Exchange Wales’ past events contain an archive of our conferences, workshops, lectures and seminars for our free, high-quality training to support the ongoing development of social care professionals across Wales. View our upcoming events and resources which share expertise, research evidence and care experiences for practitioners and service users.
- Sharing key messages from the evaluation of the ‘Gwella’ intervention
The intervention was designed to support children aged between 5 and 11 years old who were involved with social services and had experienced trauma and abuse, providing a trauma-informed system of supportive… - Out-of-home care-experienced children’s educational careers: what can be learnt…
It is well known that children with out-of-home care (OHC) experience perform poorly within school and in the educational system. However, we know less about their educational careers over time… - Getting our voices heard
Findings show that some improvements have been made on the inclusion of people with learning disabilities in policy conversations, but that there remains considerable work to be done to achieve meaningful inclusion. Particularly, that policy consultations… - Mutual Benefits – The Potential of Disabled People as Foster Carers
There is a huge shortage of foster carers in England,… Read More - Social workers in hospitals
Local authorities in Wales often locate teams of social workers in hospitals to carry out discharge planning for older people who will require ongoing care and support in order to leave hospital… - Ethnic, socioeconomic, and intersectional inequalities in child welfare intervention rates
There is often an assumption that the two inequalities are either equivalent, requiring only one practice and policy response, or totally disparate, requiring unconnected policy and practice responses. This webinar will present the findings from… - My Life My Choice – The right to a relationship
My Life My Choice – The right to a relationship:… Read More - 2021 Annual Adoption Lecture
For the large majority of children, adoption confers lifelong relationships and a sense of belonging in the adoptive family. But adoption also involves the legal severance of the child from the birth family and often the loss of key relationships with… - Developing Evidence-Enriched Practice (DEEP)
Whilst there is often a lot of interest in evidence-based practice in social care and health, making it a reality remains challenging for a variety of reasons… - What can social work learn from asset-based community development?
This webinar considers how social work and social care can learn from community development approaches, using an example from west Cardiff… - Who cares for those leaving care? Care-leaver experiences during COVID-19
This webinar shares findings of research undertaken with care-leavers about their experiences during COVID-19 and lockdown… - DRILL Series 1: Disability research ethics – Lessons for research and practice
In autumn 2020, ExChange Wales is delivering a series of webinars led by project partners from the Disability Research on Independent Living & Learning (DRILL). DRILL is a Four Nation Research Project which delivers the world’s first major… - Use of secure accommodation for welfare purposes in Wales
Secure accommodations are residential homes with approval to restrict the liberty of young people who are believed to be a serious risk to themselves or to others… - Webinar: Use of secure accommodation for welfare purposes in Wales
A recent project explored the experiences of young people from Wales prior to, during and following a referral to secure accommodation… - From identification to support: Assessing and improving services for young carers
Family carers are sometimes described as an ‘invisible army’ – a large group of citizens who bear a significant proportion of the national social care strategy… - Improving experiences of young homeless people in supported accommodation
Young homeless people are widely considered to be one of the most vulnerable groups in society, due to their diverse and potentially complex… - The ‘Case of Ethics’: Using creative methods for ethical research practice
This ‘Case of Ethics’ interactive workshop explored participants understanding of ethics in research, the practicalities of using creative approaches in research and… - Adopting Together – Working together to improve outcomes for children who wait
Adopting Together is an innovative, child-focused adoption service. It is being led by a partnership between St David’s Children Society and Barnardo’s Cymru, with both organisations recruiting and supporting families for children who… - Intergenerational Care in Care Homes: Caveats and Considerations
The session provided practitioners with the opportunity to learn more about intergenerational care and think about how they could overcome the potential challenges of… - Fostering Wellbeing workshop
With care-experienced children currently experiencing overall poorer outcomes compared to their counterparts in areas such as mental health, criminality and education – this programme was seen as a way to help… - Creating organisational change: Exploring new approaches to children’s services
This seminar presents how new approaches to Children’s Services, such as Restorative Practice, Systemic Practice, and Signs of Safety, have become popular…