Developing Together Social Work Teaching Partnership

NSPCC Child Sexual Abuse Training - 16.12.2020
2020-12-16 09:30 - 12:30 (Europe/London) | Online – Zoom
This workshop will be run by Anna Holland (Social Worker with the NSPCC and Teaching Consultant with the Teaching Partnership) and Sharon Legae (Children and Young People’s Advocate, The Lighthouse). Both have worked extensively with children and young people (and their families) who have experienced child sexual abuse (including sexual exploitation).
This workshop will give students and practitioners the opportunity to explore processes and practice around working with Child Sexual Abuse, including speaking with children, young people and parents, strategies for use in this type of work and the challenges and impact on professionals working in this area.
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Celebrating Social Work Event - a week of bitesize sessions to celebrate excellent social work practice
2020-12-08 08:00 - 2020-12-11 17:00 | Online – Zoom
Join us for a week of bitesize sessions in the spirit of celebrating excellent social work practice across our Teaching Partnership.
Simply click on the title of the event to be taken to Eventbrite to book.
Don’t forget to make your nominations for the Awards ceremony on Friday 11th December! Details of the awards categories and the nomination form can be found here.

Date
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3

Tues 8 Dec
Celebrating Diversity
9:30am-12:00pm
Prospera Tedam: Culturally Sensitive Assessments & Intervention
1:00pm-2:00pm
Practice Consultants: Social Graces Workshop
2:30pm-4:00pm
BLM & the Voice of Social Work: Discussion Group

Weds 9 Dec
Celebrating the Social Work Profession
10am-12pm
Mark Doel: Social Work in 40 Objects – the language of things
1pm-3pm
Teaching Consultant Celebration – by invitation

Thurs 10 Dec
Celebrating Practice Education
9:30am-11:30am
Placements during a Pandemic and the Launch of the Virtual PE Guide
2pm-3:30pm
PE Workshop: Developing Skills to Enable Analysis

Fri 11 Dec
Celebrating the TP and Excellent Social Work Practice
Celebrating the TP and Excellent Social Work Practice
9:30am-9:40am
Welcome – Ian Dodds, DCS Kingston & Richmond Councils
9:40am-10:10am
TP Strategic Board Panel Discussion
10:10am-10:30am
Celebrating Kingston University’s PLE Group and the PLE Film Project
10:30am-10:45am
Video Montage
10:45am-11am
Comfort break
11am-12:00pm
Social Work Awards Ceremony
12:00pm-12:15pm
Closing remarks

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Enabling Reflective Practice - 24.11.2020
2020-11-24 10:00 - 12:00 | Online – Zoom
This workshop is designed to support managers and practitioners to enable reflection within supervision.
Please see flyer below for more information and how to book.

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Reflective Supervision: Tools & Resources for Supervisors - 19.11.2020
2020-11-19 09:30 - 12:30 | Online – Zoom
This workshop is designed to support supervisors in carrying out reflective supervision with their supervisees. It will cover the following:

An overview of models to support reflective supervision
The role of reflective supervision in promoting analysis and critical thinking
Decision making through reflective supervision and benefits for Service Users
How reflective supervision can promote workers emotional resilience
Exploring tools to enable reflective supervision in a virtual world

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BLM & the Voice of Social Work: Discussion Groups - Multiple dates
2020-11-17 08:00 - 2021-01-20 17:00 | Online – Zoom
The Teaching Partnership Team have recently co-facilitated a number of ‘BLM & the Voice of Social Work’ discussion groups. After reviewing the feedback from the first 3 groups, and putting a call out for more volunteers to lead on these, we have identified dates for 3 future groups.
An article, piece of research, image or video will be shared and the session will be an opportunity to discuss this as a group. Constructive feedback and themes emerging from the discussion will be shared with senior management across the Partnership.
We recognise that as a team of white women we are limited in many ways in terms of our experiences and perspectives and, as such, we will be co-facilitating the sessions with black colleagues from the Teaching Partnership.
17.11.20 10am-11:30am Click here to book
08.12.20 2:30pm-4pm Click here to book (part of a weeklong social work celebration event)
20.01.21 2pm-3:30pm Click here to book

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Film Screening: Black Men in Social Work - 11.11.2020
2020-11-11 17:30 - 18:30 | Online
There is a lack of research on Black Men in Social Work and Kingston University wants to create a space where people’s stories can be heard and understood and to film those conversations. They believe that this has the potential to add to practice knowledge in social work and to improve future practice. Their longer-term aim is to examine the themes that have emerged with a view to writing this up for a peer reviewed journal.
They undertook the initial filming for this project on site at Kingston University and the London Borough of Croydon. They remain thankful to the men who shared their stories and others who helped us with this project. They are going to continue talking and filming but thought it was time to share some of their initial results. There are remarkable stories here of resilience and determination, a commitment to social work values and of making history. They were often moved by the testimonies they heard, and would like you to join them in a celebration of the work to date.
Please book your free place here.

