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
Improving care leavers’ experiences of the welfare system
Care experienced young people face a range of challenges in accessing Universal Credit and other welfare support. To address this, Leicestershire Care have worked with Learning and Work Institute to develop six key policy asks to improve welfare support for care leavers… Read More
Stretching the Strengths Based 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… Read More
New project on maternal feeding experiences: Motherhood Quilt and Guilt
This project will explore mother’s complex experiences of feeding practices through a community quilting project. It aims to create a discussion around negative emotional experiences, such as shame and guilt, arising from the introduction of formula and combination feeding that is likely to resonate with most women in Wales… Read More
Thematic report: The status of foster carers
Foster carers provide children with stability, security, attachment and a positive experience of family life… Read More
