Practice glossary

ABE interview ACAS Code of Practice ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences) Active listening Affect regulation Asset Plus Autonomy support Burchell Test CAFCASS Care Act eligibility (Care Act 2014 s.9–13) Care proceedings Change talk Child First framework Child focus Child Protection Conference Child Protection Plan Child's perspective Confidentiality Courtroom structure Cultural sensitivity De-escalation Designated Safeguarding Lead Desistance Disguised compliance DoLS and LPS Duty to the court Eliciting change talk Emergency Protection Order Emotional self-regulation Enduring relationships Equality Act 2010 Evidence-based feedback Examination form Expert scope Family Group Decision Making (FGDM) Family Help pathway Family network support package Fraser guidelines Gillick competence Ground Rules Hearing (GRH) Historical mistrust IMCA (Independent Mental Capacity Advocate) Independent Reviewing Officer Interpreter practice Intersectionality Kinship care Leaving care Making Safeguarding Personal (MSP) Mandatory reporting Mental capacity assessment (MCA 2005) Minority stress Motivational Interviewing (MI) Multi-Agency Child Protection Team (MACPT) Neurodiversity Non-judgement OARS Objection timing Participation Participation rights Pre-Proceedings / Public Law Outline (PLO) Procedural fairness Professional authority Professional confidentiality Professional curiosity Professional judgement Protected characteristic Psychological safety Putting the case Reasonable adjustment Reflective practice Registered Intermediary (RI) Relational Capital Restorative justice Rolling with resistance SBI feedback model Section 17 (Children Act 1989) Section 20 accommodation (Children Act 1989) Section 42 enquiry (Care Act 2014) Section 47 (Children Act 1989) Section 67 advocacy (Care Act 2014) SENCO Significant harm Signs of Safety Special measures (YJCEA 1999) Strengths-based practice Trauma awareness Trauma-informed practice Turning point UASC best interests Welfare submissions