The last 20 years has seen a huge increase in the rates of children in care in Wales… Read More
How did young care leavers in Ireland experience the Covid-19 pandemic?
This study describes the experiences of care leavers in Ireland and discusses how Covid 19 brought new challenges and actuated others, but also how some of these young people found resources in themselves and their networks… Read More
Blog by Heléna Herklots, Older People’s Commissioner for Wales
The language that is used to describe all of us as we get older is largely negative… Read More
Understanding and responding to trauma
This online course will offer the essentials of a trauma informed response. An understanding of trauma, what it involves, how it impacts on emotional and physical wellbeing will help practitioners be able to recognise and support children at this crucial time and as we transition out of isolation… Read More
Safeguarding children, young people and adults at risk
ne-day fully interactive course delivered by an expert trainer to give participants confidence and essential knowledge on how to work with others to safeguard the children, young people and adults at risk in their environment… Read More
Teenage development: how to engage them and their brains
This course examines the teenage years in terms of physical, psychological, emotional and social development. Examining the issues and looking at how that understanding can help with engaging with and affectively supporting young people… Read More
Child development
This course is for anyone working with children from 0-12 who want to increase their understanding of what to expect of children at certain stages of development… Read More
Transforming the health and social care workforce in Wales
This full day online event will help practitioners to review their organisation’s progress against the actions outlined in the Healthier Wales Workforce Strategy for Health and Social Care… Read More
Reflections on establishing and sustaining participatory research centres
This presentation will share learning gathered during a Binks Hub scoping of Centres, Hubs, and Institutions currently conducting and supporting co-production and participatory forms of research internationally… Read More
Stretching the Strengths Approach Imagination
It is over 30 years since the publication of an influential paper by Ann Weick, Charles Rudd, Patrick Sullivan and Walter Kisthardt, which crystallized a case for a ‘strengths perspective’ in social work. This perspective evolved from a shared determination to turn away from a policy and practice focus on ‘problems’, ‘deficits’, ‘the negative aspects of peoples and society’ (Weick et al 1989, p. 350), and their disempowering mark. Weick et al (1989) situate this perspective as an expression of social work’s values, and as challenge to rethink professional and institutional power which diminishes a person’s capacity to be the expert in their own lives… Read More
