Seminar Programme

Seminar Room 2

During this session, you will learn about the potential risks and dangers of online communication. The team at OurFamilyWizard will show you how easily you can falsify communication records of everyday programmes and how these programmes can facilitate harmful behaviour. We will then give a demonstration of the OurFamilyWizard platform and explain how it safeguards users online and promotes better, child focussed co-parenting.

James Evans, Head of UK Professional Education, OurFamilyWizard

The final countdown…with just a few weeks left to renew your Social Work England registration, is your CPD still stuck in the drafts stage? Have you not had time to start? Don’t worry help is at hand as you can come and join Carol Stewart of Chinara Enterprises, to help guide you on how to meet the CPD requirements.

  What will you learn?

- You will gain a better understanding of how to meet the standards.

- An opportunity to reflect on your CPD with a peer.

- Gain some useful tips and tools to help you meet the requirements.

- Carol will also show you practical examples of how it is done.

- By the end of the session, you should feel more confident and equipped to meet the requirements ahead of the deadline. 

Trainer

Carol Stewart

1. Carol Stewart, Director/Founder of Chinara Enterprises Ltd. She undertakes workforce development, training, coaching, mentoring, team building and event management. Chinara Enterprises Ltd was registered as a limited company in 2008. 
2. Carol is a registered social worker of over 30 yrs., working across adults and children’s social care. 
3. Carol has been facilitating these CPD workshops for social workers for several years and has developed tools to support social workers with their CPD on the Chinara Enterprises learning and development platform. 

Carol Stewart, DipSW, Dip HE, Assoc CIPD, Director, Chinara Enterprises Ltd, Professional Development Consortium, Provider of Training Excellence 

Woman of the Year 2022

Personnel Today Awards 2017

HR Consultancy of the Year Finalist

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www.chinaraenterprises.com

Seminar Room 5

Modern slavery is the severe exploitation of other people for personal or commercial gain. Millions of children & adults are trapped in slavery in every single country in the world. There are hundreds of definitions of modern slavery. All of these include aspects of control, involuntary actions and exploitation.
Join Neil to discuss how Hampshire County Council identifies and responds to aspects of Modern-Day Slavery, including its strategic and operational planning, with a focus on multi-agency training and joint-working.

Seminar Room 1

As the Bi-Borough enters its 10th year of using a systemic approach, the authority has learnt how to use the model to support collaborative engagement with families as well as assess and manage risk for the most vulnerable children and families.  Systemic practice supports practitioners to use evidence-based interventions and offers an approach to create meaningful and sustainable second-order change. 

Clinicians are embedded in teams working alongside social workers, sharing their specialist therapeutic, clinical knowledge and expertise to benefit children and families directly. Clinicians also help frontline practitioners through consultation to keep in mind the part they play in solving problems or reflecting on what we might need to do differently to effect change.

Join this seminar to hear more about the Bi-Borough’s trauma-informed systemic social work practice model.  

Jackie Carribon, Head of Social Work for Families; Sam Rhodes-Phillips, Clinical Practitioner; and Jessica Miller, Specialist Practitioner, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

Social Work Cinema

Mastering Research Skills: Your Guide for Social Work Success

Social Work Cinema

The countdown for Social Work England re-registration has begun. With only weeks left to upload your CPD, do you need advice to ensure this process goes smoothly?

The CPD Clinic is a specialised one-on-one session designed to support social workers who are seeking advice on this process. As this deadline is nearing, this clinic will provide essential information to guarantee you a successful re-registration.
The CPD Clinic sessions will be for 15 minutes and will allow individuals the opportunity to address their concerns with sector professional Carol Stewart.

Carol has been a certified social worker for over 30 years and has shared her knowledge in a number of CPD workshops over several years working with many social work employers and voluntary sector organisations as well as Social Work England. This is a great opportunity to ensure that you have met the requirements needed to re-register as well as being able to communicate any concerns. To guarantee your access to this opportunity sign up for a one-to-one session via the link.

Carol Stewart, DipSW, Dip HE, Assoc CIPD, Director Chinara Enterprises Ltd

Seminar Room 4

This seminar will provide an overview of working in Wales as a social worker and the different cultural landscape this entails, touching on the different legislation and language; national Initiatives; and the differences in continued professional development, including support provided for the first three years in practice and further qualification opportunities.

Join Mel to find out more about your journey as a Newly Qualified Social Worker in Wales.

Melanie Brindle, Practice Development Manager
Powys County Council

Seminar Room 1

Building an anti-racist workforce doesn’t come without challenges and organisations have to be brave enough to do the right thing and find the right language to hold others in mind with respect and humanity. The Bi-Borough champions the belief that it is not enough to not be racist, we need to be actively anti-racist. 

Presenters will touch upon the creation of safe spaces for people to come together and talk about issues which may impact on their own daily life and practice, thinking about barriers and action which is required to address these. Practitioners and systemic family therapists support this work, exploring the Social Graces (Gender, Geography, Race, Religion, Age, Ability, Appearance, Class, Culture, Ethnicity, Education, Employment, Sexuality, Sexual orientation and Spirituality), to develop thinking about difference, power, the visible and invisible which we need to pay attention to. 

The Bi-Borough has made a strong commitment to tackle discrimination, inequality, lack of equity and racism. Through the lens of workforce and organisations, working with children and families and with the wider community, practitioners recognise the intersectional nature of peoples identity and experiences and work consciously to try to make their place of work more supportive. 

Jackie Carribon – Head of Social Work, Kensington & Chelsea; Nicky Crouch – Director of Family Services, Westminster City Council

Seminar Room 2

This session will showcase the dynamic working relationship between agencies in the rough sleeping and ex-rough sleeping system that is unique to Westminster City Council and Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. 

Find out more about the partnership working between the social work and housing department, the voluntary sector, hostels, street teams, substance use and others. There is also a very strong link with local specialist GPs and the hospitals to ensure a joint assessment and targeted support for this highly complex group. Presenters will demonstrate the strong trauma-informed ethos and partnership working that enables teams to manage increasing numbers and complexity in this group. 

Hugh Constant – Safeguarding Operational Team Manager, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea; Roger Muschett – Social Worker, NRPF and Homelessness Pathway Social Worker; Victoria Aseervatham – Rough Sleeping Coordinator, Westminster City Council

Seminar Room 4

The Royal College of Occupational Therapists defines Occupational Therapy as helping people of all ages overcome challenges completing everyday tasks or activities – what we call ‘occupations’. There are many facets to what an OT can do to support patients: from perinatal support, to dementia care in elder support, or palliative care input at the end of life. 

Occupational therapists are dual-trained to support patients to maximise both their physical and mental health condition and are uniquely trained to support with a holistic approach to person-centred care. There are 43,000 registered occupational therapists practicing in the UK. Recently the workforce has had to adapt and evolve to meet challenges in service provision following the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Sarah Dzumbira, Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist, Guy's and St Thomas'​ NHS Foundation Trust