Building better social care in Wales
A number of parental problems have previously been associated with children entering care. These include mental health problems, substance misuse and learning disabilities. However there are many things about the relationship between these issues in parents and children’s entry into care that are not known. For example, do these factors have the same effect on… Read More
This annual event takes place at Venue Cymru, Llandudno in 2023. It is attended by a wide delegation, with something for every care workforce member, from frontline staff involved in delivering care to children, adults and their families to managers, and senior decision makers in local and national government… Read More
Every day, social work practitioners support thousands of people across Wales. To celebrate this outstanding work, Social Care Wales together with BASW Cymru will be running two free conferences this autumn, in north and south Wales… Read More
This course is intended to cover the main changes introduced by the RHWA, whilst maintaining a broader overview, and empowers support workers to spot when their clients may need to be referred on for more complex advice… Read More
This full- day course will explore the complex rules around when and how a young person is able to access Universal Credit, the conditions that are associated with a claim and how volunteering, one off earnings, grants and, eventually, wages affect a Universal Credit claim… Read More
Learn about Bugzi, a free loan scheme to provide school with early powered mobility device through a seminar organised by Kidz to Adultz… Read More
We know that supportive consistent relationships with others can make a huge and positive difference to our lives. Yet these kinds of relational experiences are often missing for young people in the care system. This study highlights the importance of caring relationships in Pupil Referral Units… Read More
Children in Wales would like to invite you to attend the first annual conference of the Children’s Rights in Early Years (CREY) network. This HYBRID conference at Swansea University Singleton Campus, and online, will focus on sharing best practice and current work around listening to the voices of young children… Read More
Evaluation of Recruit, Recover and Raise Standards (RRRS) and early years funding. The programme aimed to mitigate the effects of the pandemic on learners by increasing staff capacity in early years and school settings… Read More
This course acknowledges and celebrates difference. It situates neurodiversity as a natural variation to ‘the norm’ rather than as something that is disordered, dysfunctional or deficient. The aim of the course is for participants to increase their knowledge and develop confidence in discussing some aspects of neurodiversity including Autism, Dyslexia and ADHD… Read More
