Social work conference: looking to the future
Date: : Friday 6 November 2009
Venue: Lawley Lecture Theatre, Kingston Hill Campus, Kingston University
For information and registration contact: Michelle Rondeau, tel +44 (0)208 8725 0220 or email m.rondeau@sgul.kingston.ac.uk
The Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences was pleased to promote this major one day social work conference, hosted by the School of Social Work as part of its annual Olive Stevenson Seminar Series.
The event was an opportunity to reflect on social work’s future, explore current themes in the profession and share research findings from the School of Social Work.
The conference was chaired by Professor Olive Stevenson, who gave her annual ‘thought for the day’ presentation.
Download the presentation slides
- Social work task force (PDF 91K) - Moira Gibb, Chair of the National Social Work Task Force
- The worst of times, the best of times (PDF 90K) - Graham Ixer, Head of Social Work Education with the General Social Care Council
- Management and leadership in social care (PDF 5844K) - Ray Jones, Professor of Social Work, Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences
- Working with the media (PDF 319K) - Mark Ivory, Executive Editor, 'Community Care' magazine
- Dynamics of multi-disciplinary working in an age of mistrust (PDF 345K) - Jeremy Ross, Senior Lecturer, School of Social Work, Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences
- Social work issues and human rights (PDF 408K) - Nigel Hall, Senior Lecturer, School of Social Work, Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences
- ContactPoint and the figleaf of confidentiality in safeguarding children (PDF 168K) - Hilary Tompsett, Head of School of Social Work, Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences
Presentations were followed by a series of workshops, aimed at providing opportunities for discussion among practitioners, service users, academics and students. The workshops covered:
- Social work education
- Working with families
- Leadership and management
- Adult social services
For more information please contact Michelle Rondeau, tel +44 (0)208 8725 0220 or email m.rondeau@sgul.kingston.ac.uk
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