Suggested Workshops

Service Improvement for Social Work Practice (& Social Care)

Aim: Introducing SI methodology in Social Work – context, relevance and applicability

Lean for Social Workers

Aim: Introducing Lean philosophy, methodology and applicability in Social Work practice

Supervision and Leadership in Social Work & Social Care Practice:

Aim: Arguing the case that effective leadership is a prerequisite for effective supervision in Social Work practice and social care in general

Outcomes in Social Work Practice

Aim: Clarity regarding outputs & outcomes in Social Work practice (to include social care); Exploration of nature & types of outcomes in Social Work practice

Outcomes in Nursing Practice

Aim: Clarity regarding outputs & outcomes in Nursing practice (to include social care); Exploration of nature & types of outcomes in Nursing practice

Outcomes and culturally competent Practice

Aim: Developing a framework for defining & understanding of outcomes in delivery of a culturally relevant services

Personalisation: Friend or Foe?

Aim: To investigate the ‘Real’ vs perceived barriers to realising Personalisation.

Personalisation at the Coal face: The Ingredients.

Aim: Identifying & outlining the requisite component necessary to deliver in Practice. Examples from:

Personalisation & the role of the Personal (Care) Assistant: Relevant or Tolerated?

Aim: To establish and clarify the issues relating to the commissioning, and delivery of personalised services and the

Transforming Adult Social Care… It’s all about money isn’t it….. Myth or Reality?

Aim: Sorting out the Myths from the Realities and identifying the challenges (Culture & Attitudes) in achieving realisation of the policy

Evidence Based Social Work Practice

Aim: A chance to explore, defining and disentangle the juxtaposition between Evidence Based Practice. (EBP) and Practice Based Evidence (PBE)….what works

Commissioning and Delivering Integrated Services; Myth or Reality

Aim: Clarifying what we mean by Integrated Services and proceeding to outline the constituent components of an Integrated Services in Practice

Leadership for Improvement in Social work Practice

Aim: Making the case for the central role of Transformational Leadership & Improvement in Social Work Practice

Measurement for Improvement in Social Work Practice

Aim: To introduce concepts, methodologies, techniques & tools with examples of ‘Measurement for Improvement’ within Service Improvement.
To identify and critique current ‘metrics frameworks’, within Social Work practice

Afrikan- Centred Talking Therapies: An Introduction

Aim: Is there such a thing; and if there is, what is the case for and relevance of such an approach…. or is it just a fad

Dual Diagnosis: Practice implications for Homelessness, Housing, Tenancy and Hostel-Related, Support

Aim: Introducing, Defining and Understanding ‘Dual Diagnosis’ and its relevance within the above settings

Evidence Based Practice & Social Work Decision Making

Social Work Practice in Non Industrialised societies

Social Work Practice in Sub Saharan Afrika – ‘Social work or Community Development’

Effective Team Working & Leadership in Adult Mental Health practice

Effective Team working & Leadership in Social Work Practice within Adult Mental Health Services

Social Work -The ‘Cinderella’ option within Adult Mental Health Practice

Social Work & SW practice within Adult Mental Health services

Social Work in the context of MHA 2007: Relevance, Value added and impact

Social Work OR Social Care: Does it matter? Who cares anyway?

Aim: An opportunity to define and clarify what we mean by Social Work and Social Care respectively.

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