Building better social care in Wales
This online two-day course is aimed at anyone who has recently taken up their first management position. This course aims to provide new managers with a comprehensive introduction to management, developing and building skills and increasing the confidence of participants… Read More
This presentation covers recommendations made in the recent independent review of children’s social care for adopting a public health approach to preventing child maltreatment and mitigating its consequences. Read More
With the launch of ‘Reframing Childhood’, the British Academy final report of the Childhood Policy programme, over 50 childhood stakeholders meet at the CASCADE Centre at Cardiff University to discuss the report’s findings. This blog summarises and highlights key ideas that emerged during this discussion… Read More
Person is guilty Person is innocent Person is judged guilty True positive False positive Person is judged not-guilty False negative True negative In the context of child and family social work, the more abused children we identify, the more families will undergo child protection investigations. The more children we keep from being seriously maltreated, the… Read More
This ‘ACE YourSpace’ event will bring people bring people together who are interested in local environments, reusing and recycling, arts activities, and mental health awareness. They want to bring people together, to talk and share ideas around looking after our green spaces, as well as each other… Read More
The event will screening the award-winning short film, Be-Longing. A powerful film that tells the story of Khoji, a 9-year ‘looked after’ boy living within a foster family in London. Followed by a Q&A with the director and a special guest, Robert Findlay, General Secretary, NUPFC, who will discuss his work supporting foster carers and children they care for… Read More
The Dangos intermediate course builds on the basic course, or is appropriate, for people with some experience as a refresher. Still designed for frontline workers, where financial advice and support is not the main function, it covers information about the support available in Wales, beyond the core benefits system… Read More
The Welsh Government is funding training for frontline workers which increases their understanding of the welfare benefit and wider financial support that is available. This is an entry-level course that covers basic information about the benefit system and other help that’s available… Read More
The conference series involved survivors of abuse, researchers into Domestic Abuse and practitioner workshops. I helped Professor Alyson Rees look for artistic material to support this conference series. We recognised that art and imagery can convey something that research papers and presentations cannot. Through my research I found Henny Beaumont who is an illustrator based… Read More
This course will help participants understand the duties on responsible bodies under the ALN Act and explore the importance and benefits of participation through a person centre planning approach. This course is suitable for anyone working with or supporting children and young people with ALN, including their families… Read More
