Events
This is our listing of upcoming events in date order. Scroll down to find a listing of past events.
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UPCOMING EVENTS:
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Resilience: critical engagement with the concept – Partnership Conference
Learning Event : Partnership conference
Stamford Court Leicester
10 March 2020
Understanding and working with intra-familial child sexual abuse
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
Allia Future Business Centre Peterborough
11 March 2020
Young people and gangs: Approaches to assessment and intervention to facilitate their disengagement
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
Engineers' House Bristol
05 May 2020
Poverty, inequality and proactive social work: practice messages from the Child Welfare Inequalities Project
Open Access Event : Networking Event
University of Huddersfield
05 May 2020
Young people and gangs: Approaches to assessment and intervention to facilitate their disengagement
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
The Studio Manchester Manchester
12 May 2020
PAST EVENTS:
Young people and gangs: Approaches to assessment and intervention to facilitate their disengagement
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
Allia Future Business Centre Peterborough
28 January 2020
Young people and gangs: Approaches to assessment and intervention to facilitate their disengagement
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
The Studio Leeds Leeds
21 January 2020
Understanding and working with intra-familial child sexual abuse
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
The Studio Birmingham Birmingham
08 January 2020
Understanding and working with intra-familial child sexual abuse
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
The Studio Manchester Manchester
11 December 2019
Young people and gangs: Approaches to assessment and intervention to facilitate their disengagement
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
Engineers' House Bristol
10 December 2019
Young people and gangs: Approaches to assessment and intervention to facilitate their disengagement
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) London
05 December 2019
Leading and embedding learning: Link Officers’ Annual Meeting
Link Officers' Annual Meeting : Networking Event
Park Regis, Birmingham
28 November 2019
Domestic abuse and violence: developing more effective responses in children and young people’s social care
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
Priory Street Centre York
20 November 2019
Young people and gangs: Approaches to assessment and intervention to facilitate their disengagement
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
The Studio Manchester Manchester
14 November 2019
Domestic abuse and violence: developing more effective responses in children and young people’s social care
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
The Studio Birmingham Birmingham
12 November 2019
Pre-birth assessment
Learning Event : Knowledge exchange workshop
Engineers' House Bristol
15 October 2019
Young people and gangs: Approaches to assessment and intervention to facilitate their disengagement
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
The Studio Birmingham Birmingham
10 October 2019
Pre-birth assessment
Learning Event : Knowledge exchange workshop
The Studio Manchester Manchester
01 October 2019
Costs, complexity and compassion: Leaders’ Forum
Leaders' Forum : Networking Event
Park Regis, Birmingham
26 September 2019
Coaching skills
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
The Studio Manchester Manchester
24 September 2019
Transitional safeguarding
Learning Event : Knowledge exchange workshop
Engineers' House Bristol
19 September 2019
Domestic abuse and violence: developing more effective responses in children and young people’s social care
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
Cambridge Professional Development Centre Cambridge
17 September 2019
Transitional safeguarding
Learning Event : Knowledge exchange workshop
King's House Conference Centre Manchester
12 September 2019
Understanding and working with intra-familial child sexual abuse
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
Priory Street Centre York
11 September 2019
Coaching skills Day 2
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) London
17 July 2019
Transitional safeguarding
Learning Event : Knowledge exchange workshop
De Vere Colmore Gate Birmingham
02 July 2019
Understanding and working with intra-familial child sexual abuse
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) London
26 June 2019
Pre-birth assessment
Learning Event : Knowledge exchange workshop
The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) London
12 June 2019
Pre-birth assessment
Learning Event : Knowledge exchange workshop
The Studio Birmingham Birmingham
11 June 2019
Domestic abuse and violence: developing more effective responses in children and young people’s social care
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
Engineers' House Bristol
06 June 2019
Understanding and responding to the exploitation of adults
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
De Vere Colmore Gate Birmingham
06 June 2019
Coaching skills
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) London
05 June 2019
Domestic abuse and violence: developing more effective responses in children and young people’s social care
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) London
22 May 2019
Transitional safeguarding
Learning Event : Knowledge exchange workshop
The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) London
15 May 2019
Understanding and working with intra-familial child sexual abuse
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
Engineers' House Bristol
08 May 2019
Building practice supervision in learning organisations: Partnership Conference
Learning Event : Partnership conference
Stamford Court Leicester
07 February 2019
