How Stockport's Children's Services are responding to COVID-19 - in conversation with Chris McLoughlin

Thank you for listening to the What Works for Children’s Social Care podcast - COVID-19 special. In this episode, Michael Sanders, Chief Executive of What Works for Children’s Social Care, is talking with Chris McLoughlin, Director of Children’s Services at Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council (@chrismcDCS). They discuss how Stockport has reacted to the challenges posed by COVID-19, creating an effective multi-agency response, taking stock of physical and emotional wellbeing, and what it’s like to be a PIP during lockdown. You can find more information about the Social Workers in Schools project that Chris mentions here: https://whatworks-csc.org.uk/research-report/social-workers-in-schools-an-evaluation-of-a-pilot-in-three-local-authorities-in-england/ If you have any questions, comments or suggestions for upcoming topics, please get in touch by emailing info@whatworks-csc.org.uk You can also follow us on Twitter @whatworksCSC

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Welcome to the Talking Research in Children’s Social Care Podcast from What Works for Children's Social Care - bringing you the latest on evidence-based practice to improve outcomes for children, young people and families. In each episode we will be discussing our new research and what this means for practitioners and the families they work with. We will be hearing from researchers, participants, senior leaders and social workers.