These are the guidelines for facilitating a group discussion after viewing the Sandstories film.

Guidelines for small group discussion and individual reflection, following the viewing of the Sandstories film.

The need for children and young people to have access to an emotionally available adult is a strong theme throughout the Sandstories workshop

When a family provides sufficient evidence to convince workers that it is co-operating with agencies to protect the child, whilst effectively neutralising professional concern and insight into reality of the child’s life experience.

The Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel has highlighted six key practice themes to reduce serious harm.

Sandstories has incorporated an increasing amount of information about brain development in recent years, and it is briefly incorporated into the workshop.

Animals and pets play a significant part in the lives of many children and their presence in the child’s lived experience should always be included in reflective supervision and case discussion.

Reflective supervision is not simply about compliance but draws upon the professional intuition of the practitioner and the practice wisdom of the supervisor.