Building practice through Appreciative Inquiry
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
The Studio Birmingham Birmingham
05 February 2019
Coaching skills for managers and leaders
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
Kings Manor Conference Centre, University of York Exhibition Square
30 January 2019
Coaching skills for managers and leaders
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
The Studio Manchester Manchester
24 January 2019
Trauma-informed practice
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
The Studio Birmingham Birmingham
22 January 2019
Building practice through Appreciative Inquiry
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
The Studio Manchester Manchester
16 January 2019
Commissioning transitional mental health services that meet the needs of young people
Learning Event : Knowledge exchange workshop
The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) London
29 November 2018
Understanding complex safeguarding and responding to different forms of exploitation
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
Allia Future Business Centre Peterborough
28 November 2018
Trauma-informed practice
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
Engineers' House Bristol
21 November 2018
Understanding complex safeguarding and responding to different forms of exploitation
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
Cotton Court Preston
15 November 2018
Link Officers’ Annual Meeting
Link Officers' Annual Meeting : Networking Event
Woodland Grange Conference Centre Leamington Spa
08 November 2018
Working with children and young people to support positive mental health and wellbeing
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
Engineers' House Bristol
08 November 2018
Poverty, inequality, neglect: building strategic thinking
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
Priory Street Centre York
07 November 2018
Poverty, inequality, neglect: building strategic thinking
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) London
06 November 2018
Working with children and young people to support positive mental health and wellbeing
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
The Studio Birmingham Birmingham
11 October 2018
Trauma-informed practice
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
Kings Manor Conference Centre, University of York Exhibition Square
09 October 2018
Coaching skills for managers and leaders
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) London
03 October 2018
Building practice through Appreciative Inquiry
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) London
26 September 2018
Poverty, inequality, neglect: building strategic thinking
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
The Studio Manchester Manchester
20 September 2018
Poverty, inequality, neglect: building strategic thinking
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
Engineers' House Bristol
19 September 2018
Working with children and young people to support positive mental health and wellbeing
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) London
12 September 2018
Coaching skills for managers and leaders
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
The Studio Birmingham Birmingham
11 September 2018
Building practice through Appreciative Inquiry
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
Engineers' House Bristol
06 July 2018
Trauma-informed practice
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) London
28 June 2018
Risks, rights and the role of the state: Leaders’ Forum
Leaders' Forum : Networking Event
Woodland Grange Conference Centre Leamington Spa
14 June 2018
Understanding complex safeguarding and responding to different forms of exploitation
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
Life Meetings and Events Newcastle upon Tyne
14 June 2018
Understanding complex safeguarding and responding to different forms of exploitation
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) London
16 May 2018
Intra-familial child sexual abuse
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
Life Meetings and Events Newcastle upon Tyne
19 April 2018
Working with parents who have a learning disability
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
The Studio Manchester Manchester
21 March 2018
Transitions in children’s lives: Partnership Conference
Learning Event : Partnership conference
The Studio Birmingham Birmingham
21 March 2018
E-professionalism and safeguarding children and young people online
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) London
01 March 2018
Understanding complex safeguarding and responding to different forms of exploitation
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
The Studio Birmingham Birmingham
28 February 2018
Understanding complex safeguarding and responding to different forms of exploitation
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
Engineers' House Bristol
01 February 2018
E-professionalism and safeguarding children and young people online
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
De Vere Colmore Gate Birmingham
25 January 2018
Building emotionally literate leadership for child and family social work – testing a management competencies framework - Day 2
Learning Event : Knowledge exchange workshop
The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) London
18 January 2018
Working with parents who have a learning disability
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) London
09 January 2018
Reflective supervision (Day 2 of 2)
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
Middletons Hotel York
14 December 2017
Building emotionally literate leadership for child and family social work – testing a management competencies framework
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) London
07 December 2017
Intra-familial child sexual abuse
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) London
05 December 2017
E-professionalism and safeguarding children and young people online
