Child Protection Supervision
Structured group or 1:1 supervision sessions designed for professionals working with children
Don't make decisions in a vacuum; safe and responsible practice is centred around collaboration and communication. Facilitated by a Child Matters expert, within this confidential setting you will be able to reflect on and work through complex situations to support safe, ethical decision-making.
Meet for a facilitated supervision session on a one-off or regular basis.
Led by an experienced Child Matters consultant with extensive expertise in child protection practice and processes.
What you'll get out of it
Our sessions provide a confidential space to step back from the day-to-day demands of child protection work, think through complex situations and strengthen your professional practice. Sessions are flexible and responsive to the needs of the individual or group, with a consistent focus on strengthening safe, reflective and child-centred practice.
You will have the opportunity to:
Gain clarity and perspective when dealing with complex or challenging situations
Strengthen your professional judgement and decision-making
Identify and respond to risks more confidently, keeping children’s safety and wellbeing at the centre
Work through ethical dilemmas, professional boundaries and accountability
Reflect on how assumptions, patterns and organisational pressures may influence practice
Explore practical ways to navigate system pressures and barriers to effective child protection practice
Debrief and process difficult or emotionally demanding situations
Build confidence in managing challenging conversations, decisions and professional responsibilities
Strengthen resilience and develop strategies to manage the emotional demands of child protection work
Identify opportunities for professional growth and development
Connect theory, legislation, policy and professional standards to real-world practice
Collective Supervision
Groups of up to six people meet for a 2-hour facilitated supervision session. Enhance your decision making as an organisation.
1:1 Supervision
Dedicated 1:1 practice reflection with a child protection specialist. Together you will explore ethical and cultural considerations and self-care to enhance your child centric practice.
Who it's for
Child Protection Supervision sessions are suitable for individuals or groups of professionals who work with children, young people and families, including:
Expertise that strengthens practice
Child protection decisions are rarely straightforward. Our consultants bring extensive experience across child protection practice and understand the realities professionals face when working with complex families, competing priorities, organisational pressures and uncertainty.
Our supervision model provides a framework that goes beyond simply talking about the work. It creates space to ask:
Have we considered everything?
What are we missing?
What is the safest decision for this child?
Is our response proportionate and defensible?
What is influencing our professional judgement?
Brooke Dawson
Having worked across frontline and leadership roles, providing supervision to social workers and teams, Brooke brings a trauma-informed and therapeutic approach to supervision.
Find out more about Brooke here.
Karen Rogers
Karen brings a cultural perspective to supervision and uses a range of holistic practice methods that encourages reflection, growth and practical solutions.
Find out more about Karen here.
Alan McGlade
Alan brings a practical and applied framework model to supervision and provides an opportunity for real-life practice discussion and reflection.
Find out more about Alan here.
Get Started
To learn more, contact our team by completing the form below, or call 07 838 3370.