Free Social Work Webinar: Beyond the Toxic Trio - 28.10.2020
2020-10-28 14:00 - 15:30 | Online
Invitation to a free social work webinar, hosted online by the Department of Social Work and Social Care, Kingston University and St Georges, University of London.
The term ‘toxic trio’ refers to the idea that children are at much higher risk of experiencing abuse and neglect when certain factors combine in the family environment, namely domestic violence, parental mental illness (and/or learning disability), and parental substance misuse. Despite concerns about its negative overtones, the term has become widely used in child protection policy and practice, and is now embedded in many of the institutional and legal contexts in which child welfare assessments and interventions are carried out. Yet there is surprisingly little evidence to substantiate the concept of the toxic trio.
In this seminar, Dr Rick Hood presents results from a comprehensive study of children’s social care data in six English local authorities, which shows the extent to which different assessed needs and risks were actually found in families receiving statutory services and which clusters were associated with intervention at higher operational/legal thresholds. The findings raise significant questions about the accuracy and usefulness of the toxic trio as a way of conceptualising risks to children. Some suggestions as to how the sector might use typologies of demand to inform Early Help and community-based prevention will be made to prompt debate and discussion.
You can register for this free event here.

Wellbeing & Resilience in Social Work Event - 16.11.2020
2020-10-20 09:30 - 16:00 | Online – Zoom
Join us for our latest Wellbeing & Resilience in Social Work Event, on 16 November 2020. There are 3 sessions taking place; you can choose to sign up to one or more of the sessions using the links on the flyer below:

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Power to the People: CPE Annual Conference - 15.10.2020
2020-10-15 09:30 - 13:00 | Online
Power to the People: do patients and the public really have a say in health and social care research and service delivery?
Faculty of Health, Social Care and Education
Central for Public Engagement 7th Annual Conference
in partnership with the
Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) South London Patient and Public Involvement Research Theme
A free virtual conference to explore the challenges of involving patients, carers and service users as equal partners in health and social care research and service development.
For more information and to book, click here.

Social Work England & TP: CPD Reflective Writing Workshop - 12.10.2020
2020-10-12 09:45 - 12:00 | Online – Zoom
Do you know that you need to register with SWE by 30th November and record your CPD?
Join this workshop with Julie Campbell, SWE regional engagement lead, who will guide you through the registration process with SWE, the Professional Standards around Continued Professional Development (CPD) and how to record your CPD on your SWE online account. Sue Lansley, Social Work Lead for the Teaching Partnership, will follow this by providing a refresher on Reflective Writing and top tips to support you in your reflection when recording your CPD and demonstrating the impact of your learning on your social work practice and professional development.
Please see the flyer below for details on how to book.

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Engaging Children & Adults when Working Virtually or Online with Dr Karen Treisman - 30.09.20
2020-09-30 09:15 - 12:30 | Online – Zoom
This introductory workshop will discuss some of the dilemmas and challenges of virtual working as well as some of the benefits and strengths. Some practical ideas, tips, and tools for engaging children and adults when working virtually and online will be shared including some creative and sensory ideas. There will be space for questions, discussion, and reflection.
Please view flyer below for details on how to book:

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BASW: Anti-Racism in Social Work with Wayne Reid - 29.09.20 or 30.09.20
2020-09-29 09:15 - 12:30 | Online – Zoom
We are pleased to announce that Wayne Reid, BASW England Professional Officer & Social Worker, will be ‘visiting’ us to deliver an online presentation on Anti-Racism in Social Work. This presentation is aimed at practitioners, managers and senior leaders and explores the history of atrocities and brutalities endured by the global Black community and the relevance of anti-racism in social work. There will be the opportunity to engage and ask questions.
Please view the flyer below for details on how to book:

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Enabling Reflective Practice - 17.09.20
2020-09-17 10:00 - 12:00 | Online – Zoom
This workshop is designed to support managers and practitioners to enable reflection within supervision. The session will cover:
● Professional standards and PCF requirements for reflection and critical analysis
● Barriers to reflection
● Key components of reflective practice
● Traditional and contemporary models of reflection practice
● How to support practitioners in their reflective practice
This will be an interactive online session and material for reading will be sent out prior to the session. The link to the online platform will be sent out to those signed up in advance of the event.
Please see flyer below to book:

