Social Work Public Lecture Series
Social Work Department at Edge Hill University The Social Work Department at Edge Hill University offers a range of qualifying social work programmes, practice educator programmes as well as training and development opportunities across the statutory, private, voluntary and independent sectors, maintaining close and dynamic links with a range of partner agencies in social work and related professions both in the UK and abroad. The staff team are all qualified and experienced social workers with practice and managerial experience in social work. Members of the Department are also engaged in research and consultancy. The Department delivers on three qualifying social work programmes: BA (Hons) Social Work BSc (Hons) Learning Disabilities Nursing and Social Work BSc (Hons) Child Nursing and Social Work
Social Work Public Lecture Series 2013/14 Steve Hothersall Head of Social Work Education, Edge Hill University Social work as a profession continues to face many challenges in the 21st century as it strives to promote wellbeing and enhance welfare in a socio-political climate driven by economics and individualism. The need for social work in today’s society is more crucial than ever and Edge Hill University feels it is important to provide opportunities for everyone to hear, and be involved in, debates about social work and society that affect all of us all on some level.
This public lecture series is an opportunity to hear some of the professions’ leading thinkers and writers discuss contemporary, and often contested, areas of social work and related activity.
The lectures are free to attend and open to all those interested in social work and related professional activity. Please book online at ehu.ac.uk/socialworklectures
Thursday 19th September 2013
Leadership in Social Work Dr Neil Thompson Author, Educator and Adviser
Following a successful career in social work, Neil continues to play a major role in shaping social work theory and practice, while also making significant contributions to our understanding of a range of human relations issues in the workplace including: equality and diversity; stress; conflict management; loss, grief and trauma; and other related matters.
Neil has a wealth of experience in helping people deal with their problems and challenges across the 'people professions' - that is, members of the helping professions plus those involved in management, leadership and human resources. He is a prolific writer and his texts are very popular with students of social work and other professions and qualified practitioners. 6.00pm Pre-lecture drinks 6.30pm Lecture 8.00pm Light buffet
Thursday 17th October 2013
Meeting the Informational Needs of Older People and their Carers in Health and Social Care Settings Professor Tim Kelly Professor of Social Work and Associate Dean of Research, University of Dundee
Since moving to Scotland from the United States in 2003, Tim has continued his research into, and writing about, the care of older people in health and social care settings, supporting carers and group work practice as well as work relating to improving social work education.
Tim has been the Secretary and Vice-President of the Association for the Advancement of Social Work with Groups and is currently a member of the editorial board of the journal Groupwork and an active member of JUCSWEC. His practice experience includes working in older people's services in community mental health, community health, court ordered substance abuse treatment, and a geriatric hospital. 6.00pm Pre-lecture drinks 6.30pm Lecture 8.00pm Light buffet
Thursday 14th November 2013
Emotional Intelligence, Empathy and Relationship-based Practice Professor David Howe Emeritus Professor of Social Work, University of East Anglia
David is Emeritus Professor of Social Work at the University of East Anglia, Norwich. Over many years, he has developed research and writing interests in social work theory, child abuse and neglect, and adoption. More recently, David has been looking at attachment, empathy, emotional intelligence, and relationship-based approaches to practice.
Over the last 25 years, David has written 18 books and several hundred book chapters and journal papers. His most recent books include Child Abuse and Neglect (2005), The Emotionally Intelligent Social Worker (2008), A Brief Introduction to Social Work Theory (2009), Attachment Across the Lifecourse: a brief introduction (2011), and Empathy: what it is and why it matters (2012).
6.00pm Pre-lecture drinks 6.30pm Lecture 8.00pm Light buffet
Thursday 12th December 2013
Protecting and Supporting Vulnerable Adults: Lessons from the Scottish Experience* Mike Maas-Lowit Senior Lecturer in Social Work, Robert Gordon University
Mike's career spans both the statutory and voluntary sectors with experience of fieldwork services in mental health and residential work with children and young people. From 2005 to 2007 he was seconded to the Scottish Government Mental Health Division to develop Mental Health Officer Services across Scotland.
In addition to his teaching, Mike has had close involvement in the North of Scotland Mental Health Officer Training Programme since 1998 and has written materials for the Scottish Executive for national use on implementation of the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 and the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 and he has joint authorship of Mental Health and Social Work in Scotland (Hothersall, Maas-Lowit and Golightly, Learning Matters, 2008). 6.00pm Pre-lecture drinks 6.30pm Lecture 8.00pm Light buffet
*We are also delighted to announce that Lyn Romeo, the Chief Social Worker for Adults in England will be attending this lecture. Lyn will introduce her new role and participate in discussions.
Thursday 30th January 2014
Child Neglect - A Child’s Eye View: Making Sense of the Child’s Lived Experience * Professor Jan Horwath Professor of Child Welfare, University of Sheffield
Jan has worked as a social work practitioner, trainer and manager in a range of voluntary and statutory social work settings in both England and New Zealand. Since 1995, Jan has specialised in research and writing on child welfare policy, practice and professional education. Findings from her research have informed policy and practice developments, both nationally and internationally, including the Republic of Ireland, Ukraine, Australia and South Africa.
Jan’s research interests include: the management of child welfare systems; the challenges of interagency partnerships; developing systems and practice for assessing vulnerable children; identifying and working with child neglect and the role of the front-line manager in social work and caring professions. 6.00pm Pre-lecture drinks 6.30pm Lecture 8.00pm Light buffet
*We are also delighted to announce that Isabelle Trowler, the Chief Social Worker for Children and Families in England will be attending this lecture. Isabelle will introduce her new role and participate in discussions.
Thursday 27th February 2014
Whose Risk? Social Work in Risk-Averse Society Professor Brian Taylor Professor of Social Work, University of Ulster
Brian Taylor is a social worker by profession and spent 12 years in practice and first line management before moving into a training and organisational development role for 15 years. He has spent the past 10 years at the University of Ulster where his research and teaching interests are in decisionmaking, assessment, risk and the creation and use of evidence to inform practice. He is the lead for the Decision, Assessment, Risk and Evidence Studies (DARES) research cluster at Ulster and has written and published extensively around many of these topics. 6.00pm Pre-lecture drinks 6.30pm Lecture 8.00pm Light buffet
Useful Links College of Social Work tcsw.org.uk
British Association of Social Workers basw.co.uk
Health and Care Professions Council hpc-uk.org
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