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The 17th national Piat symposium on inter-agency training was held at the NSPCC's National Training Centre in Leicester on 7 and 8 December 2010. The theme this year was Learning from experience in inter-agency training.
The annual symposium provides a unique national forum for inter-agency trainers to share good practice, experiences, learning and information in both formal and informal ways. Given the current climate – political, economic and meteorological – the 2010 event was naturally characterised, but not dominated, by uncertainties – in particular, anxieties about funding and the direction of inter-agency training.
In keeping with the learning from experience theme, the keynote presentations were rooted in research and raised questions about implications for practice and training needs.
Dr Mary Baginsky (CWDC) and Sue Schofield's (North Tyneside Council) keynote on supporting children and families looked at examples of innovative practice in multi-agency working from the perspectives of evaluator and practitioner.
Daryl Dugdale (University of Bristol; Bristol LSCB) drew on his own experience as an inter-agency trainer and former Piat steering group member to reflect on current challenges. And Marian Charles (The University of Nottingham) and Barbara Firth (The University of Nottingham Professional Development Group) reviewed the achievements of Piat in establishing the credibility and value of inter-agency training.
Ruth Pearson (Sheffield Hallam University) and Helen Harrison (Stockport LSCB) drew on the work of Jane Scott (University of Stirling) and others to consider noticing and helping the neglected child. And Dr Danya Glaser (Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children) presented her address on emotional abuse and psychological neglect via telephone link, which worked exceptionally well.
Remodelling pilots (PDF, 135KB)
Mary Baginsky, CWDC
Working together to strengthen families and communities (PDF, 172KB)
Sue Schofield, North Tyneside Council
Overview of current challenges: an inter-agency trainer`s perspective (PDF, 258KB)
Daryl Dugdale, University of Bristol
PIAT: acknowledging and building on achievements and learning (PDF, 114KB)
Marian Charles and Barbara Firth, University of Nottingham
Neglect: response and recognition (PDF, 569KB)
Jane Scott, University of Stirling
Emotional abuse and psychological neglect:harmful parent-child interactions (PDF, 265KB)
Danya Glaser, Great Ormond Street Hospital
A series of interactive workshops on both days enabled participants to consider particular topics of interest, including e-safety (facilitated by Sue Pickering, e-safety consultant); briefings for elected members (facilitated by Kevin Ball and Tom Narducci, NSPCC); safeguarding supervision (facilitated by Brian Lawson, Consilient Consulting); and safeguarding deaf and disabled children training (facilitated by William Baginsky and David Ward, NSPCC).
“Excellent symposium. Really enjoyed Dr Glaser, even via link! Well done. ”
E-Safety (PDF, 360KB)
Sue Pickering, SDP Consultancy Limited
Elected Member Briefings (PDF,206KB)
Kevin Ball and Tom Narducci, NSPCC Consultancy Services
Sustaining safeguarding supervision (PDF, 374KB)
Brian Lawson, Consilitent Consulting
Exploring supervision as the creation of a community of practice (PDF, 373KB)
Brian Lawson, Consilient Consulting
The development of practice guidance and framework for supervision in children and young people’s services (PDF, 382KB)
Brian Lawson, Consilient Consulting
The symposium also saw the launch of Connect, Share and Learn: a toolkit for evaluating the outcomes of inter-agency training to safeguard children, adapted for Piat by Professor John Carpenter and Dr Demi Patsios (Bristol University) from research conducted with Dr Eszter Szilassy and Professor Simon Hackett, and commissioned and published by the Department for Education.
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