The Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector Podcast (Donna Ohdedar)
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| 10 Jan 2022 | Season 2 Trailer | 00:06:39 | |
It’s with much excitement that I am bringing to you the first episode of Season 2 of my podcast. You will notice some changes that come with this trailer including a change of name from the SILP School podcast to the Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse Sector Podcast. This really shows how I am looking to go to the next level in this season. A more focused name, guests who will not only give great learning but also support and challenge your practice. I cannot wait to hear how each episode impacts you the listener and I am so excited to embark on the next stage of this journey with you. Course links and ways to connect: Join us for our live podcast recording on 19th June by signing up here Find out more about SILP School here Find Donna on Linkedin Find Donna on Twitter Find Donna in her FREE Facebook group Leaders in Review Practice About Donna: Donna has 16 years public sector experience, including her last role as Head of Law for a leading metropolitan authority. Now a safeguarding adviser & trainer, Donna is involved in serious case reviews in both children’s and adults’ safeguarding, domestic homicide and is a SILP Reviewer and Mentor. Donna offers ‘SILP School’ her university accredited training course, CPD for reviewers & a free online network for leaders in review practice.
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| 15 Mar 2022 | Ep 007: What it Means to be Trauma Informed with Dr Jessica Taylor | 00:52:15 | |
Dive in this week if you are ready for a conversation that will make you think. What happens when we look at the individuals we work with through a new lens? Without labels & baggage, removing all the bias & predetermined views we might formulate when we look at their records. This approach isn’t only for what we do in the day job. It applies all the time, but most of us don’t see it as relevant for ourselves. The conversation is a must listen for anyone, whether you have an interest in learning & improvement work or not. About Dr Jessica Taylor: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-jessica-taylor-5667351b2 Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrJessTaylor Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jessicaforenpsych/ Website: https://www.victimfocus.org.uk/ Book: Sexy but Psycho About Donna: Donna has 16 years public sector experience, including her last role as Head of Law for a leading metropolitan authority. Now a safeguarding adviser & trainer, Donna is involved in serious case reviews in both children’s and adults’ safeguarding, domestic homicide and is a SILP Reviewer and Mentor. Donna offers ‘SILP School’ her university accredited training course, CPD for reviewers & a free online network for leaders in review practice. Find Donna on LinkedIn Find Donna on Twitter Find Donna in her FREE Facebook group Engagement + proportionality + strengths = SILP | |||
| 31 Jul 2023 | Ep 8 How to Analyse the Relationship Between Intimate Partner Violence Suicidality & Self Harm with Estela Capelas Barbosa & Donna Ohdedar | 00:47:44 | |
How do we frame our analysis around 3 overlapping problems like intimate partner violence, suicidality & self harm when each of them presents us with a unique complexity of its own? The way they manifest feels hard to predict. We can look at contributing factors, use of language & stigma. And we can consider solutions focused ideas for service delivery. What about if we each examined our role & made a conscious decision to take more responsibility? This conversation applies to IMRs created for Domestic Homicide Reviews, Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews or Safeguarding Adults Reviews. | |||
| 19 Apr 2021 | Ep 009: How Your Strengths Impact on Different Learning Styles | 00:25:35 | |
Are you playing to your strengths in a way that brings the best out of your review participants? Before I undertook some reflection on this, I don’t think I had used all of my emotional intelligence to create the optimal environment for learning. So let me share with you the insights of a person who helped me. Mike & I will explore how to go deeper & understand both your impact & the ways in which you can enhance the contribution your participants can make. Links & References from the show : Buy from Amazon: The Strengths Focused Guide to Leadership | |||
| 27 Sep 2022 | Ep 012 Robust Reviews Using Appreciative Inquiry Techniques With Karen Wright | 00:26:34 | |
Reviews with an appreciative focus incorporate 3 intertwining strands from a variety of established theoretical & practical backgrounds. These are embedded within 4 pillars of an appreciative review. The model we have adopted in SILP reviews can be found in the link below. About Donna Ohdedar: Find out more about SILP School here To book an informal discussion with a member of our team please click here Assess how strengths focussed you are by using our Strengths Focus Assessment Tool here Download the model we have adopted in SILP reviews here. Engagement + proportionality + strengths = SILP | |||
| 23 Mar 2023 | Ep. 04 Quality Reviews Which Use Quality Reviewers | 00:29:09 | |
What is needed in reviews in 2023? Today I’m sharing my thoughts on what we have been seeing & how I think we can improve. I will speak to the SILP Formula and clarify what I think a review with an Appreciative Focus can look like. I’m outlining the reviewer competency framework we have developed & how it applies to all review professionals. I’m also sharing from experience in terms of the learning curve we all tend to experience in reviews & how this has helped me to frame personal development & support for anyone involved in a review. This episode is for you whether you work in the world of Domestic Homicide Reviews, Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews or Safeguarding Adults Reviews. Domestic About Donna Ohdedar: Find out more about SILP School here Find out more about Momentum here
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| 07 Jun 2023 | Ep. 07: 5 Key Ingredients of an IMR Which Delivers Strong Analysis with Clare Edwards & Donna Ohdedar | 01:08:22 | |
How does best practice look when we are commissioning an IMR & how regularly does this happen in practice? When the requirement lands it’s natural to want to produce the best quality, but there’s a supportive framework that facilitates that.
Find out more about SILP School here For an on the spot assessment of your eligibility for SILP School click here To book an informal discussion click here
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| 22 Mar 2021 | Ep 005: 3 Simple Strategies to Avoid Chronology Overwhelm | 00:06:26 | |
Chronologies. Love them or hate them. They are here for now & there are ways of working with them rather than allowing them to create overwhelm in the context of the review. In this episode I address this controversial topic head on. I begin with full disclosure on my preferred approach to the chronology. I share my approach to offering flexibility in a review where there are differing approaches to using one. Finally, I offer strategies for accommodating all without creating overwhelm or lack of engagement. About Donna Ohdedar: Find out more about SILP School here Join the Facebook group here Find Donna on LinkedIn here Engagement + proportionality + strengths = SILP
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| 31 Jan 2022 | Ep 002: Are Reviews Adding Value or Adding Unnecessary Layers of Improvement Action? | 00:36:01 | |
The essential, inescapable question we have to ask ourselves & be held accountable for. Are you ready? The conversation I will share with you is an eye opener. A wake up call, in a good way. It’s a more gentle form of challenge than you might think, so don’t be afraid. Trust me. You can dive in. Listen in to reflect with us about recommendations about training, polices & procedures, how to formulate succinct review questions which focus on new learning. And when two podcasters get together it’s inevitable that we overflow with excitement about the power of the podcast to share developments in real time. Let us know how the issues reflect your reviews or your partnership. The conversation speaks about reviews involving child safeguarding cases, but much of what we discuss is transferrable to Safeguarding Adult Reviews & Domestic Homicide Reviews. To be in with a chance of winning one of our giveaways, please send proof of an apple podcast review. If you don’t use apple please use a friend or colleague’s device [with permission, of course]. The final step Is to send a screen shot as proof of the review & you will be entered into the draw to catherine@reviewconsulting.co.uk. Good luck. Click here for the Annual Review of LCSPRs and Rapid Reviews Jonathan Dickens, Julie Taylor, Joanna Garstang, Nutmeg Hallett, Natasha Rennolds & Penny Sorensen Find Natasha on Twitter SILP Assessment About Donna: Donna has 16 years public sector experience, including her last role as Head of Law for a leading metropolitan authority. Now a safeguarding adviser & trainer, Donna is involved in serious case reviews in both children’s and adults’ safeguarding, domestic homicide and is a SILP Reviewer and Mentor. Donna offers ‘SILP School’ her university accredited training course, CPD for reviewers & a free online network for leaders in review practice.
