Intro

• International child protection alerts
  ‍Reporting child protection concerns to child welfare organisations abroad within 24 hours
  
• Record checks
  ‍Requesting and receiving social services records and information from authorities abroad
  
• Home visits
  A visit made by an overseas social service professional to the family home usually to ascertain the safety and welfare of the children and their living circumstances
• Full assessments (including kinship, parenting and best interest assessments)
  Requesting and obtaining assessments from our partners overseas
• Local assistance
  An in-country social service professional accompanying and assisting a UK social worker to understand local culture, context, regulations and support services, when visiting overseas, to inform a final care decision
• Pre-placement preparation sessions
  Pre-placement support sessions for carers, tailored to individual family needs. For further information on these sessions, please click here.
  
• Post placement support
  Welfare visits by an overseas professional to confirm the children’s health, safety, routine and emotional development within the new family environment
  
• Life story work
  Direct support for the child to help them process their feelings, to come to terms with their current circumstances linking to events in their past, to make sense of their present and to develop a clear sense of identity for the future
  
• Virtual contact supervision
  ‍Multi-lingual supervision from a qualified social worker to ensure safe, positive contact of children with a non-resident family member via an online platform
  
• Legal advice service
  ‍‍Legal advice for local authorities in England and Wales on care proceedings with an international element. This is currently a funded project.
  
• Court advice service
  ‍Representation of children as guardians in the courts to ensure decisions for and about children protect them, promote their welfare and are in their best interests.
  
• Family reunification – in the UK
  ‍Practical and emotional support for young refugees who are reunited with family members in the UK.  We also offer assessments for the family reunification process. This is currently a funded project.