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Due to HIGH demand, this conference has now sold out! You can still follow this event by using the hashtag #BASWCymru2025 on social media.
More to announce, but confirmed contributions from:
- Professor Samantha Baron, BASW Cymru Director - Find out more
- Dawn Bowden MS, Welsh Government Minister for Children & Social Care - Find out more
- Professor Fiona Verity, Brunel University (formerly Swansea University) - Find out more
- Ian Rees, Consultant Social Worker, Neath Port Talbot Local Authority - Find out more
- Verity Bennett, Researcher, Cardiff University - Find out more
- Dr Caroline Hickman, Bath University - Find out more
- Fiona McDonald, Workplace Wellbeing Consultant - Find out more
- Lance Carver, ADSS Cymru President - Find out more
- Sarah Day, Business Lead, ADASS Cymru - Find out more
- Sarah Jane Waters (EBE rep on BASW Cymru National Committee)
Tomorrow’s World: What lies ahead for Social Work in Wales?
This one-day conference aims to bring together practitioners, managers, students and anyone working in social work, to focus upon ‘Tomorrow’s World: What lies ahead for Social Work in Wales’. What will social work look like in the next 10 years and what do we need to focus on to continue to meet the needs of individuals and our society?
From the mental health impact arising from climate change to the developments in Artificial Intelligence, through to changes in working practices resulting from societal shifts and advancements; this one-day conference aims to stimulate debate and develop tangible actions for change.
BASW Cymru invites you to be part of this change. To share your experiences, your vison and ideas for the future and together, we will develop a manifesto for change promoting social work as the profession at the heart of communities, facilitating social connections, social cohesion, supporting families and individuals.
| Time | Session |
| 9:00 – 9:30 | Registration and refreshments |
| 9:30 – 10:00 | Welcome, housekeeping and conference introduction – Professor Samantha Baron, BASW Cymru National Director |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | Keynote session: Dawn Bowden MS, Minister for Children & Social Care: Welsh Government’s plans for the future of Social Work in Wales |
| 10:15 – 10:45 | Main plenary: Professor Fiona Verity, Brunel University: Beating hearts: progressing community social work and prevention |
| 10:45 – 11:15 | Main plenary: Ian Rees, Consultant Social Worker, Neath Port Talbot Local Authority: To look to the future, we sometime need to look to our past |
| 11:15-12:00 | Refreshment break and networking |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Interactive Dynamic Discussions: Professor Samantha Baron, BASW Cymru: Our Futures – Social Workers in Wales |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch and networking |
| 14:00 – 14:10 | Welcome back and a short film featuring Megan Evans, Expert by Experience |
| 14:10– 14:35 | Main Plenary: Dr Caroline Hickman, Bath University, Climate Change and Young people |
14:35 – 15:45 (35 minute per session) Delegates will get the chance to join 2 carousels throughout the session | Carousel sessions: Our Futures, Our Profession Delegates will get the opportunity to join two carousel sessions Carousel 1: Climate Change and Young people, continued: Dr Caroline Hickman, Bath University Carousel 2: Artificial Intelligence and Social Work – Friend or foe? Verity Bennett, Researcher, Cardiff University Carousel 3: Developing the workforce for the future: Insights from Swansea Council's Child and Family Services Academy and ADSS Cymru – Sarah Day and Lance Carver, ADSS Cymru & Kate Ronconi, Swansea Council’s Child & Family Services Academy Carousel 4: Tomorrow’s World, Todays Strengths: Dyslexia in Social Work Practice – Fiona McDonald, Independent Social Worker and Deb Barnett |
| 15:45 – 16:00 | Short refreshment break |
| 16:00 – 16:30 | Main Plenary: Our vision and hopes for the next 10 years: conference roundup: Professor Samantha Baron, BASW Cymru National Director |
| 16:30 | Conference close |