About Natasha: Natasha is at the University of East Anglia mainly as a PhD Researcher in Education exploring how staff and young people build and sustain relationships in different learning environments, what impacts the ‘doing’ of the relationships and how learning comes to be recognised. Her motivation to undertake the research was based on 30 years of experience working with young people, families and professionals, and thinking about how relationships are crucial to safeguarding. You can contact Natasha through Twitter @DreamkeyInfo | |||
| 28 Jun 2021 | Ep 019: Will It Elicit Learning? | 00:07:48 | |
For now we work in an incident led review system. No matter whether you work in the world of safeguarding adult reviews, domestic homicide reviews or local child safeguarding practice reviews this is the current situation. Even where nationally there is a thematic approach. Even where your local review is being done thematically, it will have been triggered by an incident. Does that mean that the learning we can elicit is restricted by virtue of it being a ‘poor outcome’ case? Listen in to hear my take on this. I want to open the debate. Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel Annual Report, May 2021 https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/wood-review-of-multi-agency-safeguarding-arrangements About Donna Ohdedar: Find out more about SILP School here Join the Facebook group here Find Donna on LinkedIn here Engagement + proportionality + strengths = SILP | |||
| 26 Jul 2021 | Ep 023: Overview Report Writing #1 – My 4 Reflections | 00:08:15 | |
Conversations rather than full-on teaching. That’s the theme for part 1 of this 3 part series. They’re all on our summer theme of overview report writing. Links & References from the show : Save the date : FREE live workshops 13.09.21 & 30.09.21 www.reviewconsulting.co.uk/SILP Leaders in Review Practice Facebook Group ReviewConsultingLtd reviewconsultingltd Engagement + proportionality + strengths = SILP
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| 10 Oct 2022 | Ep 013 5 Misconceptions About Recurring Themes in Reviews With Jonathan Dickens | 00:39:20 | |
Whether you are conducting a Child Safeguarding Practice Review, a Safeguarding Adults Review or a Domestic Homicide Review, the themes you encounter are likely to have arisen in a previous review. You may be dealing with themes encountered in the same local area.
Find out more about SILP School here To book an informal discussion with a member of our team please click here Download our FREE guide '5 Misconceptions About Recurring Themes in Reviews' here Engagement + proportionality + strengths = SILP | |||
| 09 Aug 2021 | Ep 025: Overview Report Writing #3 – Dual Responsibility | 00:11:33 | |
It’s time for part 3 of 3 of my conversational episodes on our summer theme of overview report writing. There’s plenty to dig into in the links below if you want the teaching side, too. But to begin, join me to explore the dual responsibility for local areas & independent reviewers to aspire to shorter overview reports with strong analysis. It works for Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews, Safeguarding Adult Reviews & Domestic Homicide Reviews. The review is a project. All involved must be on message to produce the desired outcome. Listen in if you are an author, a commissioners of reviews, review participant or you are in a quality assurance role. Links & References from the show : Save the date : FREE live workshops 13.09.21 & 30.09.21 www.reviewconsulting.co.uk/SILP Leaders in Review Practice Facebook Group ReviewConsultingLtd reviewconsultingltd Engagement + proportionality + strengths = SILP
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| 03 May 2021 | Ep 011: Reading Body Language on a Virtual Platform | 00:06:40 | |
If you are frustrated about missing the visual cues at your virtual practitioner event... I salute you. In this episode you can find out why. I will remind you of what you already know & offer small tweaks that may make a big difference You know I won’t be able to resist reminding you about role modelling what you want to see from others within your event. I promise you will thank me later. It’s as simple as this. People value reviews which engage directly with the practitioner because they understand the value of human interaction. So join me to find ways of increasing that in your virtual review meetings. About Donna Ohdedar: Find out more about SILP School here Join the Facebook group here Find Donna on LinkedIn here Engagement + proportionality + strengths = SILP | |||
| 24 Jan 2022 | Ep 001: The 4 Features of Honest, Trauma Informed Engagement with Families in Reviews | 00:55:15 | |
This episode provides an opportunity for you to listen in to a very special discussion which went deeper and into some of the far reaches of engaging with families in reviews. You will hear what happened when a group of professionals who care deeply about honest, trauma informed family engagement aired some forthright, vulnerable, points. Acknowledging there are no absolutes, there are sometimes no concrete answers. The conversation which took place in this intimate zoom room generated a range of emotions. Transformative review practice relies on conversations like this happening.
The final step Is to send a screen shot as proof of the review & you will be entered into the draw to catherine@reviewconsulting.co.uk. About Donna: Donna has 16 years public sector experience, including her last role as Head of Law for a leading metropolitan authority. Now a safeguarding adviser & trainer, Donna is involved in serious case reviews in both children’s and adults’ safeguarding, domestic homicide and is a SILP Reviewer and Mentor. Donna offers ‘SILP School’ her university accredited training course, CPD for reviewers & a free online network for leaders in review practice. ENGAGEMENT + PROPORTIONALITY + STRENGTHS= SILP | |||
| 21 Feb 2023 | Ep. 2 Reviews Which Generate Clear Actions to Improve Interprofessional Communication with Nick Frost | 00:35:48 | |
Are you ready to discuss the topic that is guaranteed to feature in every review you will undertake? This might be where you are highlighting multi agency collaboration as strong practice or considering where & how it could improved In today’s episode I’m joined by Nick Frost who will share his ideas, including those based on a communities of practice model. This episode will be useful whether you work in the world of Domestic Homicide Reviews, Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews or Safeguarding Adults Reviews. About Nick Frost: Find Nick's latest book 'The Myth of Measurement' here. About Donna Ohdedar: Donna has 16 years public sector experience, including her last role as Head of Law for a leading metropolitan authority. Now a safeguarding adviser & trainer, Donna is involved in serious case reviews in both children’s and adults’ safeguarding, domestic homicide and is a SILP Reviewer and Mentor. Donna offers ‘SILP School’ her university accredited training course, CPD for reviewers & a free online network for leaders in review practice. Find out more about SILP School here Find out more about Momentum here Find out how to work with me one to one here Would you like me to re write your CV? Find out more here Engagement + proportionality + strengths = SILP | |||
| 22 Aug 2024 | Ep 009 The Experience of Domestic Abuse in Mid & Later Life with Carrie Bower | 00:44:04 | |
Statistics about the numbers of women who experience domestic abuse only takes us so far. How do we understand what’s really happening, especially for women in mid and later life? The power of story telling shouldn’t be under estimated. Carrie Bower understands this and her blog, podcast and website are an amazing resource for anyone who wants to dive in. It’s probably not what you would expect. It contains many hopeful stories. There’s nothing else like it. Expect to hear more about Carrie’s own personal journey & the effect her content has had on others. Carrie ‘feels lighter’ having expressed herself this way. And I felt lighter at the end of this conversation. I hope you do too. Find out more about SILP School here Join the Facebook group here Find Donna on LinkedIn here Engagement + proportionality + strengths = SILP | |||
| 26 Apr 2022 | Ep 008 What Happens After a High Profile Tragedy & Why it Matters with Ray Jones | 00:40:36 | |
The stereotypes surrounding safeguarding professionals are never helpful. But they are brought into sharper focus after a high profile. The way leaders react makes such a difference. Then the media’s response will shape the way the public sees the sector. Is this all just inevitable, or do we each have a part to play? The conversation is worthy of a listen for anyone who works in the world of safeguarding or domestic abuse or who has an interest in it. About Ray Jones: Dr Ray Jones is Emeritus Professor of Social Work at Kingston University and St. George's, University of London, and a registered social worker. From 1992 to 2006 he was director of social services in Wiltshire. He was the first chief executive of the Social Care Institute for Excellence, and has been deputy chair and chair of the British Association of Social Workers. From 2008 to 2016 he was professor of social work at Kingston University and St George's, University of London. He has been a visiting professor at the University of Exeter and at the University of Bath and is an honorary fellow of the University of Gloucestershire. He has led inquiries following the deaths of children and adults, from 2009 to 2013 was chair of Bristol's Safeguarding Children Board, and from 2010 until 2016 oversaw child protection improvement in Salford, Torbay, the Isle of Wight, Sandwell and Devon. Ray is a regular press columnist and media commentator, has frequently given evidence to Parliamentary Select Committees, and in 2017 he received the Social Worker of the Year Award for ‘Outstanding Contribution to Social Work'. In 2021 he received an honorary doctorate in civil law from the University of East Anglia and in 2022 was appointed to undertake the independent review of children's social care in Northern Ireland. ‘The Story of Baby P, Setting the Record Straight’, Ray Jones, available on amazon University of Kingston & St Georges Professor Ray Jones - Academic profiles - Kingston University London Community Care, 2018 Ray Jones: ‘I see what is happening to children like me now and that fires me up’ (communitycare.co.uk) About Donna: Donna has 16 years public sector experience, including her last role as Head of Law for a leading metropolitan authority. Now a safeguarding adviser & trainer, Donna is involved in serious case reviews in both children’s and adults’ safeguarding, domestic homicide and is a SILP Reviewer and Mentor. Donna offers ‘SILP School’ her university accredited training course, CPD for reviewers & a free online network for leaders in review practice. Find Donna on LinkedIn Find Donna on Twitter Find Donna in her FREE Facebook group Engagement + proportionality + strengths = SILP | |||
| 10 May 2021 | Ep 012: When it’s a First..or It’s Just Tough | 00:05:33 | |
Are you contemplating a new beginning, or tackling a new or challenging endeavour? You’re not alone. When you push yourself outside of the comfort zone there’s generally something very worthwhile on the other side. & this episode just might get you through. About Donna Ohdedar: Find out more about SILP School here Join the Facebook group here Find Donna on LinkedIn here Engagement + proportionality + strengths = SILP | |||
| 14 Mar 2021 | Ep 004: Frank Mullane - on vision, the myth about blame & innovation | 00:16:57 | |
In this conversation with Frank Mullane, CEO & Founder of Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse, the conversation flows in the direction of notions of blame in reviews. But this is not a conversation purely for philosophers. Join us for this one if you like to hear Frank pepper his narrative with examples from real reviews. Real families lives. Including his own. Frank gives us a taster of his contribution at the forthcoming SILP Digital Round Table, ie what it means to raise the status of parties to the review & of the living public. He explodes the myth that a family who is integral to the review can result in a loss of control & highlights how a skilled advocate can help to manage expectation. Have you heard Frank encourage innovation in reviews before? If not, the time is now. About Donna Ohdedar: Find out more about SILP School here Join the Facebook group here Find Donna on LinkedIn here Engagement + proportionality + strengths = SILP
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| 23 Apr 2024 | Ep 05 How to Interview Survivors of Domestic Abuse with Michelle Rawlins | 00:37:22 | |
We all want media coverage of domestic abuse incidents to be more accurate & less victim blaming. As a starting point there has to be a focus on making the experience of a survivor being interviewed by the press a more positive experience. The project undertaken by researcher, Michelle Rawlins, draws on direct experience & commentary from survivors & there are many insights to be drawn from this episode for all of us. This ground breaking work will lead to a toolkit for trainee journalists and inspiration for a brand new style of reporting.
