Case Studies

FACT 22 Crewe C Change

C-Change is a structured, evidence based approach to assessing parental capacity to change in situations where the parenting is likely to be causing harm to their children.
The FACT 22 team felt they would benefit from a structured approach to assessing a parent’s capacity to change that worked alongside their solution-focused, strengths-based approach.

Bracknell Forest motivational conversations training and coaching for school leaders

We were commissioned to provide support for school leaders across Bracknell Forest around holding motivational conversations. This is a powerful technique in bringing about behaviour change and
improvement.

Brighton and Hove, working with Baby, Child and Teenage Brain development

Interface delivered a one-day practice-based program to a range of staff in Brighton and Hove. The authority was looking for a skills-based program that would deliver a course to meet the needs of multi-disciplinary staff to update their knowledge including the latest research on brain development and offer practice examples to input and improve their interventions and practice.

Isle of Wight, Working with Baby, Child and Teenage Brain development

Interface delivered a one-day practice-based program to staff form a range of disciplines, including nursery, children’s social care, school and youth support.

Bracknell Forest motivational interviewing training

Bracknell Forest Council worked in partnership with Hertfordshire County Council having received innovation funding from the Department for Education (DfE) to test out new and innovative ways of working across family safeguarding teams. Using Motivational interviewing approaches is core to their family safeguarding program.

Cheshire West & Chester- Mental Health Issues and Their Impact on Families

Interface were delighted to be working with Cheshire West and Chester to raise awareness about Mental Health issues and the impact on families.

West Sussex County Council - Evaluation of Think Family

The purpose of our 18-month evaluation was to support the decision making processes around whether to continue/expand the Think Family Programme (comprising intensive support to complex families, troubled families and additional support strands).

Catch 22 - Pro-Social Modelling Training

Catch 22 identified that they wanted to provide evidenced-based training for their front-line staff to increase their engagement levels with young people and facilitate positive change through each face-to-face interaction.

Camden - Early Help & Assessment Training

Camden Council were looking for a training provider that could help embed their ‘Resilient Families’ Early Help agenda to a large number of multi-agency staff. We delivered a series of one-day introductory sessions to multi-agency professionals to raise awareness following the restructure of the Early Help offer for families in the borough.

LB Tower Hamlets – ATHE Level 4 working with individuals, children and families

Tower hamlets commissioned Interface to run this brand new accredited course following our delivery of 4 previous city and guilds accredited courses.

Darlington Case Study – Working Whole Family, Core Skills and Effective Practice

Darlington required a number of voluntary and statutory partners within the borough to become more aware of the concept of whole family working in line with the Care Act 2014.

Embedding Performance Improvement into Practice

We worked with the senior management team of a LA in the East to develop a bespoke programme for frontline managers, senior practitioners and their team members to target areas of weak practice and improve performance

Central Bedfordshire Council - Capacity to Change Training

We are delighted to be working with the Early Help team in Central Bedfordshire to support them and increase their understanding around parental Capacity to Change.

Level 4 – Working with Children, Individuals and Families– Halton

Halton Borough Council is in the process of developing and implementing an integrated multi-agency approach to supporting children, young people, families and vulnerable adults across the continuum from Early Intervention to statutory safeguarding services.

Stockton - Culture Changing Training Programme

We are working with Catalyst, a voluntary sector partner to develop and deliver part of a culture change training programme.

Chester West and Cheshire - Train the Trainer

Cheshire West and Chester had internally provided introductory Team around the Family training sessions to ensure that processes and responsibilities were clear.

Staff Empowerment Keeping Our Staff and Customers Safe – West Sussex

We were commissioned to provide training for WSCC Staff dealing with customers on a regular basis who have complex issues around drug addiction/alcoholism and mental health.

Integrated Multi-Agency Front Door Services – Halton

Halton Borough Council is in the process of further developing and implementing an integrated multi-agency approach to supporting children, young people, families and vulnerable adults across the continuum from Early Intervention to statutory safeguarding services.

Motivational Interviewing - London Borough Brent

Brent Council and their VCS partners (BANG and Barnados) attended training on motivational interviewing.

Advanced Team around the Family Training – Cheshire West and Chester

Cheshire West and Chester have a strong internal whole family working vision and agenda and were looking for a training organisation to support with further implementation and training for its wider partners.

Early Help Whole Family Skills Training – Barnsley

Barnsley were looking for a training provider to support their recent restructure to whole family working and implementation of its Family Support offer in both the Early Help and Troubled Families agenda.

Birmingham’s Family Outcomes Framework and Tool

We provided embedded consultancy support and created a technical solution to track family outcomes to support their Phase 2 troubled families work.

Bracknell Forest Evaluation

Bracknell Forest Council has a strategic priority to build volunteering and improve community resilience. They are keen to build and support communities that can help themselves through the increased use of volunteers.

Advanced Safeguarding -Level 3 - Ashmead Primary School

Interface provides an in-depth programme for school staff working directly with cases who are subject to or at risk of being subject to a child protection plan...

Evaluation of Think Family: West Sussex

Safeguarding and Signs of Abuse Training

Interface worked with Ashmead Primary School on safeguarding and signs of abuse training...read more...

West Sussex CAMHs to AMHs Transitions

Interface were appointed to provide West Sussex Children's Commissioner in Public Health Directorate with information and understanding about the experience and activity for those young people moving between Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services...

Sefton – Support for Childcare and Early Years provision

Interface supported Sefton to consider the effectiveness of current Early Years and childcare provision at a strategic and operational level...

Skills Training Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire were looking for a training provider that could implement its ‘Think Family’ agenda to a large number of multi-agency staff over a 5 module structure...

Level 4 Working with Parents (Intense support for families with complex needs) Training – LB Newham

Newham were looking for evidence based training for their newly formed team. The team were going to be working with families with high complex needs following the troubled families’ agenda. This is how Interface supported Newham...

Level 4 Working with Parents (Intense support for families with complex needs) Training – Sefton MBC

Sefton were commissioning a large piece of work to meet their troubled families response. See how Interface worked closely with Sefton...

Goldington Family Centre

Interface helps Goldington to achieve 'good' rating following support from Interface ...

Development of a Family Support Pathway (Sefton)

Interface worked together with Sefton Borough Council to support the development and understanding of clear pathways for children, young people and families.

Independent review of children's services statutory accountabilities

Interface independently reviewed Wandsworth Council's newly combined adult and children's departments to ensure statutory accountabilities were robustly delivered after the change.

Troubled Families Support - Waltham Forest

Interface provided independent project work to support a business case for commissioning further family practice and modifying current delivery of family practice in Waltham Forest.

Support with Evaluation Framework

Interface supported Shelter with their approach to evaluating their new intensive family support service.

Local Authorities Case Study

Interface received a grant from DfE to support LA’s in developing their services for families with multiple problems.

Evaluation of emotional well-being

Interface worked with West Sussex to review three pilot projects providing emotional well-being services for young people aged 12-25 years.