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Community Care Inform

Community Care Inform (CCI) is a fantastic resource available to DBC staff working with adults and children & families in Darlington. It provides a wealth of online resources created by sector experts enabling professionals to make robust, evidence based decisions and to keep on top of their CPD. It includes:

  • learning tools - podcasts, videos, webinars, group learning tools and case studies to support different learning styles
  • practice guidance - in-depth guides on a huge range and variety of topics as well as at a glance summaries and top tips
  • legal - summaries of the most significant cases with main points for practice plus comprehensive and accessible legislative guidance
  • research - the latest and most relevant social care research summarised, with the main practice points highlighted.

You can also log each learning event you complete on the website in your own CPD log. You can also  record training accessed via other sources & you can easily download all of the information so you have an easily accessible record of your CPD.

Welcome to Community Care Inform

If you have received your subscription to CCI but you aren't sure where to start then why not join one of their weekly interactive demonstrations! This short half hour session will give you hints & tips of how to make the most of your subscription.

To book a place please click on the following link: Weekly Demonstration [external website]

Ask Inform

Ask Inform is the new search tool on Community Care Inform Children, which supports safe, time-saving use of AI for learning. It is a Q & A engine designed to provide accurate, context-aware & citation-backed responses based exclusively on Community Care Inform’s own content. 

Are you feeling unsure how to use the tool or looking for some advice around using AI to support your practice?

You are invited to join a free, interactive 30-minute demonstration to help you get the most of this new tool. To book a place please click on the following link: CCI [external website]

Are you a qualified worker looking for support with your CPD log?

All registered social workers in England must complete and record their CPD by 30 November 2026. With the CPD deadline approaching, now is the perfect time to find out how Community Care Inform can help you record your CPD. Every week they are running free, interactive 30-minute demonstration sessions to help you do exactly that. In just 30 minutes they will show you how to:

  • Log in and find content relevant to your CPD
  • Record your learning ahead of the deadline
  • Submit your CPD on time with confidence

Click on the following link to book: CPD [external website]

Live Webinar: The Long Game – Reducing Young People’s Risk of Exposure to Child Criminal Exploitation, County Lines & Modern Slavery

After being groomed at 13 and escaping at 19, our speaker Adam Elliott used his lived experience to set up The Long Game, a project that uses a youth-led, discussion-based, workshop format to deliver powerful education sessions to young people in schools and alternative education settings. 

The project also delivers training for professionals working with young people. In this one-hour webinar, Adam will share his insights into what social care practitioners need to know to be able to identify when children and young people are being groomed and manipulated into child criminal exploitation and how they can help support them to escape

It will take place on Tuesday 15 September 2026 from 10.30-11.30am. To register click on the following link: Register [external website]

Spotting the Signs of Forced Marriage of Adults with Learning Disabilities

This updated guide gives pointers on how to recognise this type of forced marriage, the reasons behind adults with learning disabilities being forced to marry, the consequences for them and their spouse, and how to safeguard someone before and after a forced marriage.

To read click on the following link: Forced Marriage[external website]

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