Siobhan Maclean shares her wealth of experience to help you make that next career move. Learn, reflect and build confidence alongside like-minded social workers looking for progression in their roles.
Suitable for social workers looking for support with career progression.
Corporate multi booking rates available - contact ProfDE@basw.co.uk for more information.
“The trainer was passionate about good supervision and made the group feel valued”
21.05.25 Social Worker to Supervisor
Wednesday 21st May 2025 - 9:30am to 12:30pm
3hrs CPD
BASW member - £49 + VAT (£58.80) Non member - £75 + VAT (£90.00)
A session uniquely designed and delivered by Siobhan Maclean and delivered on MS Teams
We know from research that the biggest influence on the supervision you provide is the supervision that you receive. There is often very little training to support social workers as they journey into the supervisor role.
This session will look at the What? Why? How? framework in relation to supervision.
We will consider the key questions of what is supervision? Why is good quality supervision in social work important?
The session will then start to explore some aspects of the ‘how’ of supervision.
Trainer Bio -
Siobhan Maclean has been a social worker for over 30 years and became a practice educator in 1995. Siobhan has worked independently for a number of years. As an independent her work is varied but includes training, devising practice learning resources and consultancy work. Siobhan still very much enjoys working as a practice educator and currently works with a few students a year in an off site capacity.
In 2004 Siobhan was appointed to the position of Secretary of the International Federation of Social Workers, holding this position for eight years. She still maintains close international links and enjoys working to support practice educators in countries where social work education is in the early stages of development.
Siobhan was recently appointed a Visiting Professor at the University of Chester. She is also an Editorial Board member of the Journal of Practice Teaching and Learning.
Siobhan has written widely, mostly around social work theory and critical reflection. She is committed to making the knowledge base accessible to busy practitioners and set up Kirwin Maclean Associates as an independent publishing organisation based on the values and ethics of social work.
18.09.25 Stepping Stones moving into Leadership & Management
Thursday 18th September 2025 - 9:30am to 12:30pm
3hrs CPD
BASW member - £49 + VAT (£58.80) Non member - £75 + VAT (£90.00)
A session uniquely designed and delivered by Siobhan Maclean, an experienced social worker, practice educator and consultant who has written widely around social work theory and written reflection.
Delivered virtually using MS Teams, with limited group sizes to allow for full interaction with the trainer.
This programme will explore:
- Journeys in social work practice
- Using the ‘what? why? and how?’ framework in management practice
- What leadership and management mean in social work
- Key skills in leadership and management
- The assessment of professional practice and courageous conversations
- Power and the management role
- Contemporary issues – new ways of working including preventing and mitigating the impact of moral injury in practitioners
The session will conclude with a reflective group conversation about participants hopes and fears for moving into management.
Trainer Bio -
Siobhan Maclean has been a social worker for over 30 years and became a practice educator in 1995. Siobhan has worked independently for a number of years. As an independent her work is varied but includes training, devising practice learning resources and consultancy work. Siobhan still very much enjoys working as a practice educator and currently works with a few students a year in an off site capacity.
In 2004 Siobhan was appointed to the position of Secretary of the International Federation of Social Workers, holding this position for eight years. She still maintains close international links and enjoys working to support practice educators in countries where social work education is in the early stages of development.
Siobhan was recently appointed a Visiting Professor at the University of Chester. She is also an Editorial Board member of the Journal of Practice Teaching and Learning.
Siobhan has written widely, mostly around social work theory and critical reflection. She is committed to making the knowledge base accessible to busy practitioners and set up Kirwin Maclean Associates as an independent publishing organisation based on the values and ethics of social work.