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Promotional graphic for 'A Practitioner's Guide to Social Pedagogy: Building Trauma-Responsive Relationships' from Looked After Child Limited. The design features a glowing diamond labeled 'Pedagogy The Diamond Model' surrounded by images of diverse individuals, illustrating 'The 3Ps: Professional, Personal, Private Selves'. The guide's topics include why social pedagogy matters, the Diamond Model, the 3Ps, intentionality in everyday practice, and FAQs, offering trauma-informed tools for professionals in child care.

A Practitioner’s Guide to Social Pedagogy: Building Trauma-Responsive Relationships

Social pedagogy is a holistic framework for working with children and young people that integrates education and care into a single professional practice . It focuses on the "head, heart, and hands" to support the development of the whole person through meaningful, everyday relationships . In the...

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Social care professionals review documents, illustrating a guide on handling Subject Access Requests (SARs) in social care, covering legal frameworks, trauma-responsive practice, and operational best practices for children in care.

The Weight of the Record: A Professional’s Guide to Handling Subject Access Requests (SARs) in Social Care

```html A Subject Access Request (SAR) or Data Access Request (DAR) is a legally binding request under the UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018 that allows individuals, including looked after children and care leavers, to obtain copies of their personal data. For social care professionals,...

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