Events

Please click on the links below for information on each event.

September 2008

Social Work Development in National Organisations Network Launch.

A new network has been set up for national organisations involved in the development of social workers or those interested in finding out more.

Date: Tuesday 30th September
Time: 10.30 – 3.30
Place: NCVO, The National Council for Voluntary Organisations, Regent’s Wharf, 8 All Saints Street, London, N1 9RL

who should attend?

Representatives from any adults’ or children’s national organisation, including senior managers and training and education coordinators

Please use the links below to download the event flyer and booking form

Event Flyer
Booking Form

Practice Learning Workshops

'Practice learning and preparation for statutory social work – what is needed?'

 

PRESENTATIONS

 

VENUES

  • 4th September - NCVO, London. - NOW FULLY BOOKED
  • 9th September - Manchester University Conference Centre.
  • 11th September - Hilton Hotel, Leeds.


This is a workshop to enable delegates representing employers and universities to give their views on the present provision, and challenges, of placements offering statutory social work tasks involving legal interventions, and on whether students are adequately prepared for future work in statutory settings.

who should attend?

This event is aimed at anyone interested in qualifying training of social workers in statutory children’s and adult services and those working in the voluntary, private or independent sector. We also welcome participants from non traditional social work and social care settings, for example health, schools, housing and criminal justice.
Attendees should include but are not limited to: practice learning co-ordinators, learning and development managers, workforce development managers, managers of social work services, heads of social work programmes and course tutors with a special interest in placement provision.

Please note: the programme is the same at each venue.

Please use the links below to download the event flyer and booking form

Event Flyer

Booking Form

July 2008

  • 10th UK Joint Social Work Education Conference (JSWEC)
    Theme: Social Work - People, Place and Politics
    Venue: Homerton College, Cambridge
    Dates: 9th-11th July 2008

Please use the following link for more information http://www.swap.ac.uk/events/swapevents/090708jswec.html

 
Why not come along and visit the Skills for Care stand while you are there

June 2008

April 2008

  • What works in ‘Grow Your Own’ initiatives for Social Work? - Final Stakeholder Event - This free event will present and discuss the research findings in the light of national policy developments, and will explore the implications for employer organisations and for higher education institutions delivering social work education courses.  Monday 14 April 2008, 11am - 3.30pm - The Great Hall, King’s College London, Strand WC2R 2LS  Please click here to download further information and the booking form.