aknesses as a parent. This built a trusted relationship between social worker and parents. 52 “The way [FFCP social worker] approached it was very different from my previous interactions with social services. With the previous interactions I've had with social services it's been more of 'this is what we want, and there's no wiggle, this is what you're going to do’. You couldn't explain why you did what you did it was just 'this is the protocol and this is what we're going to do’. Whereas this time round when I met my [current social worker under the FFCP] the first thing she said to me was 'what can we do for you?” – Family interview, Wave 2 (February 2025) Other parents in Wave 1 areas also had a very positive experience of their Early Help Support Worker (EHSW) under the FFCP model. They noted how much they trusted their EHSW to support them and help their family to move forward. They also noted how their initial pre-conceptions about EHSW have been proved wrong, noting how helpful an EHSW was in supporting their families. “[Early Help Support Worker] has been amazing, I don't know what I would have done without him." Family interview, Wave 1 (February 2025) "I think I was very arrogant about having an Early Help worker. And it's completely changed my attitude. She's come in, and not once has she said you're doing this wrong...so I was so wrong in my opinion about their job role, about how they helped families. So I've gone from a person who was so against having them involved, to someone that when she said it was time to leave, I was like, 'please don't leave us'." Family interview, Wave 1 (November 2024) On the other hand, some parents interviewed in Wave 1 areas reported some difficulties surrounding working with their Family Support Workers. The negative experienc