Reflecting on Early Help with Migrant Families: A View from Practice

Koyrun Begum; Tracey Flint; Grace Hunt; Andy Jolly; Amy Stringer

doi:10.1080/09503153.2021.2023489

Reflecting on Early Help with Migrant Families: A View from Practice

Koyrun Begum, Tracey Flint, Grace Hunt, Andy Jolly, Amy Stringer

Social Work and Social Care

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Abstract

This paper describes a practitioner reflection on early help for migrant families with no recourse to public funds. We used Maclean’s ‘weather model’ to examine the positives and challenges of the work. The reflection led to positive changes in programme delivery, but also highlighted tensions between following a structured practice manual and allowing practitioner autonomy, and the friction that ‘hostile environment’ restrictions caused between statutory and voluntary sectors, and between service users and local authority social workers. We suggest that the experience highlights the need for future service development which includes the voice of social workers.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	197-205
Number of pages	9
Journal	Practice
Volume	34
Issue number	3
Early online date	9 Jan 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/09503153.2021.2023489
Publication status	Published - 27 May 2022

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Funding:
Funding for the NOREAM pilot programme was provided by the What Works Centre for Children’s Social Care (WWCCSC).

Keywords

early help
reflective practice
NRPF
migrants
children and families

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