15th Anniversary of Winterbourne

to 1:30pm
About this event

BASW is hosting a webinar to mark the 15th anniversary of the first airing of BBC Panorama’s shocking investigation into abuse at Winterbourne View on Monday 1 June.

The webinar will explore 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.

📢Speakers 📢

* Chair: Martin Sexton, Principal Social Worker; Salford Adult Social Care; Co-chair, national MCA/DOLS network; Member, Nation Mental Capacity Forum; Member, Court of Protection Rules Committee * Fazeela Hafejee * Victoria Veale, Homes not Hospitals * Hazel Griffiths, Homes not Hospitals * Steph Smith, Advanced Social Work Practitioner in Adult Learning Disabilities, Salford Adult Social Care, sharing ‘Ben’s Story: One of Hope and Harmony’ – reflections from a social worker on how post Winterbourne View reform has supported meaningful community inclusion and enabled one person to live a happy, gloriously ordinary life.

Delivered via MS Teams. Please contact ProfDE@basw.co.uk for any queries.

If you aren't yet a BASW member, why not join us and access this event for free? Membership starts at £5.39 a month and you can find out more here - https://basw.co.uk/why-join-basw