About Michelle Rawlins Michelle Rawlins is an award-winning journalist, author, ghostwriter and copywriter with 25 years' experience working for national newspapers, magazines and online publications. Michelle has built a long and consistent career from interviewing people in all walks of life and turning their words into print for traditional media and digital platforms. After initially cutting her teeth at three fast-paced press agencies, at the age of 23 Michelle went on to build a highly successful freelance career. Michelle has produced a vast myriad of true-life, health and news articles for national newspapers, including the Daily Mirror, Sun, The Guardian and the Daily Mail, alongside being a regular supplier of features and reports to women’s magazines, including Take A Break, Bella, Closer, That’s Life, Slimming World and Chat. She is also proactive in securing a place on the couch on shows including This Morning, Good Morning Britain, Loose Women and the Victoria Derbyshire show, for those she works with to ensure they gain maximum media attention. Find Michelle on Twitter. Organisations mentioned in the episode: IDAS https://idas.org.uk Women's Aid https://www.womensaid.org.uk
About Donna Ohdedar: Find out more about SILP School here Join the Facebook group here Find Donna on LinkedIn here Engagement + proportionality + strengths = SILP | |||
| 17 Oct 2023 | Ep 10 How to Improve Your Reviews Using Themes from Last Triennial Analysis with Jonathan Dickens & Donna Ohdedar | 00:50:24 | |
The last Triennial Analysis ‘Learning for the Future: Final Analysis of Serious Case Reviews’ analysed 253 cases. These were serious case reviews & local child safeguarding practice reviews completed in 2020 & 2021. Jonathan joins me in this conversation to give us an overview of the statistics & themes, which is super useful for those who undertake these reviews. Engagement + proportionality + strengths = SILP | |||
| 09 Aug 2022 | Ep 011 Key Findings of the Analysis of Domestic Homicide Reviews with Gaynor Mears & Davina James-Hanman | 01:23:17 | |
The Key Findings from Analysis of Domestic Homicide Reviews analysed 124 DHRs reviewed by the Home Office in the 12 months from October 2019. Today’s episode allows you to access the workshop with Gaynor & Davina, 2 of the authors.
This episode is important listening whether you work in the world of Domestic Homicide Reviews, Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews or Safeguarding Adults Reviews. Domestic abuse clearly features within all of these reviews, & there is data within this analysis which we all need to know about. For instance: 46% of the victims had been the target of a perpetrator previously, almost always their previous partner.
In 64% of the DHRs aggravating factors were identified, with coercive control being the most common.
About Donna Ohdedar: Find out more about SILP School here To book an informal discussion with our Head of Enrolment, Robin Harper-Coulson please click here Join us for our FREE podcast live on 19th September with Jonanthan Dickens, 5 Misconceptions About Recurring Themes in Reviews. Click here to sign up Join us for our FREE podcast live on 27th September, Robust Reviews Using Appreciative Inquiry Techniques. Click here to sign up Click here to access the Key Findings publication ref James-Hanman, Kerss, Ruskin, Mears, March 2022
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| 31 Oct 2023 | Ep 11 How to Make the Move from Public Sector to Embrace New Career Challenges with Andy Labrum | 00:35:23 | |
When you have spent 30 years in a policing career it can be hard to see how you might fit into anything else. This was how it felt for Andy Labrum, Founder of Blue Light Leavers. He has supported thousands of others through the transition & is ready to share vulnerably about his own journey & that experienced by others in his community. Andy’s approach is to offer inspiration & guidance, but it is based on direct experience. Be prepared to gain insight into the skills you never realised you have from your public sector background which are sought after in a range of different industries. If you hold any limiting beliefs about considering a new path or project & wondered if you were alone in encountering insecurities whilst being ‘at a crossroads’ in your professional life, this Is an episode you will enjoy.
About Andy: Andy Labrum is a former police officer who after 30 years of service transitioned to the private sector. Andy has developed into a coach for blue light leavers to support them through the transition and build their confidence. He established Blue Light Leavers and supports thousands of police officers to think about their next steps. Website: https://www.bluelightleavers.com/ Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/bluelightleavers Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andylabrum/ About Donna Ohdedar: Find out more about SILP School here Engagement + proportionality + strengths = SILP
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| 14 Mar 2023 | Ep. 03 How to Place the Family at the Centre of the Review in 2023 with James Rowlands & Dr Elizabeth Cook | 00:54:19 | |
How do you avoid creating frustration for a family member or significant other who contributes to your review? The starting point is being conscious at every stage of the process. But the details are important. How late is too late to speak with the perpetrator? Who would you speak to first? Today’s episode allows you to access the thoughts & principles that work in 2023 with all the choices we have about how to offer this. It’s designed to help you to get most out of the contribution available to the review whilst at the same time a summary of the workshop I offered alongside James Rowlands and Dr Elizabeth Cook, which considers these challenges. This episode is important listening whether you work in the world of Domestic Homicide Reviews, Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews or Safeguarding Adults Reviews. Domestic About Dr Elizabeth Cook: Dr. Elizabeth Cook is a Senior Lecturer in the Violence and Society Centre, City, University of London, which she joined in January 2020. As a sociologist and criminologist, her principal areas of research expertise include homicide, family, and gender and their intersections with harms to society, specifically: analysing pathways between gender, inequality, and homicide; improving statutory fatality review systems; and accounting for the impact of family advocacy and activism on crime, justice and punishment. Her expertise forms part of a large UKRI-funded Prevention Research Partnership (PRP) Consortium Award on Violence, Health and Society, of which, she is a Co-Investigator. This Consortium engages with multiple public, governmental and third sector bodies who generate data on violence with the aim of developing a theory of change of violence, health and society. James comes from a practice-based background in the domestic and sexual abuse sector, having originally trained as a Social Worker and then becoming an Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (IDVA). Before commencing his PhD in 2018, he spent 14 years working in the voluntary and statutory sector in a variety of roles. Most recently he was the Strategic Commissioner for Domestic Violence and Abuse, Sexual Violence and VAWG at Brighton & Hove City Council and East Sussex County Council. About Donna Ohdedar: Find a link to James Rowlands & Dr Elizabeth Cook research paper here Find out more about SILP School here Find out more about Momentum here James & Lizzie published paper Consider the CV Re write offer here Engagement + proportionality + strengths = SILP
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| 24 May 2021 | Ep 014: Child Death – the Challenges for those Dealing With it & its Relevance for Reviews | 00:30:08 | |
When a child dies there are enormous challenges for professionals & these extend beyond the obvious intense levels of emotion & desire to be aware of & sensitive to the needs of the family. In this episode you will gain insight into the expectations of professionals & how the dynamics can play out. Those involved in the world of reviews should have a level of understanding of what happens & why. Expect to hear John & I explore the interaction with the review for more detail. He was awarded his MSc in Criminology and Criminal Justice by the University of Surrey, and his PhD in the discipline of Sociology also by University of Surrey. Before joining the team at Portsmouth, he was a senior police detective and subsequently was employed for 6 years as an associate tutor by the College of Policing to train senior homicide detectives on the SIO Development Programme and he helped develop their accredited national 'Investigation of Sudden Childhood Death' course. He is currently a member of the National Policing Childhood Death Working Group and has represented UK policing on various Government working parties and committees concerning child abuse and related issues, including various editions of 'Working Together' and the 'Achieving Best Evidence' guidance. From 2001 to 2003 he was Lord Laming’s police advisor and assessor, on the Victoria Climbie Inquiry He has carried out a number of Serious Case Reviews, Practice Reviews and Domestic Homicide Reviews using SILP methodology as well as traditional or blended methodology. About Donna Ohdedar: Find out more about SILP School here Join the Facebook group here Find Donna on LinkedIn here Engagement + proportionality + strengths = SILP | |||
| 28 Feb 2022 | 005: Reviews, the Media and the Independent Chair Role | 00:49:44 | |
Have you ever read a headline in mainstream media reporting on social workers having done a good job? If you haven’t, my next question is ‘how does this impact on how those professionals FEEL? I suspect this can be applied more widely to safeguarding professionals in general. This was the conversation that began with reviews then expanded into social work & the media & social work world wide. We touch on the ‘before & after’ since the Wood Review, what the independent chair role* is really like, plus some real life experiences of how our world is misunderstood & misreported in the media. The conversation is relatable for any professional in the safeguarding and domestic abuse sector. It provides background for anyone involved in Local Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews, Safeguarding Adult Reviews & Domestic Homicide Reviews.
