BASW England Peer Support Forum for Social Workers in Health Organisations - Social Work Identity
to 1:30pm
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About this event
Are you a social worker or social work leader, currently working within an NHS Trust or other health organisation and looking for opportunities to connect with other social workers? If you would like to come together with peers working in a wide variety of settings outside of statutory local authority social care, this forum is for you. The forum will provide opportunities to explore the strengths and challenges this poses and identify ways of maintaining social work identity and promote parity of esteem for career progression and CPD.
This open forum is being supported by the Social Work in Health Thematic Group. Forums may have guest speakers focusing on specific themes for the first half hour with the second half of the session opening out for general discussion, peer support and reflection. See individual dates for details. (NOTE: You must register for each session individually).
Social Work Identity - 21st November
There is an increasing focus on what does it mean to be a social worker particularly for those working in the NHS and the importance of understanding your own professional identity. The session, again led by Paula Swift, will look at the use of reflective models to understand professional identity, professional confidence and role within a multidisciplinary setting.
Paula has been a qualified social worker for 27-years and has worked both in Local Authorities and in Mental Health Trusts. Her current role is trustwide Professional Head of Social Work.