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
Engineers' House Bristol
30 November 2017
Supporting residential care leavers to succeed
External Event : Research messages workshop
King's House Conference Centre Manchester
28 November 2017
E-professionalism and safeguarding children and young people online
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
Middletons Hotel York
16 November 2017
Working with parents who have a learning disability
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
De Vere Venues Colmore Gate Birmingham
14 November 2017
The complexities of child sexual exploitation (CSE) and strengths-based approaches with children and young people living in children's homes
External Event : Research messages workshop
King's House Conference Centre Manchester
14 November 2017
Developing relationship-based practice to address adolescent risk and resilience within a residential setting
External Event : Research messages workshop
King's House Conference Centre Manchester
09 November 2017
Link Officers’ Annual Meeting
Link Officers' Annual Meeting : Networking Event
Aston Conference Birmingham
02 November 2017
Reflective supervision (Day 1 of 2)
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
Middletons Hotel York
02 November 2017
Innovations in safeguarding – the transition from adolescence to adulthood
Learning Event : Knowledge exchange workshop
The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) London
19 October 2017
Quality assurance of practice - oversight and challenge
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
The Studio Birmingham Birmingham
12 October 2017
Values-based system and service redesign: Leaders’ Forum
Leaders' Forum : Networking Event
Aston Conference Birmingham
28 September 2017
Intra-familial child sexual abuse
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
The Studio Manchester Manchester
20 September 2017
Working with parents who have a learning disability
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
Engineers' House Bristol
19 September 2017
Quality assurance of practice - oversight and challenge
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
Engineers' House Bristol
12 September 2017
Intra-familial child sexual abuse
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
The Studio Birmingham Birmingham
17 May 2017
Supporting care leavers to succeed
External Event : Research messages workshop
Hallmark Hotel Preston Leyland Leyland
11 May 2017
Developing relationship-based practice to address adolescent risk and resilience within a residential setting
External Event : Research messages workshop
Hallmark Hotel Preston Leyland Leyland
10 May 2017
Intra-familial child sexual abuse
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
Engineers' House Bristol
02 May 2017
The complexities of child sexual exploitation (CSE) and strengths-based approaches with children and young people living in residential children's homes
External Event : Research messages workshop
Hallmark Hotel Preston Leyland Leyland
20 April 2017
Working effectively with men in families
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
Crowndale Centre (Camden Council) London
28 March 2017
Developing relationship-based practice to address adolescent risk and resilience within a residential setting
External Event : Research messages workshop
Taunton Conference Centre Taunton
28 March 2017
Middle Leaders' Development Workshop
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
De Vere Colmore Gate Birmingham
22 March 2017
Building child and family resilience - boingboing’s resilience approach in action
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
De Vere Colmore Gate Birmingham
21 March 2017
Building child and family resilience - boingboing’s resilience approach in action
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) London
16 March 2017
The complexities of child sexual exploitation (CSE) and strengths-based approaches with children and young people living in residential children's homes
External Event : Research messages workshop
Taunton Conference Centre Taunton
16 March 2017
Trauma focused services: Partnership conference
Learning Event : Partnership conference
The Studio Birmingham Birmingham
15 March 2017
Supporting care leavers to succeed
External Event : Research messages workshop
Taunton Conference Centre Taunton
08 March 2017
Developing relationship-based practice to address adolescent risk and resilience within a residential setting
External Event : Research messages workshop
Taunton Conference Centre Taunton
07 March 2017
Reflective Supervision 2 of 2
Learning Event
King's House Conference Centre Manchester
01 March 2017
The complexities of child sexual exploitation (CSE) and strengths-based approaches with children and young people living in residential children's homes
External Event : Research messages workshop
Taunton Conference Centre Taunton
28 February 2017
Councillors' and Trustees' Seminar 2017
Councillors' and Trustees' Seminar : Networking Event
The Nuffield Foundation London
09 February 2017
What does devolution mean for children’s and adults’ services? Devolution is a key strategic policy matter for local areas in England. It involves the transfer of specific budgets and powers to local areas…
Working effectively with men in families
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
The Place Aparthotel Manchester
31 January 2017
Communicating with children and young people with speech, language and communication needs and/or developmental delay
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
King's House Conference Centre Manchester
24 January 2017
Middle Leaders' Development Workshop
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
Engineers' House Bristol
19 January 2017
Reflective Supervision
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
King's House Conference Centre Manchester
17 January 2017
Middle Leaders' Development Workshop
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) London
29 November 2016
