This article by Maggie Mellon says:
- Research points to parents’ experiences of child protection investigations and associated processes as often being unpleasant and disrespectful
- Learning from parents’ experiences needs to be incorporated into everyday work if practice is to be improved
- Family group conferencing, advocacy and other person-centred and strengths-based initiatives offer opportunities for less adversarial and more constructive approaches
- Engagement with new forms of parent self-organisation, including online, and the incorporation of peer advocacy in training and in improving practice, offer opportunities to encourage positive changes at all levels
see https://www.iriss.org.uk/resources/insights/child-protection-listening-and-learning-parents