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NSPCC Harmful Sexual Behaviour Workshop - 11.08.20
2020-08-11 14:00 - 17:00 | Online – Zoom
The Teaching Partnership has arranged for a workshop on Harmful Sexual Behaviour to be delivered by our partner NSPCC. This session will be facilitated by Alexander Reynolds and Kimberly Barker from the National Clinical Assessment and Treatment Service (NCATS). The session is open to practitioners working for partner agencies and students studying any social work programme at Kingston University.
Having previously delivered a foundation level workshop, this particular session is at intermediate level. It will provide an opportunity:

To review learning from previous HSB training
To develop skills in the initial assessment of risk
To equip practitioners to support parents to talk to children about sex/pornography
To develop safety planning skills
To share learning from HSB serious case reviews

Please see flyer below to book:

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BLM and the Voice of Social Work – Discussion Group – 30.07.20
2020-07-30 14:00 - 15:00 | Online – Zoom
A number of our partner agencies have announced the practical actions they will be taking to address the role that they and the social work profession must play in addressing the injustice and racism that led to the death of George Floyd.
In addition, the Teaching Partnership Team will be facilitating Discussion Groups – BLM and the Voice of Social Work.
An article or piece of research will be shared in advance of each session and the session will be an opportunity to discuss this as a group. The group will also be the forum for deciding what discussion areas will be the focus for subsequent sessions.

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BLM and the Voice of Social Work - Discussion Group - 29.07.20
2020-07-29 14:00 - 15:00 | Online

Trauma Informed Practice in the age of COVID-19 with Kati Taunt - 28.07.20
2020-07-28 09:30 - 12:30 | Online
How can understanding the impact of trauma and trauma informed practice help us in the age of COVID 19?

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BLM and the Voice of Social Work – Discussion Group – 23.07.20
2020-07-23 14:00 - 15:00 | Online

Child Sexual Exploitation Workshop with NSPCC – 22.07.2020
2020-07-22 10:00 - 12:30 | Online – MS Teams
An opportunity to consider our work with young people impacted by Child Sexual Exploitation.

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Trauma Informed Practice Online Workshop with Kati Taunt - 15.07.20
2020-07-15 09:30 - 12:30 | Online
Understanding the impact of trauma on the developing brain.

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Trauma Responses in Lockdown with Karen Treisman - 30.06.20
2020-06-30 09:45 - 12:30 | Online – Zoom
An exploration and reflection of individual trauma and stress responses to the pandemic and wider societal and organisational responses.

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POSTPONED Practice Education Conference - WAS 13.5.2020, NEW DATE TBC
2020-05-13 10:00 - 16:00 | Kingston University, Kingston Hill Campus
This planned event is being postponed due to the current Covid-19 coronavirus emergency. Please watch this space for the new date!
A one day conference to celebrate the work of all those engaged in developing social work learners in the region and to explore their contributions to building learning communities. This conference will be relevant to social work students, Newly Qualified Social Workers, Practice Educators, On-Site Supervisors, tutors, Practice Assessors, Learning and Development Leads, employer partners and anyone else engaged or interested in developing social work practitioners.
Book here
Practice Education Conference 13.5.20

National Association of Educators in Practice (NAEP) Conference - 24.04.2020
2020-04-24 08:45 - 16:15 | The Studio 7 Cannon Street Birmingham B2 5EP
The title of the conference is ‘Whose placement is it anyway?’, which aims to bring together different perspectives on the practice learning experience. National Association of Educators in Practice (NAEP) wants to share good practice, and balance some of the tensions in practice education.
Effective practice-based learning depends on learners, educators, academic tutors, managers and employers working collaboratively, with a shared vision that enables the future workforce to meet service users’ evolving needs.
The flyer for this event can be found below, but please visit NAEP’s website for more information.

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Department of Social Work & Social Care Annual Conference: System conditions and inequalities in children’s social care - 17.3.2020
2020-03-17 08:45 - 16:00 | Kingston University, Kingston Hill Campus
Kingston University’s annual Social Work & Social Care Conference will take place on 17 March 2020. Full programme and speakers are to be announced shortly but you can book your place early to avoid disappointment.

Booking is essential to attend this event.

