Events

Part of BASW's 2024-25 NQSW CPD Programme

***Session for students & NQSWs only*** Delivered by BASW’s accredited training partner DCC-i via MS Teams.

Wellbeing & Professional Resilience Training for NQSWs supports the following National Requirements:

England: PCF1 – Professionalism / PCF3 – Diversity / PCF4 – Rights and Justice / PCF6 – Critical Reflection / PCF 8 Contexts and Organisations.

Scotland: CLE1 – Ethics, values & rights-based practice / CLE4 – Promoting Wellbeing, Support and Protection, CLE7 – Self-Awareness and Reflexivity.

Neurodivergent Social Workers Special Interest Group (NSW SIG)

The Special Interest Group (SIG) for Social Workers and professionals within social care. Supported by BASW.

Cost = Free of charge

If you are a social worker with neurodivergent traits, come and join us, let’s be the change and make our workplace neuro-inclusive!

This vibrant, active SIG meets online, usually on MS Teams, on the last Tuesday of every month, 7pm till 8.30pm

Joining details will be sent out on the day of the meeting at about 4pm.

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) for the Worcestershire Branch. The committee would like to welcome new members to join the committee. We will discuss future events for the branch and would love to get some new ideas from Social Workers and Social Work students local to Worcestershire.

The current co-chairs Sarah Harrison and Tina Young are prepared to continue in the current roles but are open to volunteers and following a democratic process.

Diane Wills is an independent Social Worker and practice educator. As a former Probation Officer, she has spent the majority of her 23-year career working in the criminal justice system.

We will start with the Annual Members Meeting providing an overview of the year and invite members to vote for committee members. We are always looking for new members, so please consider if this is something you could support.

Part of BASW's Taught Skills Development Programme

Delivered by BASW’s accredited training partner DCC-i via MS Teams.

This one-day programme is designed as a peer learning experience and refresher, providing detailed case law/practice updates and a reflective space to support those working in-depth with MCA and DoLS processes, BIA colleagues in practice, authorisers, and mental health assessors to explore these current issues in practice.

The panel is jointly run by the Scottish Association of Social Work, the Office of the Chief Social Work Adviser, and Social Work Scotland. The panel was created to bring together experienced frontline workers, newly qualified workers, students and policy makers in Government to address the issues affecting social work today. It is an opportunity to influence those policy makers and the future of social work with your experience and knowledge.

The next session is titled - An introduction to the GIRFE (Getting it right for everyone) team around the person toolkit.

Free ***social work students only***

Hosted by the BASW England North Yorkshire Branch. If you are a social worker or social work student living, studying or working in the North Yorkshire area then this FREE event is for you!

Speaker: Matt Bee

Part of BASW’s Practice Educator & Practice Assessor CPD Programme Delivered by BASW’s accredited training partner DCC-i via MS Teams. Suitable for experienced Practice Educators – (PEPS / PE Assessors, PEPS / PE Mentors, PEPS / PE Coordinators, Practice Mentor Assessors) and experienced Practice Assessors (ASYE Assessors, NQSW Assessors, PAs of NQSWs, PAs of ASYEs, Supervisors of NQSWs, Supervisors of ASYEs).

This course will focus on English and Welsh legislation and case examples but the principles will be relevant to delegates nationwide.

Course Outline:

Skills and Knowledge – Next Steps

SASW brings you Next Steps, part of our Skills and Knowledge programme supporting your CPL. Next Steps sessions combine theory, research and policy with practice tools and strategies to enhance and improve your practice. These sessions build on your existing knowledge and are ideal for experienced social workers looking to invigorate and strengthen their practice.

Skills & Knowledge : Next Steps – Adult Self Neglect

Welcome to the first in a new series of sessions from the BASW England Social Work in Disasters group. We have created these forums with the following aims:

1. To promote the role of social workers in disasters

2. To share examples of learning and good practice of social working in disasters

3. To empower social workers to develop disaster working skills

4. To provide peer support for social workers in disasters

Share your experiences of studying or starting your social work career in Scotland as a new graduate - good or bad- with fellow students and NQSWs. Let’s reflect on topics and work on solutions in a supportive informal environment. All welcome!