Member event
BASW Northern Ireland - Safe Staffing for Social Work
to 1:30pm
About this event
Join BASW Northern Ireland for this 1 hour Community of Practice where we will be joined by Professor Paula McFadden and Emertia Professor Mary McColgan who will present on their research and analysis of children’s and older people social work staffing levels in Northern Ireland. This is an opportunity for BASW NI members to explore the findings of the study which asked How can safe staffing levels be established for children’s and older people’s services in social work?
This COP is an opportunity for members to discuss these findings and the consultation which has been launched by the Department of Health to inform the drafting of a Safe and Effective Staffing Bill to be introduced into the Northern Ireland Assembly next year Safe and Effective Staffing Legislation in Northern Ireland Consultation | Department of Health (health-ni.gov.uk) This is an important consultation for the social work workforce and we want members to have their say.
This session will be held on Zoom and the joining link will be issued in advance of the date. For any queries please contact n.ireland@basw.co.uk.