The “PERSPECS” principles: early action and migrant children with no recourse to public funds

The “PERSPECS” principles: early action and migrant children with no recourse to public funds Andrew Jolly Journal of Children's Services, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- This paper aims to make the case for early action approaches with migrant families, introducing a set of principles for practice, mapped against the Professional Capabilities Framework for social work and the Social Work England professional standards.The paper first explores the context of social work with migrant families, outlining the challenges and gaps in our conceptual understanding of this work. The paper then introduces a conceptual model of work with migrant families which draws on the literature from social work and allied professions, and informed by social work values and ethics.Current social work practice with migrant children has been criticised as defensive, procedural and lacking a coherent conceptual basis, particularly for those who are subject to the no recourse to public funds (NRPF) rule. This field of social work practice would benefit from an evidence-informed model of practice, anchored in human rights approaches and focused on early action. Eight principles, drawn from existing good practice in other social work and social care contexts, are outlined as the basis for a new model of practice in social work with migrant families.The NRPF rule is a provision in the immigration rules that prevents people who are subject to immigration control from claiming most social...
Source: Journal of Children's Services - Category: Child Development Authors: Source Type: research