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Members of the Social Work Education and Training Advisory Forum

Members of the Education and Training Advisory Forum (ETAF)

Forum chair

Dr Kevin Stone, Associate for Education and Training at Social Work England. Dr Stone is an Associate Dean (Prifysgol De Cymru / University of South Wales) and a visiting Professor of Social Work and Mental Health Law (Leeds Beckett University)

Deputy chair

Amanda Fitchett, Assistant Professor of Social Work, Coventry University and Vice-chair of the Joint Universities Social Work Association (Deputy Chair)

Members

Professor Elaine Arnull, Professor of Social Sciences and Social Work, Solent University

Professor Christine Cocker, Head of School of Social Work, University of East Anglia

Lisa Hackett, Chief Social Worker, Frontline

Andrea Collins, Head of Social Work, Manchester Metropolitan University

Jacqueline Bell, Lead Practice Specialist, Think Ahead

Jo Finch, Learning and Development Officer, Hampshire County Council

Jackie Flynn, Social Worker, Safeguarding Lead (Adult and Children), St Claire Hospice

Dr Ruth Allen, Chief Executive, British Association of Social Workers (BASW)

Timothy Odell, Senior Lecturer in Social Work / Professional Lead for Social Work, Canterbury Christ Church University

Marcia Cameron, Strategic Lead for Professional Development, NSPCC

Dawn Ringland, Independent Practice Educator

Jenny Green, National Professional Lead, Skills for Care

Professor Anne-Marie Glover, National Advisory Forum and Professor of Social Work, University of Birmingham

Sally Parker, National Advisory Forum

Joe Hill, National Advisory Forum, student representative

Kate Concannon, National Advisory Forum

New members appointed October 2024:

Rebbecca Bramall, Effective Practice Consultant (Advanced Social Work Practitioner) and Practice Educator, Children and Young People’s Services, East Riding of Yorkshire Council

Dr Gillian Ferguson, Programme Lead at DHSC and Lecturer in Social Work, Open University

Lesley La-Croix, Lecturer in Social Work, Practice Educator/Assessor, Brunel University of London

Katie Lander, Social Work Development and Project Lead, East London NHS Foundation Trust

Keral Patel, Principal Social Worker for Children and Families, Leicester City Council

Helen Smith, Principal Social Worker for Children and Families, London Borough of Hillingdon

Owen Stott, Practice Educator, Mental Capacity Act Lead, Best Interests Assessor, Bradford Council

 

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