About David: David is a Consultant, Podcaster and Presenter of the Socialworldpodcast.com ‘thoughts on the social world’, following 25 years working with and around the media to support child protection and the voice of social work. He has over 35 years national and international experience in the field of social welfare. He is recognised as an independent expert on matters of child protection and parenting and have a broad, continuing, experience with the media. Currently a member of the International Advisory Board at the Global Institute for Social Work–a world wide body and most recently invited to be a member of the Editorial, Oversight and Assurance Panel of the INEQE Safeguarding Group. Twitter: https://twitter.com/DaveNiven Listen to the Social World Podcast International Advisory Board, Global Institute of Social Work
About Donna: Donna has 16 years public sector experience, including her last role as Head of Law for a leading metropolitan authority. Now a safeguarding adviser & trainer, Donna is involved in serious case reviews in both children’s and adults’ safeguarding, domestic homicide and is a SILP Reviewer and Mentor. Donna offers ‘SILP School’ her university accredited training course, CPD for reviewers & a free online network for leaders in review practice. Find Donna on LinkedIn Find Donna on Twitter Find Donna in her FREE Facebook group
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| 09 Jan 2024 | Ep 1 Human Centred Leadership with Kul Mahey | 00:45:19 | |
When I asked Kul Mahay about organisations with a learning culture it was inevitable that we would begin by speaking about the pandemic. It forced us to become more creative. Being creative is everything when we want to generate valuable learning. Reviews are pre-occupied with learning from what didn’t go well. But that leaves us feeling value less. So how do we use emotional intelligence, as leaders & in reviews to flip this? If you are ready to hold up the mirror & consider the culture you create as a leader or a reviewer, this Is an episode you will enjoy. About Kul Mahey: Kul Mahay is an accomplished senior leader with over 30 years of senior leadership experience, in the police service and is recognised as a top leadership and emotional intelligence specialist. He has extensive experience in cultural diagnosis and transformation, leadership development, executive coaching, conflict resolution, development of executive teams, HR transformation, and serious and large-scale investigations, critical and major incident command, and contingency planning, working right up Executive level. He is regularly called upon to comment on issues around organisational culture and embedding emotional intelligence into organisational practices. As a trained TV presenter, Kul is regular asked to appear on tv as an expert. He hosts his own ‘Unlocking Leadership’ radio show as well his popular podcast ‘Human Centred Leadership’ known for his engaging conversations with senior leaders from across the globe. Website: https://www.igniteyourinnerpotential.com Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kulmahay/ Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/human-centred-leadership-podcast-with-kul-mahay/id1600862985 About Donna Ohdedar: Find out more about SILP School here Engagement + proportionality + strengths = SILP | |||
| 17 May 2022 | Ep 009 Reviews that Generate Learning for Organisational Leaders with Natasha Rennolds | 01:10:36 | |
Relatively few review recommendations are aimed at organisational leaders. But they have the power to create change just as the frontline do. If we ignore this, we are missing part of the puzzle. About Natasha Rennolds: About Donna Ohdedar: Find Donna on LinkedIn Find Donna on Twitter Find Donna in her FREE Facebook group Engagement + proportionality + strengths = SILP | |||
| 05 Apr 2021 | Ep 007: Suzy Kitching on How it Feels to be a Review Participant | 00:16:36 | |
A rare opportunity to gain insight into how it feels to be involved in different types of review. The insights Suzy shares remind us all of the importance of clarity for participants as to what to expect at every single stage of the process. If a review participant feels heard & able to influence the final output, this creates that sense of ownership that we are hoping to foster. About Donna Ohdedar: Find out more about SILP School here Join the Facebook group here Find Donna on LinkedIn here Engagement + proportionality + strengths = SILP | |||
| 02 Aug 2021 | Ep 024: Overview Report Writing #2 – 4 Types of Set Up Wording | 00:11:33 | |
Reflective conversation once again in the second of this 3 part series. They’re all on our summer theme of overview report writing. There’s plenty to dig into in the links below if you want the teaching side, too. But to kick us off, join me in this episode to hear my thoughts on the set up wording at the start of the overview report. If you are an author, a commissioners of reviews, review participant or you are in a quality assurance role you may feel differently. Let’s open the debate. Links & References from the show : Save the date : FREE live workshops 13.09.21 & 30.09.21 www.reviewconsulting.co.uk/SILP Leaders in Review Practice Facebook Group ReviewConsultingLtd reviewconsultingltd Engagement + proportionality + strengths = SILP
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| 26 Mar 2024 | Ep 04 Reviews Which Provide Accountability & Reassurance with Jonathan Dickens | 00:39:55 | |
Most reviews identify a problem with information sharing, so it’s time to improve our skills in analysing the in-the-moment reasoning of practitioners faced with the dilemmas this issue raises. The idea that reviews distort the picture of the totality of the work being done does not sit comfortably with any of us, but Jonathan makes a good case on this point. Expect a few lightbulb moments. Is it too high an aspiration to expect reviews to change behaviours & cultures? Hear from one of my favourite thinkers to find out more.
About Jonathan Dickens: Jonathan Dickens is Emeritus Professor of Social Work. He worked in the school of social work from 1998 to 2023, and served as head of school from 2016-21. Before joining UEA, Jonathan had worked in Peterborough as a community worker, in London as a local authority social worker and then as a child care legal adviser (advising and acting on behalf of the local authority in court proceedings relating to children) and in Romania (1994 to 1997), as a trainer and consultant to teams of Romanian social workers. The multiple and competing functions of local reviews of serious child abuse cases in England: https://doi.org/10.1177/02610183231218965
About Donna Ohdedar: Find out more about SILP School here Join the Facebook group here Find Donna on LinkedIn here Engagement + proportionality + strengths = SILP | |||
| 29 Jan 2024 | Ep 2 How Domestic Abuse Legislation Creates or Obstructs Real Change with Suzanne Jacob OBE | 00:50:39 | |
Even though we have come a long way, large pockets of society still exist where an improved understanding of domestic abuse might make a huge difference. These are the areas where we haven’t yet understood how what we do & the way we do it can act as a deterrent, help improve detection & even tackle the problem of domestic abuse. Legislation & the role it has played is a major factor. Is the way the Domestic Abuse Bill is working now, for instance, in any way similar to what we envisaged only a couple of years ago?
