School of Social Work and Social Care monthly Thursday evening seminars. 3rd October 2014 The School of Social Work and Social Care seminar series is well underway again. In its sixth year, each month seminars are presented by leading national and international researchers and policy commentators on key contemporary issues in social work and ground-breaking new research.
Active Residents in Care Homes Programme 1st October 2014 The Faculty of Health, Social Care and Education, in partnership with the Integrated Falls Team, St George’s NHS Trust, has received funding from the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists Charitable Trust to implement and evaluate the Active Residents in Care Homes programme (ARCH) in three residential care homes in South London.
The Story of Baby P: Setting the Record Straight 10th September 2014 This new book, by Professor Ray Jones in the School of Social Work and Social Care, was published by Policy Press in July and is already having its second print run. The books tells how the ‘Baby P story’ was shaped by the press and politicians and targeted at social workers and their managers, and reflects on the impact for those who became the centre of media vilification and on the child protection system across England.
New research project awarded by The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames 6th July 2014 Academics from the School of Social Work, Rehabilitation Sciences, Enterprise and Legal departments have won a tender issued by The Royal Borough of Kingston to examine and evaluate existing services for older people within the Kingston borough.
Professor Ray Jones and senior social work academics battle against the privatisation of child protection 12th June 2014 Professor Ray Jones from the School of Social Work and Social Care was the leading author of a letter to The Guardian signed by 37 senior social work academics and which expressed concern about the Government’s plans to open up all children’s socials services, except adoption, to be provided by ‘third parties’.
School of Social Work and Social Care Practice Learning Suite 12th June 2014 Kingston and St Georges’ School of Social Work and Social Care now has an in-built Work Practice Learning Suite. The Suite provides social work students with facilities to extensively practice their communications and relationship building skills, as well as their assessment, intervention and reflection skills.
Students and staff play host to students from Rotterdam University to celebrate ‘World Social Work Day’ 6th June 2014 Undergraduate students on the BA (Hons) Working with Children and Young People (WWCYP) course welcomed 30 students from Rotterdam University to celebrate World Social Work Day.
Senior Lecturer celebrated by Nursing Times for community care nursing 30th May 2014 The Nursing Times is one of the most prominent nursing practice publications in the United Kingdom, and an important reference tool for the latest development in nursing practice.
The Centre for Public Engagement 24th March 2014 Putting the voice of patients and public at the heart of health and social care services is a cornerstone of Government policy. This means that patients, public, service users and carers must be involved in the commissioning of services, decisions about individual health and social care pathways, the education of health and social care professionals as well as research.
The Guardian touts Kingston University Social Work Masters degree as ‘beacon of excellence 8th November 2013 An article featured in The Guardian has described the Faculty Masters in Social Work degree as a ‘beacon of excellence’, praising the course for being designed to give students ‘the skills they need for the profession in the 21st century’.