Communicating with children and young people with speech, language and communication needs and/or developmental delay
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
Engineers' House Bristol
22 November 2016
Link Officers' Annual Meeting
Link Officers' Annual Meeting : Networking Event
The St John's Hotel Solihull
20 October 2016
Special Guardianship Orders: Whole family assessment and support
Learning Event : Knowledge exchange workshop
The Place Aparthotel Manchester
04 October 2016
Reunification
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) London
06 July 2016
Special Guardianship Orders: Whole family assessment and support
Learning Event : Knowledge exchange workshop
The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) London
28 June 2016
Devolution
Leaders' Forum
Malmaison Birmingham Birmingham
09 June 2016
Confident practice with cultural diversity
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) London
19 May 2016
Building reflective practice: Using mentalisation theory in effective direct work
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
Manchester Conference Centre Manchester
10 May 2016
Working effectively to personalise transition to adulthood for young people and their families where learning disability and/or autism is a factor
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
The Studio Birmingham Birmingham
18 March 2016
Responding to adolescent risk Partnership Conference
Learning Event : Partnership conference
De Vere Venues Colmore Gate Birmingham
09 March 2016
Adolescent mental health Research Messages Workshop
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
Leeds-Beckett University - The Rose Bowl Leeds
24 February 2016
Middle Leaders' Development Programme (day two)
Learning Module
Learning Event
King's House Conference Centre Manchester
23 February 2016
Engaging communities, building social capital, changing the relationship between state and citizen: Councillors' and Trustees' Seminar (CTS)
Councillors' and Trustees' Seminar
Local Government Association House London
04 February 2016
Adolescent mental health Research Messages Workshop
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
Engineers' House Bristol
26 January 2016
Middle Leaders' Development Programme (day one)
Learning Module
Learning Event
King's House Conference Centre Manchester
21 January 2016
Building reflective practice - Using mentalisation theory in effective direct work
Research Messages Workshop
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
Engineers' House Bristol
26 November 2015
Adolescent Mental Health Research Messages Workshop
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) London
25 November 2015
Working effectively with whole families where learning disability is a factor: Research Message Workshop
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
The Leeds Club Leeds
24 November 2015
Adolescent mental health Research Messages Workshop
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
Antenna Media Centre Nottingham
18 November 2015
Confident practice with cultural diversity: Research Messages Workshop
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
University of Birmingham Birmingham
12 November 2015
Innovation in practice: Workforce and learning development: Link Officers' Annual Meeting
Link Officers' Annual Meeting
Ettington Chase Stratford-upon-Avon
22 October 2015
Changing the conversation - building community resilience and social capital Leaders' Forum
Leaders' Forum
Hilton - Coventry
04 June 2015
Contact - Making good decisions for children in public law Research Messages Workshop
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
University of Birmingham Birmingham
04 June 2015
Young people and sexual exploitation Research Messages Workshop
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
King's House Conference Centre Manchester
12 May 2015
Lifespan safeguarding for people with learning disabilities Team Managers' Workshop
Learning Event : Team managers workshop
Engineers' House Bristol
25 March 2015
The implementation of standardised tools to support evidence-informed assessment practice Knowledge Exchange Workshop
Learning Event : Knowledge exchange workshop
The Studio Manchester Manchester
17 March 2015
Children and young people with harmful sexual behaviours (HSB)
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
Interdisciplinary Centre of Social Sciences (ICOSS) University of Sheffield
26 February 2015
'Voice of the Child' Partnership Conference
Learning Event : Partnership conference
Crowne Plaza Birmingham City Birmingham
24 February 2015
Councillors' and Trustees' Seminar: Accountability at 'arms-length': Exploring democratic accountability when service delivery is outsourced
Councillors' and Trustees' Seminar
Maple House Birmingham
13 November 2014
Management development programme for leaders of 0 - 19 integrated early intervention teams Learning module Part 1
Learning Event
The Studio Manchester Manchester
22 October 2014
Link Officer and Champions' Annual Meeting
Link Officers' Annual Meeting : Networking Event
Ardencote Manor Hotel Warwick
16 October 2014
Contact: Making good decisions for children in public law Research Messages Workshop
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) London
16 October 2014
Approaches to personalisation across the lifespan Knowledge Exchange Workshop
Learning Event : Knowledge exchange workshop
The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) London
09 October 2014
Leaders' Forum: Re-imagining children's services
Leaders' Forum
Woodland Grange Conference Centre Leamington Spa
12 June 2014
For all information and presentations from the Leaders' Forum, please see the official Leaders' Forum 2014 page.
Assessment in care planning Research Messages Workshop
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) London
25 March 2014
The workshop will explore the ways in which current policy, including the Munro Review and the Family Justice Reforms, seek to improve the effectiveness of care planning.