Suzanne worked for the UK Government on some of its most challenging and high profile crime and security policies, many of which had complex legal and international dimensions. She led a significant part of the security programme for the 2012 Olympics, for which she was awarded an OBE in the New Year's Honours List 2013. She joined UK-wide charity SafeLives in 2015, and became Chief Executive in December 2017. About Donna Ohdedar: Find out more about SILP School here Join the Facebook group here Find Donna on LinkedIn here Engagement + proportionality + strengths = SILP
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| 12 Mar 2024 | Ep. 3 How DHR Recommendations Impact Childrens Social Care & Adult Social Care with Dr Kim Heyes | 00:57:51 | |
Do Domestic Homicide Review recommendations make a difference? We know that there is a lack of national oversight about the effect of the recommendations, & we await Home Office guidance on how this will change. Do they mostly suggest training to effect these improvements? How are they considering protected characteristic? Do they highlight good practice? The study commissioned by the Domestic Abuse Commissioner & undertaking by the HALT team is the place to find out. Hear from the one of the authors to find out more. Links: The Homicide Abuse Learning Together (HALT) website: The principal investigator on the project is Professor Khatidja Chantler, and the researchers are Dr Vicky Baker, Dr Clare Gunby and Dr Kim Heyes
About Donna Ohdedar: Find out more about SILP School here Join the Facebook group here Find Donna on LinkedIn here Engagement + proportionality + strengths = SILP | |||
| 07 Feb 2022 | Ep 003: Assessing Risk in Domestic Abuse | 00:41:36 | |
The requirement for a stronger perpetrator focus, more robust legislation about coercive control, the Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme & non fatal strangulation becoming a stand alone offence. These & other important changes are becoming embedded & the action required on the ground is unprecedented. The conversation I will share with you covers the changes & how the sector is managing it, how the changes are viewed. But fundamentally, the question about how risk assessment & how well it assists in preventing serious harm is a valid one. Whether you are fully immersed in all that’s happening or an onlooker, this episode is for you. The conversation relates to Domestic Homicide Reviews, but what is happening here touches Local Child Safeguarding Practice Review & Safeguarding Adult Review work. To be in with a chance of winning one of our giveaways, please send proof of an apple podcast review. If you don’t use apple please use a friend or colleague’s device [with permission, of course]. The final step Is to send a screen shot as proof of the review & you will be entered into the draw to catherine@reviewconsulting.co.uk. Good luck. Find Donna on LinkedIn Find Donna on Twitter Find Donna in her FREE Facebook group About Donna: Donna has 16 years public sector experience, including her last role as Head of Law for a leading metropolitan authority. Now a safeguarding adviser & trainer, Donna is involved in serious case reviews in both children’s and adults’ safeguarding, domestic homicide and is a SILP Reviewer and Mentor. Donna offers ‘SILP School’ her university accredited training course, CPD for reviewers & a free online network for leaders in review practice. About Viv: Vivien has worked in the field of Domestic Abuse for over 42 years. Her passion is driven by her best friend being assaulted at 21 yrs of age and being left in a waking coma for nearly 23 years before she died. She previously worked as a Company Secretary and started out her career with the Probation Service before starting a family. She campaigns for services on behalf of victims/survivors of abuse at local and national level. More recently she has been involved in advocating work with those affected by early childhood trauma who perpetrate domestic abuse working on the Drive Project a partnership project between SafeLives, Respect and Social Finance, as a Practice Advisor. | |||
| 07 Jun 2021 | Ep 016: Terms of Reference with a Strengths Focus | 00:05:23 | |
There was never a time when focussing on strengths in our review practice was more needed. Reviews of 2020 practice, in particular, when practitioners had to work in new & challenging ways can have a very different feel when we try this. We are not looking for the superman practise, where someone did something over & above the day job. Listen in to understand what this is all about.
About Donna Ohdedar: Find out more about SILP School here Join the Facebook group here Find Donna on LinkedIn here Engagement + proportionality + strengths = SILP
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| 26 Apr 2021 | Ep 010: Technology & Your Virtual Practitioner Event | 00:06:59 | |
For so many involved in reviews the virtual practitioner event has felt like a compromise compared to being together in a room. Some preferred to delay or abandon the event altogether. I’m here to offer a powerful shift you can try to get back on track. If you like it, replay this episode before your event.
About Donna Ohdedar: Find out more about SILP School here Join the Facebook group here Find Donna on LinkedIn here Engagement + proportionality + strengths = SILP
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| 28 May 2024 | Ep 006 How to Ensure a Child Centred Approach Within a Whole Family Focus with Suzy Kitching | 00:40:56 | |
There are a number of principles, expectations & standards for us all to digest & implement as we embrace the implementation of Working Together to Safeguard Children 2023. It’s helpful at this stage to explore how this feels for a partnership & gather thoughts & insights from an independent scrutineer. Have you considered the relevance & helpfulness of the descriptors to help you break down some of these broad & somewhat visionary terms? Who must we involve if we want to get this right? We focus our discussion on an approach that may resonate with you. We see the ‘whole family’ approach being discussed in reviews & other analysis. Assessing the impact of adult issues on family life and Children's needs requires a collaborative whole-family approach to understand the adults' difficulties. Adult and children's services can then be delivered with an holistic approach based on relevant knowledge and skills from both services who should consult to support understanding and assessment. Suzy Kitching is a children’s Social Worker with over 25 years’ practice experience. Alongside her work with Strengthening Practice, Suzy is an Independent Scrutineer for a Local Safeguarding Children’s Partnership and a Lead Reviewer for Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews. Suzy is passionate about skilled practice and learning; she was awarded an MBE for services to children and families in 2010 following the success and innovation of an integrated adult and children service she set up and developed. Suzy has worked in the Northeast of England as a practitioner and delivered Training in skill-based family practice across the country. Developing whole family practice where adult issues (substance misuse, domestic abuse, and Mental health) impacted on the wellbeing and safety of children. Suzy has worked in Local Authorities at both an operational and strategic level, she has supported practice improvement and culture change as Head of service and Principal Social Worker. Suzy has a real interest and passion in supporting and improving practice by applying learning into practice. To find out more about the online training click the link below: Multi-Agency Working to Safeguard Children Online Training - Westminster Insight
About Donna Ohdedar: Find out more about SILP School here Join the Facebook group here Find Donna on LinkedIn here Engagement + proportionality + strengths = SILP | |||
| 21 Feb 2022 | Ep 004: Compassionate Ageism in Social Care Provision | 00:49:56 | |
Join me for this conversation if you are open to be challenged about how you think about older people & growing older. Mervyn offers us his thoughts about a society in which stereotyped ageist assumptions abound. A topic so close to my heart, Mervyn’s comments were more than enough to fuel me to continue to question & challenge what I hear, see & think. Are you ready to do the same? Whatever your position is on health, social care & public sector service provision, my promise is the adrenaline will flow. This episode is well worth a listen. The conversation relates primarily to social care provision, but the principles apply to anyone who invites consultation in their role as practitioner or reviewer. What is happening here touches Safeguarding Adults Review work most specifically. To be in with a chance of winning one of our giveaways, please send proof of an apple podcast review. If you don’t use apple please use a friend or colleague’s device [with permission, of course]. The final step Is to send a screen shot as proof of the review & you will be entered into the draw to kelly@reviewconsulting.co.uk. Good luck. Find Donna on LinkedIn Find Donna on Twitter Find Donna in her FREE Facebook group About Donna: Donna has 16 years public sector experience, including her last role as Head of Law for a leading metropolitan authority. Now a safeguarding adviser & trainer, Donna is involved in serious case reviews in both children’s and adults’ safeguarding, domestic homicide and is a SILP Reviewer and Mentor. Donna offers ‘SILP School’ her university accredited training course, CPD for reviewers & a free online network for leaders in review practice. About Mervyn: Co-Founder and Society Secretary, Change AGEnts Network UK Co-operative and Co-Founder and President of the Practitioner Alliance For Safeguarding Adults (PASA) Mervyn Eastman began his career in the late 1960s as a welfare assistant in East London. In the early 1970s he trained in social work (CQSW) and has worked in all fields of social care, much of which specializing in issues related to age and ageing. In 1997 he co-founded, and is now President of PASA, and following early retirement from the post of Director of Social Services for a north London Borough, he became in August 2001 UK Director of the Government Programme, Better Government for Older People (BGOP), a post held until May 2009. Engagement + Proportionality = SILP | |||
