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Calling all social work students! We are looking forward to a thoughtfully curated programme of presentations and workshops at our flagship student event.
Designed by students for students - don't miss out on this opportunity to connect, learn and get support to empower your university journey.
Programme includes:
Keynote: AI, Community, and Connection: Sustaining Human-Centred Social Work in a Digital Age:
Wisdom P Mensah, MA Social Work Student | BASW Student Ambassador
Artificial intelligence is already embedded in social work through tools like digital recording, automated summaries, and decision‑support systems. These technologies are reshaping professional judgement quietly and incrementally, while responsibility remains with practitioners. This raises questions about autonomy, ethics, confidence, and relationships at the heart of social work. The session draws on national research to help students, new practitioners, educators, and leaders reflect on how AI is influencing learning cultures and professional identity. It explores where AI can support practice and where it may fragment community. Central is the idea that professional community is the key resource for navigating technological change responsibly.
Keynote: BASW & Social Workers Union - Student Campaigns: Stronger Together
More details coming soon
Workshop: Safeguarding, Capacity and Equitable Access to Systems in Social Work Practice
Mandy-Jane Lace, Cardiff University, BASW Student Ambassador
Creating Community and Connection through safeguarding, the Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, and equitable access to support. A psychotherapeutically informed trainee social worker in Wales explores co production, proportionality and least restrictive practice to support people to build lives they deem worth living. Exploring how social workers create community and connection by ensuring people can access systems equitably, lawfully and in ways that uphold dignity, rights and wellbeing.
Workshop: Safeguarding, Ambiguity and the “Transgender Umbrella”: Reflections for Social Work Practice
Matthew Lewis, MA Social Work student at the University of Hull | BASW Student Ambassador
Exploring how ambiguity in transgender terminology may impact safeguarding decision-making in social work. It will highlight how the broad “transgender umbrella” can create challenges for assessment, communication, and inclusive practice. The session aims to prompt reflection on how practitioners can balance equality, diversity, and risk within complex real-world cases.
Dynamic panel discussion: Placements
Be encouraged and inspired, with time to ask questions and discuss your own experiences, gain insights and share helpful advice.