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08.07.25 Demystifying Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) for social work research and practice
Dr Gillian Ferguson and Professor Sarah Vicary
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IPA is a methodology for research that focuses on learning from lived experience. The course explores a holistic model of IPA that has a focus on creating new knowledge and making a difference for social work.
IPA is ideal for practitioners and academics who want to gather rich data about the nature of people’s experiences and the meaning this has for people. The course would explore how IPA has a good fit with social work professional values and interventions offering an essential contribution to our work.
Examples of studies will be used to illustrate the potential of IPA as one of the methods that can delve into lived experience and represent creative, detailed accounts as evidence to inform practice.
The webinar would also provide an overview of the alignment of IPA with professional and regulatory standards in education and training in the UK social work education and continuing learning context.
29.05.26 Deportation and Destitution: What social workers need to know about the planned changes in the UK Government's 'Family Returns' proposals
Emma Birks - Campaigns Manager - West Midlands and Louise Calvey - Director, Asylum Matters
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Organised in partnership with Asylum Matters, this webinar is designed to inform social workers about the changes proposed by the UK Government on family returns, deportation, and the changes which would prevent social workers and local authorities from providing support to families, children, and care leavers without a secure immigration status.
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01.06.26 15th Anniversary of Winterbourne - what’s really changed?
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This webinar explores what has and hasn’t changed in policy and practice in the last 15 years and hear about the work of the BASW England-supported Homes not Hospitals campaign.
18.06.26 Cheshire West overturned: Implications for social workers
Martin Sexton, PSW and Co -Chair of the National MCA/DOLs network
Annie Ho, an expert in Adult Safeguarding with extensive experience of the Court of Protection
Dr Alex Cisneros, Barrister at 39 Essex Chambers
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One 2 June 2026 the Supreme Court issued a ‘seismic' judgement on Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLs) overturning the Cheshire West judgement. This webinar will address what this judgement means and the implications for social workers.
08.09.26 Polarising Politics Guidance for Social Workers
BASW has created a guide for our members 'Polarising Politics: How social workers can respond to changes of political leadership in local authorities'.
This resource serves as a reminder for social workers on professional responsibilities, but also includes how social workers can uphold their values and ethics in a challenging environment, and how to exercise their rights as a private citizen to resist against a political agenda that they do not agree with.
To launch the guide, we had a webinar and invited partners from Asylum Matters and Social Workers Without Borders to talk about their work, and attendees also heard from The Scottish Association of Social Work's Susan Dobson.
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If you have any questions about our polarising politics guide, or our work on asylum and immigration, you can contact us on policyadmin@basw.co.uk