianship Orders March 2021 which has recently been published. You can find...
Apr 12, 2021 | Serious Case Reviews
When completing Special Guardianship assessments, it is important that you keep up to date with any serious case reviews, in order to ensure that your practice and any sgo assessment you complete, continues to be robust. I will outline briefly the findings of this...
Apr 22, 2019 | SGO Assessment
Special Guardianship Assessment: How to structure visits to gather the information and a suggested timeline This post was updated on 14.03.2021 With ever decreasing timescales to complete a Special Guardianship assessment report, you will need a plan of how to...
Apr 17, 2019 | SGO Assessment
What Does A Special Guardianship Assessment Look Like The Special Guardianship Assessment Process A Special Guardianship Order makes one or more people as Special Guardians for a child. The Special Guardian obtains parental responsibility for the child and will...
Apr 16, 2019 | SGO Assessment
What is Special Guardianship? What is Special Guardianship? It is a legal order that makes one or more people as special guardians for a child. Special Guardianship order lasts until the child is 18 years old. The special guardian obtains parental responsibility for...
Apr 15, 2019 | SGO Assessment
What Is Special Guardianship- SGO Info launch to raise awareness? SGO Info – What is it all about? I am a social worker, I have worked in child protection, fostering and adoption, finally I have found my place, within the field of Kinship Care. Special...
