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Direct work

Hayley Smith (left) and Ann-Marie Matson from North East Lincolnshire Council
3 December 2025
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How direct work is transforming support for children

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11 March 2025
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'What I wish I had known about building trusting relationships with children'

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12 February 2025
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Parental substance misuse: how to support children

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14 January 2025
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How to conduct confident direct work with children

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24 September 2024
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Practice tips for undertaking life story work

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9 July 2024
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Using motivational interviewing in social work: four key techniques

Gillian MacFarlane
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30 April 2024
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Recognising and responding to shame in child protection: key practice points

Gillian MacFarlane
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18 August 2023
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'How to leave home visits on time - and when not to'

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14 March 2022
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Social workers could double time spent with families through more efficient systems, report claims

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19 November 2021
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‘Excellent direct work’ sees council improve to ‘good’

Rob Preston
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14 September 2015
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'Making time for direct work is my definition of good social work'

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2 September 2015
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How social workers can use attachment theory in direct work

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