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Social Work Week 2024 Programme: Monday 18 March

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Opening session: envisioning the future of social work in England (10am to 11am)

Colum Conway, Chief Executive at Social Work England will lead a collaborative session to mark the opening of Social Work Week 2024. The session will explore Social Work England’s commitment and the wider sector ambition to drive forward positive change in the profession.

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Shared Lives: helping people with support needs make the transition from children to adult care (bitesize session) (11:30am to 12pm)

This session raises awareness of an innovative approach to transitions from children services to adult social care: ‘Shared Lives'. This session shares the lived experience of those positively impacted by ‘Shared Lives’ and best practice for those using the approach.

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Let’s talk children’s social care reform and the Early Career Framework (1pm to 2pm)

This session will look at the children’s social care reform. This includes the Children’s Social Care National Framework and the Early Career Framework.

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What’s next for adult and mental health social work and adult social care in 2024? (2:30pm to 3:30pm)

Join leaders from the Department of Health and Social Care and the Adults Principal Social Workers Network. They’ll discuss what 2024 might bring to adult and mental health social workers in England.

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Social work supervision: ensuring best practice through embedding our standards and values (4pm to 5pm)

Members of the Cheshire and Merseyside Social Work Teaching Partnership share their learning and insights. They'll explore how social work practice could be improved through high quality supervision, which focuses on standards and values.

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Sessions delivered independently

This year we can really see the breadth of social work come to life with over 40 sessions being hosted independently across the week. Click here to see the full list of sessions delivered independently across the week.

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Our 6 professional standards are set out in blocks in 3 columns by 2 rows.

The professional standards are listed as follows:

1. Promote the rights, strengths and wellbeing of people, families and communities.

2. Establish and maintain the trust and confidence of people.

3. Be accountable for the quality of my practice and the decisions I make.

4. Maintain my continuing professional development.

5. Act safely, respectfully and with professional integrity.

6. Promote ethical practice and report concerns.

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