Introduction to Transitional Safeguarding

This digital briefing is for those working with adolescents (10-24 year olds). The film describes what transitional safeguarding is, why it is essential to develop and embed in order to safeguard young people into adulthood.
This is the full film but it can also be viewed in bitesize chunks. Content and Questions for Reflection are detailed below.
Part 1: Introduction to Transitional safeguarding - A Way of Thinking.
It describes what is meant by transitional safeguarding and why it is important to challenge ourselves to think beyond binary notions of childhood and adulthood in our work with young people/ adults.
Question for your reflection: How is this way of thinking relevant to your role and your interactions with adolescents?
Part 2: Case studies - What does transitional safeguarding look like in practice?
Part 2 of 4 runs through case studies and what transitional safeguarding can look like in practice?
Question for your reflection: Are there parallels between your own work and the case studies? What do you think were the positive aspects of your approach and what could you have done differently?
Part 3: A re-think on how we work with adolescents?
Part 3 of 4 challenges us to re-think on how we work with adolescents and the cross-cutting themes of contextual safeguarding.
Question for your reflection: Do you work in an evidence-informed way and adapt your approach to new evidence? What approaches/values shape your practice judgements?
Part 4: What could a system re-design look like?
Part 4 of 4 calls for us to think about the concepts of protective and participative practice when working with adolescents.
Transitional Safeguarding - Protective vs Participative Practice
Questions for your reflection:
- Within the context of your role and interactions, how do you empower the adolescents you work with?
- How can you be more collaborative in your approach? Are there local/ community organisations that you can work with?