Self-Reported Information- Clarify, Verify and Reflect: Professional Curiosity
Learning from national and local case reviews tells us that sometimes children may have been safeguarded and protected from harm if practitioners working with the family clarify, reflect, and verify upon the information shared with them during assessments. Within a recent multi agency audit the DSCP noted that if practitioners had asked questions to further clarify situations that were presented to them, they may have been able to reflect this back and verify what it was really like for the child living in those circumstances. If these three steps are taken it makes a better assessment of risks and need and therefore supporting the correct support and intervention to be offered.