BASW Cymru Practice Workshop: Harmful sexual behaviours - Wednesday, 3 December 2025 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm via Teams
Harmful Sexual Behaviours - exploring current thinking around practice and research involving child sexual abuse (CSA), Harmful Sexual Behaviours (HSB), and Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE)'
Presented by Kathryn Lawrence: Kathryn is a registered social worker, with over 25 years of experience, working with vulnerable children and young people, across several sectors and roles. She started working specifically within the field of sexual abuse in 2012, as a practitioner and then a manager within a specialist service, working with harmful sexual behaviour and child sexual exploitation (Barnardo’s Better Futures Service, formally Taith and Seraf). Kathryn is the practice lead in service, developing practice around young children and non-directive methods of intervention for sexual harm. She developed education resources to inform RSE curriculum in schools across South Wales. Kathryn leads on the children’s rights work within the service and ensures that the voices of children, who have been affected by sexual abuse, can be heard. So far, this has included feeding into work with the Children’s Commissioner for Wales, the Police and Crimes Commissioners Office and the Welsh Government.
FREE for BASW Cymru members / £10 for non-members
BASW Cymru Practice Workshop: Analysis and decision making in AMHP Practice in Wales - Wednesday, 14 January 2026 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm via Teams
Decision-making is central to the role of an Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP), especially in Wales where the practice is shaped by both UK-wide legislation and devolved Welsh policies. AMHPs are expected to uphold human rights and ensure that any intervention is the least restrictive option. Their decisions protect individuals from unnecessary or inappropriate detention. AMHPs make decisions about whether someone should be detained under the Mental Health Act 1983. These decisions have serious implications for a person’s liberty, autonomy, and treatment. AMHPs provide an independent social perspective to the assessment process.
FREE for BASW Cymru members / £10 for non-members
BASW Cymru Practice Workshop: Communication and Outcomes in a Complex World of Social Work in Wales - Wednesday, 18 March 2026 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm
Communication is vital in Welsh social work because it builds trust, enables co-production, and ensures culturally sensitive, rights-based practice—directly improving outcomes for individuals. When communication is clear, inclusive, and empathetic, people are more likely to engage, feel empowered, and receive support that meets their needs. • In Wales, communication is not just a skill—it’s a core intervention. • It affects how individuals experience services, understand their rights, and participate in decisions. • Investing in reflective, inclusive, and culturally competent communication leads to better outcomes, stronger relationships, and more ethical practice.
FREE for BASW Cymru members / £10 for non-members
BASW Cymru Practice Workshop: Importance of self-care, supervision and support in the Welsh Context - Wednesday, 15 April 2026 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm
In the Welsh context, self-care, supervision, and support are essential for sustaining ethical, resilient, and effective social work practice. They directly impact practitioner well-being, decision-making quality, and outcomes for individuals and communities. In Wales, self-care, supervision, and support are not luxuries—they are professional responsibilities. They ensure that social workers can deliver ethical, effective, and compassionate care in a complex and demanding environment.
FREE for BASW Cymru members / £10 for non-members
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Carers Aware training for social workers 2025/26 – Wednesday, 28 January 2026 – 9.30am – 11am (virtual)
About this event
This training will support social workers to enhance their interactions with unpaid carers to improve their mutual relationships. Social work professionals are a vital source of support for unpaid carers and the people they look after. Attendees will learn about good practice principles and practical tips for working with unpaid carers, relevant legislation and duties and challenges facing unpaid carers in different situation to inform their work.
Delivered by Carers Wales and Carers Trust Wales (in partnership with BASW Cymru and Social Care Wales)
FREE to all, including non-members
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Carers Aware training for social workers 2025/26 – Wednesday, 25 February 2026 – 9.30am – 11am (virtual)
About this event
This training will support social workers to enhance their interactions with unpaid carers to improve their mutual relationships. Social work professionals are a vital source of support for unpaid carers and the people they look after. Attendees will learn about good practice principles and practical tips for working with unpaid carers, relevant legislation and duties and challenges facing unpaid carers in different situation to inform their work.
Delivered by Carers Wales and Carers Trust Wales (in partnership with BASW Cymru and Social Care Wales)
FREE to all, including non-members
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