Sexually Harmful Behaviour in children and young people Partnership Conference
Learning Event : Partnership conference
Crowne Plaza Birmingham City Birmingham
20 March 2014
This Conference will launch the forthcoming research review by Professor Simon Hackett, specially written for Research in Practice, which synthesises the latest evidence and research in this area to support…
Building young people's resilience to extremism Knowledge Exchange
Learning Event : Knowledge exchange workshop
King's House Conference Centre Manchester
19 March 2014
Vulnerable and alienated young people are often searching for a place where they belong and are valued, making them susceptible to radicalisation, extremism, violent extremism and recruitment to activist…
Promoting emotional resilience in social work teams Team Managers' Workshop
Learning Event : Team managers workshop
The Studio Manchester Manchester
11 March 2014
Social workers need to develop emotional resilience to manage the challenges they will face" (Laming, 2009). Emotional resilience enables individuals to adapt to different challenges in their life.
Responding to neglect: Effective approaches to support meaningful change in realistic timescales Research Messages Workshop
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
Somerset County Cricket Club Taunton
05 March 2014
A workshop to increase understanding of neglect, specifically recognition and response
The importance of culture, ethnicity and race in placement decisions Research Messages Workshop
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
The Studio Manchester Manchester
26 February 2014
A workshop which looks at the legislative changes and new guidance on considering ethnicity and culture in placement decisions. It also looks at the research evidence on the importance of ethnicity, religious,…
Responding to neglect: Effective approaches to support meaningful change in realistic timescales Research Messages Workshop
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
Showroom Workstation Sheffield
10 December 2013
The impact and prevalence of neglect is at the core of child protection work. Neglect is the most common reason for a child to be put on the child protection register or to be made subject to a child protection…
Sexually Harmful Behaviour Knowledge Exchange
Learning Event : Knowledge exchange workshop
King's House Conference Centre Manchester
12 June 2013
Research suggests that between 25% to 33% of all sexual abuse is perpetrated by young people between the ages of 10 -19 years of age and that 50% of adult offenders admit to having started their sexual…
Relationship-based practice in intensive family support Research Messages Workshop
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
Engineers' House Bristol
23 May 2013
Recent research has stressed the importance of relationships in supporting families who are struggling, and particularly the key role that an effective relationship with their social worker, key worker…
Working with Parents who Misuse Substances Research Messages Workshop
Learning Event
St Bride Foundation London
14 March 2013
Parental substance misuse has been identified by research as one of the key issues that impacts negatively on a child's safety, wellbeing and long-term outcomes. Although they are not in specialist substance…
Understanding and Promoting Resilience in Adolescents Research Messages Workshop
Learning Event
University of Leicester Leicester
27 February 2013
Resilience is a key concept to consider when working with children of any age who have experienced trauma, abuse or neglect. Research suggests that many adolescents in the care system have experienced…
Reunification: Effective Planning and Decision-Making Research Messages Workshop
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
The Place Aparthotel Manchester
15 January 2013
Research shows that 35% of children reunified with their family return to the care system within six months (Wade et al 2011) and children who frequently oscillate between home and care experience the…
Planning for Permanence Knowledge Exchange Workshop
Learning Event
Interdisciplinary Centre of Social Sciences (ICOSS) University of Sheffield
28 November 2012
All looked after children in England are expected to have a care plan for permanence, which is designed to ensure stability and continuity of care for a child. Although care planning aims to support children…
Reunification: Effective Planning and Decision-Making Research Messages Workshop
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
Maple House Birmingham
27 November 2012
Research shows that 35% of children reunified with their family return to the care system within six months (Wade et al 2011) and children who frequently oscillate between home and care experience the…
Inspiring Reflective Practice for Performance Team Managers' Workshop
Learning Event : Team managers workshop
Engineers' House Bristol
11 October 2012
There is pressure on team managers to deliver efficient and effective services, in conjunction with the requirement to both encourage and inspire good practice, and respond to poor performance. Team managers…
Analysis and Critical Thinking in Assessment Learning Module Part 2
Learning Event
The Studio Manchester Manchester
03 July 2012
Drawing on the final resources from the Analysis and Critical Thinking in Assessment Change Project, these two-part learning modules are designed to support practitioners to develop their critical thinking…
Evidence Matters: Using Research in the Family Court Knowledge Exchange
Learning Event
