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Community Care Inform

Community Care Inform 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 key points for practice plus comprehensive and accessible legislative guidance
  • research - the latest and most relevant social care research summarised, with key 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.

Learn on the go Podcast: Mental Capacity & Suicide

Community Care Inform’s Learn on the go podcast has been going since 2017 on an ad hoc basis. Their podcast audience has grown and so this year they've decided to start recording Learn on the go in seasons. This is Episode 1 of Season 1.

In this podcast, barrister Alex Ruck Keene discusses the issues around mental capacity and suicide and what has been termed the “you’ve got the capacity to choose to kill yourself” phenomenon.

To read a copy of the transcript please click on the following link & log in: CCI [external website]

To listen to the podcast please click on the following link & log in: CCI [external website]

Working with Adults who Self-Neglect


This updated guide explains the causes of self-neglect and gives advice on how to conduct thorough, sensitive assessments to unpick complex situations.

It also looks at balancing respect for autonomy with duty of care and provides examples of interventions.

To read more please click on the following link & log in:CCI [external website]

Emergency Protection Powers under the Children Act 1989

The new guide straightforwardly sets out the legal framework for emergency intervention, including the key sections of the Children Act 1989 and significant case law. This includes the process for managing section 47 enquiries, child assessment orders, emergency protection orders and the role of the police. The guide also explains what the law says about accessing children at risk – for example, if information is refused or authorisation to search for a child on a premises is needed.

To read more click on the following link & log in:CCI [external website]

Anti-Discriminatory & Anti-Oppressive Practice Education

Some of the processes of practice education can make placements fertile grounds for discrimination and oppression. This updated guide draws on research to explain how this can happen and offers practical advice, reflection questions, case examples and a framework (the MANDELA model) to help PEs build healthy working relationships and work with diverse students in an inclusive and empowering way.

To read more please click on the following link & log in:CCI [external website]

Questions about the law around care orders and supervision orders?

Our legal editor, Tim Spencer-Lane, is going to present a webinar on the legal framework for care and supervision orders (including interim orders) to help social workers feel clear and legally literate when it comes to this key aspect of work.

The session will be pre-recorded in the coming weeks so we’re inviting you to submit your questions in advance for Tim to address.

A video recording will then be published on CC Inform. 

Tim won’t be able to provide legal advice for specific cases but will be able to address themes, concerns and areas of confusion. Please email your questions to [email protected]

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