For further information about this event:
Contact: Anastasiya Stravolemova, FHSCE Events TeamTel: 0208 725 4735Email: HSCE-events@sgul.kingston.ac.uk

Managing Social Workers in Contemporary Practice Conference - 13.3.2020
2020-03-13 09:30 - 16:30 | The Chaucer Centre, Canterbury Road, Morden, England, SM4 6PX, Canterbury Road, Morden, SM4 6PX, United Kingdom
A conference for Managers in Children’s and Adult Social Care social work settings with a number of speakers delivering workshops offering support and exploring dilemmas facing front line team managers and service managers. Workshops will include:

Relational Leadership
Reflective Supervision Skills for managers
Managing Resilient Teams
Research on Transition into management – exploring challenges
Challenges for Managers in making ethical decisions in times of austerity
Inclusive Leadership

Book here: Tickets – Eventbrite

Self Neglect & Strengths Based Approaches Workshop - 12.03.2020
2020-03-12 09:30 - 13:00 | The Chaucer Centre, Canterbury Road, Morden, England, SM4 6PX, Canterbury Road, Morden, SM4 6PX, United Kingdom
An exploration of Social Workers’ experiences of working with adults who self neglect and an insight into cutting edge research.
This workshop will also explore self neglect strengths based approaches.
With Kingston University social work academics, Maria Brent and Aga Buckley.
Book here: Tickets – Eventbrite

NQSW Conference with Siobhan Maclean - 6.3.2020
2020-03-06 09:30 - 16:30 | King Charles Centre, Hollyfield Road, Surbiton, Surrey, KT5 9AL, King Charles Centre, Hollyfield Road, Surbiton, Surrey, KT5 9AL, Surbiton, KT5 9AL
This conference is open to all Newly Qualified Social Workers (NQSW) completing the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE) within partner agencies.
Siobhan Maclean is a renowned speaker supporting NQSWs to reflect on the ASYE journey looking at ASYE requirements and reflective practice using the SHARE model.
The day will support NQSWs on their ASYE portfolio development as well as exploring self care and resilience in social work practice.
Book here: Tickets – Eventbrite

The Liberty Protection Safeguards (Proposed replacement of the DoLS) - 26.02.2020
2020-02-26 10:00 - 12:00 | Council Chamber, Merton Civic Centre, Merton, SM4 5DX
An introduction to the proposed replacement of the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) with the Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS) and the changing role of Best Interest Assessor (BIA). Learn more about the new role of Approved Mental Capacity Professional (AMCP), likely timeframes for implementation, and the implications for the workforce.
The seminar will be delivered by Tim Spencer-Lane, formerly of the Law Commission and now legal adviser to the Government on the Bill to replace the DoLS. Tim was responsible for the Commission’s review of DoLS in 2017 and the review of adult social care in 2011 that formed the basis of the Care Act 2014.
Book here: Tickets – Eventbrite
Please note: Merton staff should not use Eventbrite to book and should instead book through Claire Migale, PSW, Merton Adults, claire.migale@merton.gov.uk

PE workshop: Supervision Skills to Enable Reflection & Analysis - 14.02.2020
2020-02-14 14:00 - 16:00 | London Borough of Sutton Civic Offices, St Nicholas Way, Sutton, SM1 1EA Room: G5
The Teaching Partnership’s Practice Education team is delivering a series of workshops predominantly aimed at Practice Educators, Practice Assessors and On-site Supervisors but open to all those involved in a student’s journey on placement.
The workshops are open to staff employed by our partner agencies, as well as independent Practice Educators and Assessors who work with students in the agencies.
Email to book: joanne.finch@sutton.gov.uk

Social work for lazy radicals: relationship building, critical thinking and courage in practice - 13.02.2020
2020-02-13 17:30 - 19:00 | Kingston Hill, Kingston Hill campus, Kingston upon Thames, KT2 7LB Room: KHBS1002
Dr Jane Fenton, University of Dundee, makes the case for a radical approach to social work that can be embraced by everyone. It’s an approach based on real empathy and an understanding of oppression, of managerialism, of the moral heart of social work, of humanism and of the effects of neoliberal hegemony.
Jane Fenton provides a model of radical practice for students and social workers who are committed to ‘doing the right thing’, and who want to develop their own framework for practice.
This seminar will appeal to students who are activists, but want to frame their individual-level practice in a meaningful way, and to those who are non-activist and non-political but simply want to be good social workers. It will give a political and moral understanding of social work practice and lead to confident, value-based and enjoyable social work.
Book here: Tickets – Eventbrite
