Protecting our children through tough decisions Copyrighted imageCredit: Used with permission

Working on a series looking at the lives of social workers reminded Lucy Rai of the challenges of doing the "right" thing.  Read more : Protecting our children through tough decisions

Social work and public perception Copyrighted imageCredit: Sacha Mirzoeff

The media reaction when a social worker makes a mistake can be hugely demoralising for the whole profession - and a one-sided view and scary...  Read more : Social work and public perception

Inviting in the cameras: Why Bristol welcomed the film crew Copyrighted imageCredit: Annie Hudson

Service director Annie Hudson explains how a hard look at a difficult job can help counteract an often overwhelming slew of negative coverage of social...  Read more : Inviting in the cameras: Why Bristol welcomed the film crew

Building trust and understanding: Reflections on a case Copyrighted imageCredit: Sacha Mirzoeff

How do you go about supporting a couple and children through a difficult time - with a camera crew in tow? Social Worker Annie Sempill...  Read more : Building trust and understanding: Reflections on a case

Stress and rewards: My life as a social worker Copyrighted imageCredit: Sacha Mirzoeff

What's it really like being a social worker? Ellen Parker - one of the team shadowed for Protecting Our Children - shares the highs and...  Read more : Stress and rewards: My life as a social worker

Winning trust: Making Protecting Our Children Copyrighted imageCredit: Sacha Mirzoeff

Social workers aren't always welcome visitors - so how do you persuade people to let a camera crew in as well? It was just one...  Read more : Winning trust: Making Protecting Our Children

Protecting Our Children: Working with resistance Copyrighted imageCredit: The Open University

The series Protecting Our Children shows how, whatever the other challenges, the child has to be uppermost in the processs, finds The Open University's Barry...  Read more : Protecting Our Children: Working with resistance

Engaging children and adults when there is problematic alcohol and drug use Copyrighted imageCredit: Andy Taylor

 Providing professional help to families where alcohol or drugs are being used requires a delicate approach, explains Andy Taylor.  Read more : Engaging children and adults when there is problematic alcohol and drug use

About the programme

OU on the BBC: Protecting Our Children Copyrighted imageCredit: Sacha Mirzoeff

Follow a Bristol social work team through a year of tough decisions and complex caseloads.  Read more : OU on the BBC: Protecting Our Children