This conference will be an opportunity to discuss the implementation of the new early years curriculum as part of the new Curriculum for Wales… Read More
Interdependence, Attachment and Positive Contribution: why relationships matter in strengths based practice
In a Social Care assessment, if a person has eligible needs identified, then the worker considers what, from the person’s assets and strengths can be drawn upon in order to meet those needs. The Worker is encouraged to consider assets first, services last thus preventing, reducing or delaying the need for perhaps more formalised input… Read More
North Wales Community Support Hubs
Children in Wales is delighted to work alongside representatives from Betsi Cadwaladr University Health board to present the next webinar in our poverty-related series. At this webinar, you will find out how a series of small pilot projects… Read More
An interview with Lyn Romeo
Lyn Romeo has been the Chief Social Worker in England for Adults since September 2013. In the past, Lyn worked as an Assistant Director for Adult Social Care in the London Borough of Camden, an inspector with the Social Services Inspectorate, and also worked in Yorkshire as a field social worker. This interview is conducted… Read More
Talking with Pictures: call for submissions
Call for submissions for visual representations that #BreakTheBias. CUSOCSI will tweet all accepted submissions throughout the day on International Women’s Day, 8th March, with the hashtag #IWD2022… Read More
Leicestershire Cares YES Project
Leicestershire Cares had an exciting quarter with young people engaging more and more with their employability sessions, creating CVs, learning how to successfully job search, preparing for interviews and growing in confidence… Read More
Welsh History and the Curriculum for Wales (Part 2)
In this second workshop, workshops led by historians from Welsh universities will explore different digital research tools for Welsh history. The histories of minorities and localities will be used to demonstrate the possibilities of these resources for discovering historical sources for use in the classroom… Read More
Welsh History and the Curriculum for Wales (Part 1)
This series of online professional learning events aims to develop the subject knowledge and skills of teachers in Welsh history to empower and enable them to deliver the Curriculum for Wales. It will develop teachers’ knowledge of some key events and themes in Welsh history… Read More
New education update from Leicestershire Cares
Leicestershire Cares Education Team update on the workshops and sessions they have been delivering, and the projects they have recently launched and relaunched… Read More
Thoughts on Strengths-based approaches
I am passionate about strengths-based approaches to social work practice, so much so that I have dedicated my doctoral research project to studying this field. I hope that my work will help to shape the development of systems and structures that support real strengths-based working across adult services. But what do I mean when I… Read More