| 12 Jul 2021 | Ep 021: Choosing Your Next Best Step | 00:04:44 | |
Are you considering how well you fit with a new role or project? It’s not only about the recruitment decision, but the applicant’s selection of the employer, commissioner or project. Join me in this episode in which I explore the factors that are important & why. Plus how to generate a self assessment report which will give you more insight about your strengths to use in your next application. Let me know your thoughts. Links & References from the show: www.reviewconsulting.co.uk/SILP Leaders in Review Practice https://bit.ly/SILP10thBN | |||
| 29 Mar 2021 | Ep 006: Creating a Feedback Safe Environment - Your Strengths | 00:07:04 | |
The review is a process which involves the giving & receiving of feedback. Feedback begins with self evaluation. In this episode I invite you to take the time for yourself & your personal development. Reflective space can be hard to come by, so take the opportunity to understand more about the impact you can create. I begin by outlining my thoughts on feedback, challenge & creating a sense of certainty around boundaries. You can try my approach to understanding more about your impact & how focussing on strengths also illuminates weakness & helps you to identify areas for development. About Donna Ohdedar: Find out more about SILP School here Join the Facebook group here Find Donna on LinkedIn here Engagement + proportionality + strengths = SILP | |||
| 12 Apr 2021 | Ep 008: Resisting the Leadership Label | 00:05:52 | |
For so many involved in reviews the term ‘leader’ just doesn’t resonate. So I’m here to talk about the qualities you may already be displaying in your review work which make you exactly that. Or if you’re not, have a go. The results will amaze you. In SILP School we study the SILP codes, 2 of which are concerned with active leadership. About Donna Ohdedar: Find out more about SILP School here Join the Facebook group here Find Donna on LinkedIn here Engagement + proportionality + strengths = SILP
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| 20 Sep 2021 | Ep 031: How to Build Reviewer Capacity from Within the Partnership | 00:15:27 | |
In this episode we have an opportunity to gain insight into what happens when a team of professionals from a partnership attend SILP training. 2 & a half years on, Margaret Tench shares with me the experience of her & her colleagues, including the challenges they have faced. About Donna Ohdedar: Find out more about SILP School here Join the Facebook group here Find Donna on LinkedIn here Engagement + proportionality + strengths = SILP | |||
| 12 Jul 2022 | Ep 010 The Challenges of Commissioning Reviews with Robin Harper Coulson | 00:46:07 | |
Balancing the budget whilst ensuring the quality of reviews is a challenge for any commissioner of reviews. In this conversation with Robin Harper-Coulson, ex Business Manager of a Safeguarding Children Partnership, we learn more about one partnership whose journey includes the full range of experiences. About Donna Ohdedar: Find our more about SILP School here Find Donna on LinkedIn Find Donna on Twitter Find Donna in her FREE Facebook group Sign up here for our free podcast live in August with Gaynor Mears, OBE 'Key Findings from the Analysis of Domestic Homicide Reviews' Sign up here for our free podcast live in September with Jonathan Dickens '5 Misconceptions About Recurring Themes in Reviews' About Robin: Robin Harper-Coulson is a qualified Social Worker and has worked in organisations providing voluntary and statutory services to children, young people, families, parents, and adults for over 40 years. His experience derives from a number of diverse roles he has undertaken during his career as a youth worker, voluntary sports coach, safeguarding lead, residential child care officer and manager, children’s social worker, training and development officer, strategic workforce lead, children’s workforce development manager and as the strategic business manager within three Local Safeguarding Children Boards/Partnerships. Engagement + proportionality + strengths = SILP | |||
| 17 May 2021 | Ep 013: It’s What You Can Bring to the Review | 00:06:42 | |
When it comes to applying for reviews there are 2 questions to be considered :
If you are looking to avoid overwhelm when making applications I recommend you focus more on (2). In this episode I discuss an approach you may want to take. About Donna Ohdedar: Find out more about SILP School here Join the Facebook group here Find Donna on LinkedIn here Engagement + proportionality + strengths = SILP
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| 06 Mar 2025 | Developing your independent reviewer specialism with Kelechi Ukandu | 00:21:37 | |
In the second episode of season 5 I am sharing a special interview with Kelechi Ukandu, a SILP accredited independent reviewer who has a significant amount of safeguarding experience from her background as a child nurse. This is the second of 5 reviewer spotlights being shared over the next few weeks. Hear us talk about: 👉🏻 her journey to becoming an independent reviewer 👉🏻 the role training & development played in being competent & ready for independent review work 👉🏻 the flexibility indepednent review work can bring to your life 👉🏻 how you can develop a specialism within the independent reviewer role
About Kelechi: Kelechi Ukandu is an independent Safeguarding Consultant with expertise in the area of child protection, child exploitation, child sexual abuse and cultural competency. She has more than 16 years of experience working within the NHS acute and community sector. And has held several leadership roles as a nurse, Health Visitor, Safeguarding Advisor, Child Protection Specialist and Named Nurse for Child Protection. Most recently, she has undertaken work independent reviewer for children’s services and led in child safeguarding practice review work. Donna has 16 years public sector experience, including her last role as Head of Law for a leading metropolitan authority. Now a safeguarding adviser & trainer, Donna is involved in serious case reviews in both children’s and adults’ safeguarding, domestic homicide and is a SILP Reviewer and Mentor. Donna offers ‘SILP School’ her university accredited training course, Momentum her space for reviewers & a free online network for leaders in review practice.
If you are interested in becoming an independent reviewer sign up for the 5 day training from 24th - 28th March click here: https://donna-ohdedar.mykajabi.com/5-day-training
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| 22 Feb 2021 | Ep 002: Supporting Safeguarding Professionals with Wendy Thorogood | 00:21:33 | |
Join me with my guest Wendy Thorogood, President of the Association of Child Protection Professionals. The conversation delved into the question of viewing the system in isolation when we know ‘there’s no child without adults.’ We considered Wendy’s experience of supporting safeguarding professionals over the last year, including embracing technology, considering how events have changed & realising the magic is in the quality of the conversation. Wendy’s invitation to you is to connect with her about ‘the unobvious’. How could you refuse? About Wendy Thorogood Wendy Thorogood is an independent Nurse Consultant for children and lives in Dorset who trained at St Guy's hospital in London early 80’s. Specialising in child and adult intensive care and cardiac nursing before moving in to public health nursing working in safeguarding for 30 years as a practitioner working up to a senior position as a influencer within health at a national level. Wendy delivered the national leadership programme for safeguarding for the Department of Health and worked directly with the NHS Confederation, in relation to current changes, including: providing assurance that current and future providers of services are compliant in relation to safeguarding national and local standards; working with Lead Commissioners and the performance team to develop agreed key performance indicators and safety metrics for providers; and identifying and taking appropriate action on key risks and issues across commissioned services that may affect safeguarding of Adults, children and young people. Also a health Peer for the LGA which allows the privilege position of reviewing practice and influencing change Wendy is the current Director for AoCPP were she is passionate influencing the Safeguarding agenda working with members to deep dive topics that matter to them and translating research in to practice, that in turn will influence the lives of vulnerable children and families. About Donna Ohdedar: Find out more about SILP School here Join the Facebook group here Find Donna on LinkedIn here Engagement + proportionality + strengths = SILP
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| 31 Jan 2023 | Ep. 1 The 5 Key Ingredients for a Great Thematic Review with Kate Spreadbury | 00:45:59 | |
How do you avoid the inevitable sense of overwhelm that pervades at the start of a thematic review? In this workshop we consider methodologies that enable the review to maintain its focus on the high level ideas. There are other challenges around these reviews remaining inclusive & to bring them to conclusion in a timely way.
