Being Seen, Heard and Valued

ExChange Wales Learning Disabilities Conference OCTOBER 2024 This conference series aims to focus on learning disability, highlighting research and innovative work being undertaken in this field. The title ‘Being Seen, Heard and Valued’ was chosen to recognise and illuminate the developments in this area, especially the important work being undertaken both with and by those… Read More

CASCADE: 10 Year Celebration

23/05/24 Milestone Event Exchange Wales Celebratory Conference Series – Spring 2024 CASCADE: 10 Years of Influencing Policy and Practice 2024 marks 10 years since the inception of CASCADE, the Centre for Children’s Social Care Research and Development. It is the home of ExChange Wales and one of the largest, leading research centres of its type… Read More

Webinar: Exploring romantic need as part of mental health social care practice

Our fourth webinar in our conference series – On the Journey: Navigating Mental Health Abstract The ability to form strong relationships is viewed as central to mental health recovery. Few studies have explored the experiences of people with mental health problems in forming or maintaining romantic relationships. This study addressed this gap through conducting focus… Read More

On the Journey: Navigating Mental Health

1st – 24th November 2023 This conference series will run throughout November 2023. We have brought together a range of speakers and researchers who consider issues of mental health throughout the life course, including for children and older people. We aim to bring mental health to the fore, to listen to people’s experiences in order… Read More

Reframing Adoption Conference

Welcome to our ExChange conference series entitled Reframing Adoption running from May- June 2023. We aim to shine a light on the often forgotten area of adoption and highlight some of the most recent and important research and development in this area. Adoption provides an often elusive permanency for many children and is ever evolving.… Read More

It takes a Village: Global perspectives about care-experienced parents

Welcome to our truly international ExChange Wales spring conference series 2023!  It takes a village: Global perspectives on care-experienced parents is being delivered in partnership with the International Research Network on Transitions to Adulthood from Care (INTRAC). Care leavers’ transition to parenthood is one of the most challenging transitions in their life. Having limited support… Read More

Strengths Based Approaches Conference

All resources relating to our recent Strengths Based Approaches Conference are available here. Conference Introduction Webinars Recordings Podcasts Blogs Closing Webinar