Marriott Royal Hotel
24 May 2012
In light of the recent Family Justice Review, using research in the family court is becoming increasingly recognised as a way of supporting difficult decisions. This interactive knowledge exchange will…
Analysis and Critical Thinking in Assessment Learning Module Part 2
Learning Event
Conference Aston Birmingham
17 May 2012
Drawing on the final resources from the Analysis and Critical Thinking in Assessment Change Project, these two-part learning modules are designed to support practitioners to develop their critical thinking…
Analysis and Critical Thinking in Assessment Learning Module Part 1
Learning Event
The Studio Manchester Manchester
10 May 2012
Drawing on the final resources from the Analysis and Critical Thinking in Assessment Change Project, these two-part learning modules are designed to support practitioners to develop their critical thinking…
Children in Out of Home Placements: Managing effective contact with birth families Research Messages Workshop
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) London
27 March 2012
Informed by the latest research, and focusing on the needs of the child, this practical workshop is aimed at social workers, social work assistants and all social care staff with a remit for managing and…
Analysis and Critical Thinking in Assessment Learning Module 2 Part 1
Learning Event
Conference Aston Birmingham
15 March 2012
Drawing on the final resources from the Analysis and Critical Thinking in Assessment Change Project, these two-part learning modules are designed to support practitioners to develop their critical thinking…
Parental Drug and Alcohol Misuse: Its impact on children and families and effective interventions Research Messages Workshop
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
Armada House Bristol
06 March 2012
Drawing on the latest policy, practice and research, this workshop will look at the ever-important issue of parental substance misuse, its impact on families, effective interventions to help parents address…
Home or Away: Making difficult decisions in the child protection system Partnership Conference
Learning Event : Partnership conference
University of Warwick Coventry
22 February 2012
Perhaps the toughest decision that social workers have to make is whether a child's outcomes would be best achieved by remaining at home or in care. This is an issue facing social care practitioners at…
Evidence Matters: Using Research in the Family Court Knowledge Exchange
Learning Event
The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) London
12 January 2012
In light of the recent Family Justice Review, using research in the family court is becoming increasingly recognised as a way of supporting difficult decisions. This interactive knowledge exchange will…
Delivering Effective Supervision Under Pressure Team Managers' Workshop
Learning Event : Team managers workshop
University of Surrey Guildford
06 December 2011
Research has shown that supervision is vital to ensuring that social care professionals feel confident in their work. The Social Work Reform Board and Munro Review also emphasised supervision as one of…
Neglect: Recognition and Response Research Messages Workshop
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
Conference Aston Birmingham
29 November 2011
Neglect is the most common reason for inclusion on the child protection register in the UK. This workshop will address the extent to which practitioners are equipped to recognise and respond to the indications…
Communicating Effectively with Children Under Five Research Messages Workshop
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) London
24 November 2011
Getting it right first time....? Early Intervention and Prevention Conference
Bespoke
University of Warwick Coventry
09 September 2011
Jointly hosted by BASPCAN and Research in Practice
Meaningful Participation
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
The Metropole Hotel Leeds
29 March 2011
Promoting the participation of children and young people - in decision making and policy development and as active contributors to everyday family and community life - has become a central part of policy…
Domestic Abuse: 'The impact on children and young people'
Learning Event : Partnership conference
The Palace Hotel Manchester
15 March 2011
The risks of harm to children caused by domestic violence are recognised in the amended definition of harm in the Children Act 1989 which includes 'impairment suffered from seeing or hearing the ill treatment…
Autism: An insight
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) London
02 March 2011
Dr Wendy Lawson prefers the word 'disability' to disorder and her research seeks to explore what being 'differently-abled' means in the world of neuro-diversity. Wendy has an Autism Spectrum Disorder.…
Development Seminars for newly qualified social workers - Session 2 (South East)
Learning Event : Knowledge exchange workshop
The Novotel Cardiff
18 February 2011
The 2010/11 Wales College development seminars will support and promote the use of research evidence for social workers starting out on their careers. The three sessions cover accessing, identifying and…
Running Away: What the research tells us about those who run away and positive interventions
Learning Event : Research messages workshop
The Royal York Hotel and Events Centre York
13 October 2010
Local Authorities are required to respond to National Indicator 71 which seeks to assess whether appropriate systems, procedures and protocols are in place to identify the levels of running away in their…