About Kate Spreadbury: Kate Spreadbury is an independent social worker specialising in adult safeguarding, has worked as a local authority adult safeguarding lead and with Safeguarding Adults Boards to review and develop policy and practice. Co-author of the Adult Safeguarding Practice Handbook [Kate Spreadbury & Rachel Hubbard] & has been influential in bringing various practice issues and institutional barriers to the fore. Kate has authored thematic reviews for Gloucestershire & Hampshire Safeguarding Adults Boards & co-authored the Analysis of Safeguarding Adults Reviews 2017-2019 [Preston Shoot, Braye, Spreadbury, Preston, Allen]
About Donna Ohdedar:
Find out more about SILP School here Find out how to work with me one to one here Would you like me to re write your CV? Find out more here Engagement + proportionality + strengths = SILP | |||
| 17 Feb 2025 | 001 The journey to becoming an independent reviewer with Sarah Glossop | 00:16:54 | |
In the first episode of season 5 I am sharing a special interview with Sarah Glossop, a SILP accredited independent reviewer who has more than 20 years safeguarding experience in both children's and adult safeguarding in the health sector. This will be the first of 5 reviewer spotlight episodes over the coming weeks. Hear us talk about: 👉🏻 her journey to becoming an independent reviewer 👉🏻 the role training & development played in being competent & ready for independent review work 👉🏻 the review work she has secured and would be interested in If you are interested in becoming an independent reviewer sign up for the 5 day training from 24th - 28th March click here: https://donna-ohdedar.mykajabi.com/5-day-training-1
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| 14 Mar 2025 | Balancing independent review work with a full time career with Tracey Puglsey | 00:19:53 | |
In the third episode of season 5 I am sharing a special interview with Tracey Pugsley, a SILP accredited independent reviewer. Tracey has a significant amount of safeguarding experience from her background working with children and families, latterly as an expert guardian in Wales. This is the third reviewer spotlight in our current series. Hear us talk about: 👉🏻 her journey to becoming an independent reviewer 👉🏻 how Tracey secured her first review within 10 weeks of completing SILP School 👉🏻 balancing full time work with independent review work 👉🏻 the growth opportunities that come with being an independent reviewer
About Donna: Donna has 16 years public sector experience, including her last role as Head of Law for a leading metropolitan authority. Now a safeguarding adviser & trainer, Donna is involved in serious case reviews in both children’s and adults’ safeguarding, domestic homicide and is a SILP Reviewer and Mentor. Donna offers ‘SILP School’ her university accredited training course, Momentum her space for reviewers & a free online network for leaders in review practice.
If you are interested in becoming an independent reviewer sign up for the 5 day training from 24th - 28th March click here: https://donna-ohdedar.mykajabi.com/5-day-training
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| 21 Jun 2021 | Ep 018: 3 Strategies for Tighter Use of Language & Labels in your Review | 00:07:39 | |
So many of us in the world of reviews are ready to leave behind the use of loose terms or stock phrases which detract from a sharp analysis. At best they can be irritating. At worst they are confusing, misleading or utterly baffling. We all have to use subjective language at times, but we can back it up with fact in a way that’s not too wordy or time consuming. In this episode you will hear more talk about this not being confined to language used in practice on the ground, but also in reviews. This is not judgement, it’s full ownership of the fact that it starts with each of us. If this is of interest to you please do download the FREE resource sheet below. Links & References from the show : Complexity and challenge: a triennial analysis of SCRs 2014-2017 (publishing.service.gov.uk) Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel Annual Report, May 2021 About Donna Ohdedar: Find out more about SILP School here Join the Facebook group here Find Donna on LinkedIn here Engagement + proportionality + strengths = SILP
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| 16 Aug 2021 | Ep 026: How to sky rocket your success in reviews | 00:11:54 | |
How are your reviews going lately? You would not be alone if you were asking the question about how to sky rocket your success. In this episode I explore the myths around working with SILP. It seems there is a lack of clarity around the ins & outs of exactly how it works. I don’t want you to miss what it can mean for you & your review practice. So this felt like the right time for you to have it all in one place. After all, if this is a question for one person there will generally be others who need this too. SILP works in Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews, Safeguarding Adult Reviews & Domestic Homicide Reviews. There are many ways to join our community. Listen in for more & check the links below. About Donna Ohdedar: Find out more about SILP School here Join the Facebook group here Find Donna on LinkedIn here Engagement + proportionality + strengths = SILP | |||
| 05 Jul 2021 | Ep 020: Specialist Reviewer v Jack of All Trades | 00:05:10 | |
If you work in the world of childrens reviews, do you learn & improve by understanding what works well in the world of safeguarding adult reviews or domestic homicide reviews. Why would you? Why should you? Join me in this episode. I’m opening the debate. & If you’re interested in joining my workshop [see link below] I will have you covered if you work in any of these types of review. About Donna Ohdedar: Find out more about SILP School here Join the Facebook group here Find Donna on LinkedIn here Engagement + proportionality + strengths = SILP
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| 19 Jul 2021 | Ep 022: Safeguarding Adult Reviews in Rapid Time with Karen Rees | 00:22:40 | |
Now that Safeguarding Adult Reviews in Rapid time are well under way it’s a good opportunity to reflect on how they are being used & the impact they can have on the world of safeguarding adult reviews. Join me in this episode in which myself & a fellow SILP reviewer, Karen Rees, consider the current landscape & share thoughts on the potential we see for these reviews. Let me know your thoughts. Links & References from the show : | |||
| 24 Jun 2024 | Ep 007 How to Get the Best out of Linkedin with Helen Tudor | 00:39:01 | |
When I became an independent reviewer I felt I had lost my professional network. People around me didn’t seem to understand exactly how it felt to be doing what I do. I never imagined a social media platform would change that for me. Fast forward to 2024 & that is exactly what LinkedIn does. If you are starting out with LinkedIn you may have no idea where to begin. You may not fully understand how it can help you at all. Let alone how to get the best from it. Meet Helen Tudor. Her approach is refreshing & accessible. What’s more, it just works. Listen if you are interested in building your profile, networking, finding people or opportunities or connecting with others who care about the issues affecting the safeguarding & domestic abuse sector. In this episode we also speak about not being able to afford the food shopping, having teenagers & worrying about posting when you feel your hair is a mess.
About Helen Tudor Helen Tudor (was Pritchard) is a multi award winning entrepreneur who's built multiple 6 figure businesses since starting in 2016. Most well known for helping entrepreneurs get leads from LinkedIn through her flagship programme The LinkedIn and Business Mastermind, Helen offers insight and knowledge to business owners all over the world through her online communities. She lives in Grappenhall, Cheshire with her husband Stu and their four teenage children, two cats and a sausage dog called Dave. You can find Helen here: https://getleadsfromlinkedin.com/5daychallengereg/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/helenpritchard/ https://www.facebook.com/LinkedInLeadGen
About Donna Ohdedar: Find out more about SILP School here Join the Facebook group here Find Donna on LinkedIn here Engagement + proportionality + strengths = SILP | |||
| 23 Aug 2021 | Ep 027: Fixed Mindset v Growth Mindset | 00:11:33 | |
Whether you are involved in Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews, Safeguarding Adult Reviews or Domestic Homicide Reviews, you will at times hit a point in which the way forward is less than clear. I did when I was establishing my independent review practice. I was still developing my own individual style. In this episode I share where the spirals of self doubt would lead me. Alongside the positives I am now able to recognise & draw on which may help. I can now also identify more clearly what might differentiate what I did from some others I have seen who have struggled. Without the mistakes I wouldn’t be so clear about my values. I made them so you don’t have to. Have you undertaken the SILP assessment yet? Click the link below to find out more about your own qualities & values. My invitation to you is to join me on Tuesday lunch times in my FREE online network for Tuesday takeaway lunch time sessions to enable you to build your network. Fixed mindset v growth mindset pdf Invitation workshop 13.09.21 ReviewConsultingLtd reviewconsultingltd | |||
| 30 Jul 2024 | Ep 8 How to Support Those Who Experience Domestic Abuse with Sophie Bell | 00:33:07 | |
The need for specialist domestic abuse services is pressing & urgent. At this uncertain time with a brand new government it is unclear whether trauma informed support will be available regardless of postcode. Every penny must be well spent. When this is done properly, spending on the NHS & other services will reduce. Not to mention it has the potential to save lives. So it is timely to understand what these services can and should look like. In this episode we focus on support for for mothers and children. they are the subjects of so many of our reviews.
Sophie Bell Sophie Bell is the Associate Head of Development and Implementation, Prevention of Abuse and Neglect at the NSPCC. Sophie's role is focused on prevention of abuse and neglect and she walks us through services designed by the NSPCC for before, during & after domestic abuse. Domestic Abuse, Recovering Together (DART™)https://learning.nspcc.org.uk/services-children-families/dart About Donna Ohdedar: Find out more about SILP School here Join the Facebook group here Find Donna on LinkedIn here Engagement + proportionality + strengths = SILP
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| 04 Apr 2023 | Ep. 05 Reviews which Understand the Lived Experience of a Family Living in Poverty in 2023 with Joseph Howes | 00:40:50 | |
The cost of living crisis has hit the headlines & affects us all. But some are working from a very different baseline. What we learn when we listen to their voice illuminates how much we all take for granted.
