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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]

Support your Team's Learning with CC Inform

Are you feeling unsure how to plan and organise all of your team learning? CCI are running a free 30-minute workshop exclusively for Team Managers & Supervisors to help you get the most out of CC Inform to support you and your team's learning in the year ahead. It will be held on Tuesday 19 May 2026 from 11.30-12.00pm. To book click on the following link: Team Learning [external website]

*Every attendee will receive a manager toolkit to set you & your team on your way.

Parental Mental Illness: Supporting Families using a Family Focused Approach

Join our upcoming live webinar on Wednesday 10 June from 11am to 12pm to enhance your understanding of parental mental illness and to build your knowledge and confidence in applying family-focused work when supporting children, parents and carers. 

During this one-hour session, our expert speakers, Scott Yates and Lina Gatsou, will explore parental mental illness, including the prevalence, impacts on children and young people, and the policies that shape support and interventions for parents and carers. 

Scott and Lina will then consider how professionals can apply the 'Think family, Whole family' approach to practice, and how to improve language and communication to reduce stigma surrounding mental illness. 

To register your free place, click on the following link: Eventbrite [external website] & follow the online instructions and enter the following promo code when prompted: Inform100626 

Deprivation of Liberty and 'Complete' Supervision & Control: Bristol City Council v CC & Ors [2026] EWCOP 19 (T3)

The Supreme Court’s 2014 decision known as Cheshire West, in effect significantly expanded the meaning of deprivation of liberty.

Consequently, it is now relatively rare for a case to come before the Court of Protection where it is in dispute whether the person’s care arrangement amounts to a deprivation of liberty.

However, this case provides an example of where the dispute focused on whether the person was subject to complete supervision and control.

To read more click on the following link: Deprivation of Liberty [external website]

New Guide: Working with Fathers in Social Work Practice

This guide, by Philip Heslop, explores the barriers to engaging fathers and male carers in social work practice, and how to overcome these - including legislation and policy that supports fathers' engagement. 

The guide explores gender roles and assumptions, and examines the definitions of 'fathering' and 'mothering' through the lens of child safeguarding.  

The guide also includes a short video and a printable worksheet outlining 10 practice tips for working with fathers and male carers, as well as case studies and reflection questions. 

For more information click on the following link: Working with Fathers [external website]

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