How virtual family group conferences have fared under Covid-19
Remote FGCs can pose challenges for families and professionals but also deliver benefits. As it appears they are here to stay, we must learn the lessons, say Deanna Edwards, Kate Parkinson and Alex Ryan
January 14, 2021 in Children, Coronavirus
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Family group conferences (FGCs) have been around in the UK since their introduction by Family Rights Group (FRG) and others in 1992 and they have been increasingly used in recent years for family-led planning in children and families’ social care.
Whist they are also used in adult services their major use still sits in children’s services. With Covid-19 came a number of challenges to FGC practice and services have often needed to be creative and resourceful in how they have met these challenges.[1]