About Joseph Howes: Joseph is Chief Executive of Buttle UK and has 22 years of experience working in charities supporting children, young people and their families in the UK to build better futures. Joseph has been Chief Executive of Buttle UK for 4 years and has previously held senior fundraising, and communications roles at Depaul UK, Action for Children and The Prince’s Trust. He is also Chair of the End Child Poverty Coalition, a group of 80+ organisations dedicated to the cause of alleviating child poverty. Information on Buttle UK's co-production journey Buttle UK's co-produced report on Surviving Estrangement About Donna Ohdedar: Find out more about SILP School here Find out more about Momentum here Interested in updating your CV? Click here Engagement + proportionality + strengths = SILP
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| 29 Nov 2022 | Ep 15 Five Features of the Welsh Single Unified Safeguarding Review | 00:26:49 | |
There’s no possible way forward than to be inspired by this episode. Have we normalised there being several review process which flow from a single incident? Meet Liane James, who embarked on a 5 year project to change this. Listen in if you work in the worked of Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews, Safeguarding Adult Reviews or Domestic Homicide Reviews and download the FREE pdf guide ‘Quality Reviews Which Use Quality Reviewers’ to help you with applying for reviews or commissioning reviews.
About Donna Ohdedar: Find out more about SILP School here Find Donna on Linkedin here To book an informal discussion with a member of our team please click here Download our FREE guide ‘Quality Reviews Which Use Quality Reviewers‘ here Engagement + proportionality + strengths = SILP | |||
| 24 Jan 2023 | Season 3 Trailer | 00:11:15 | |
The show is back for season 3 & I am feeling energised & uplifted following ther success of season 2. The pressure is on to improve. So herein lies my challenge.
About Donna Ohdedar:
Find out more about SILP School here Download our FREE guide ‘Quality Reviews Which Use Quality Reviewers‘ here Listen to the episode 'SILP The Basics' here Find Donna on Linkedin here Engagement + proportionality + strengths = SILP | |||
| 13 Sep 2021 | Ep 030: Why We Involve Practitioners for Better Review Outcomes | 00:11:33 | |
SILP works in Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews, Safeguarding Adult Reviews & Domestic Homicide Reviews. There are many differences of approach, but the principles I share in this episode work across all 3 types of review.
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| 17 Oct 2022 | Ep 014 Reviews That Analyse Exploitation in Children With Nikki Holmes | 00:47:53 | |
Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews which analyse practice whose aim is to protect children from exploitation are called upon to make no assumptions. This dynamic & fast changing landscape is different to what it was only a year or so ago. Those who are vulnerable to exploitation, service design & the impact of pandemic restrictions have all played a part. There’s no room for stereotypes. We can’t afford to stay in the comfort of our silos. New & enhanced techniques to collaborate with partners & agencies who are not part of our normal network are needed. Listen in & download the 6 Solutions Focused Questions to Convert Silo Working into Positive Action Planning if this will help you in your reviews here.
Find out more about SILP School here To book an informal discussion with a member of our team please click here Download our FREE guide '6 Solutions Focused Questions to Convert Silo Working into Positive Action Planning' here Engagement + proportionality + strengths = SILP | |||
| 06 Sep 2021 | Ep 029: How to Reduce the Number of Meetings & Redrafts in Your Review | 00:11:33 | |
Whether you are involved in Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews, Safeguarding Adult Reviews or Domestic Homicide Reviews, you will be familiar with more traditional review models in which the standing panel is at the centre of all the action. But how ready are you to consider something different? Engagement + proportionality + strengths = SILP | |||
| 22 Feb 2021 | Ep 001: SILP - the Basics | 00:08:59 | |
This is the episode for you if you are new to the methodology or need a refresher.
About Donna Ohdedar: Find out more about SILP School here Join the Facebook group here Find Donna on LinkedIn here Engagement + proportionality + strengths = SILP
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| 30 Aug 2021 | Ep 028: Same Learning, Different Recommendations | 00:15:27 | |
Whether you are involved in Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews, Safeguarding Adult Reviews or Domestic Homicide Reviews, you will at times see your reviews revealing a recurrent issue. But how do you avoid repeating the layers of improvement action already recommended & creating the potential for new outcomes? Join me & Julia Greig, who is a Service Delivery Manager working in Adult Social Care who completes individual management reviews or IMRs as part of her role. We reflect on the issues which have come up time & time again in Julia’s local area as well as considering how to take an intuitive look at what happened last time to create maximum potential for change. Recommendations & report writing are part of our summer theme for 2021. My invitation to you is to join me on Tuesday lunch times in my FREE online network for Tuesday takeaway lunch time sessions to enable you to build your network. Links and references from the show SILP Assessment ReviewConsultingLtd reviewconsultingltd | |||
| 23 May 2023 | Ep. 06 How to Analyse Adultification Bias & Inequality in the Safeguarding Response | 00:26:27 | |
Do we feel skilled up enough to analyse bias in the safeguarding response in 2023? Where does it leave us in terms of our duty to safeguard the most vulnerable people in society if we are answering this question with a ‘no’? About Donna Ohdedar: Find out more about SILP School here Find out if you are eligible for SILP School here. Book a call with Donna here. Engagement + proportionality + strengths = SILP | |||
| 07 Mar 2022 | Ep 006 An Inside Look at a Partnership’s Learning Activity With Amanda Gillard | 00:56:51 | |
Now here’s a golden opportunity to hear in detail exactly what a partnership does when they make a clear decision to put the practitioner at the heart of their learning activity. How do you prioritise learning from strengths without leaving behind what needs to change? What difference does it make when a chair practices active listening compared to the one who over steers? We leave no stone unturned. We tackle head on the situation in which the same issue comes up for review again & again. Plus considering how national thematic learning can be embedded locally. & you know I simply had to ask the question about longer v the shorter overview report. The conversation has a focus on partnership activity related to Local Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews. However, anyone interested in partnership working may want to listen in. About Amanda: Amanda Gillard is a Practice learning and review manager at the London Borough of Bexley. About Donna: Donna has 16 years public sector experience, including her last role as Head of Law for a leading metropolitan authority. Now a safeguarding adviser & trainer, Donna is involved in serious case reviews in both children’s and adults’ safeguarding, domestic homicide and is a SILP Reviewer and Mentor. Donna offers ‘SILP School’ her university accredited training course, CPD for reviewers & a free online network for leaders in review practice. Find Donna on LinkedIn Find Donna on Twitter Find Donna in her FREE Facebook group Engagement + Proportionality + Strengths = SILP | |||
| 14 Jun 2021 | Ep 017: 4 Steps to a More Poverty Aware Review | 00:06:31 | |
Poverty aware practice & poverty aware reviews. This is the aspiration. It starts with identifying & acknowledging our own blindspots. Then we can illuminate them for others. The good news is the review is the perfect setting for this. Use this episode as your step 1 on the journey. We’re all on this together. Links & References from the show : https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/child-safeguarding-practice-review-panel-annual-report-2020 About Donna Ohdedar: Find out more about SILP School here Join the Facebook group here Find Donna on LinkedIn here Engagement + proportionality + strengths = SILP | |||
| 31 May 2021 | Ep 015: Tell Me Why | 00:09:37 | |
Will ‘the why’ ever become less relevant or less important? My guess it will remain top priority for some time to come. No matter which methodology you are using in your review if you increase your ratio of the why : the what’ you are onto a winner. The latest publications [links below] have got me thinking about the why in new ways. They’ve also helped me to understand what the value is in the local system as well as a national system of reviews. Listen in for my musings. About Donna Ohdedar: Find out more about SILP School here Join the Facebook group here Find Donna on LinkedIn here Engagement + proportionality + strengths = SILP | |||
| 05 Mar 2021 | Ep 003: Recommendations – an Introduction | 00:06:30 | |
In this episode I attempt to restrain myself from getting too carried away on the subject of recommendations. So, the promise is this will be an introduction only. I begin with sharing the reason why I think this topic is worthy of our close attention & how a consultative review methodology helps us to execute this really well. I speak about commonality & cultural differences across 3 different types of review & from area to area. I will explore the history which led us to where we are now. I also tackle the tricky subject of numbers head on. We may disagree, but full disclosure always leads to the best conversations. About Donna Ohdedar: Find out more about SILP School here Join the Facebook group here Find Donna on LinkedIn here Engagement + proportionality + strengths = SILP
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