Events

Step Up to Social Work is a Department for Education (DfE) initiative which aims to increase the number of high quality social workers by supporting graduates and career changers to start a new career in social work, working with vulnerable children, young people and families.

For dates, times and more information, see document below.

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Bullet more Tongue Reloaded has been described as “ferocious and powerful” in a four-star review from the Stage newspaper, while a five-star review from Theatre Weekly commented that “the passion and intensity with which [the actors] perform are astounding.” The play centres on ‘gang culture’ and County Lines, using immersive theatre to lead its audience into the hidden and thought-provoking world of marginalised young people involved in gang activity.

London Metropolitan University is hosting its 1st Annual Employability Conference, and this year it will be a virtual event!

The event is aimed at all our final year social work students and recent alumni and will cover:

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• Interview ‘Do’s’ and ‘Dont’s’
• Interview and ASYE processes
• CV writing workshops
• Social Work roles in the private, voluntary and independent sectors job opportunities and more...!

*Students have the chance to chat with employers between 12 pm - 2 pm

Facilitator: Greg Ryan, Senior Social Work lecturer at London Metropolitan University.

Carer harm occurs when carers experience violence or become subject to controlling or coercive behaviour, either on an incidental or systematic basis, from the person for whom they care. Many Social Workers will encounter examples of carer harm in the course of their practice, but this more can at times be a difficult and sensitive issue to name and address with those concerned in the context of Social Care provision.

This workshop will support social workers to understand how diversity shapes the lives and experiences of carers and will explore how practitioners can enhance their cultural competence in the work of assessment and support planning for carers.

Caring occurs in all communities and all kinds of relationships, and while there are shared and common features in the experience of all carers, there more are also distinctive issues can arise for specific groups of carers when they seek formal support.

This webinar will explore triangulation of assessment in the virtual world. This will involve considering questions like - How do you undertake a direct observation of virtual practice? What should this look (and feel) like? How does contemporary practice link with the assessment requirements in social work practice? What are some of the barriers and enablers in terms assessment for practice educators? more The specific issue about how to have a ‘courageous conversation’ and provide feedback to students in virtual spaces will be explored.

This will consider the impact of current ways of working on student learning. What should a contemporary practice-learning curriculum look like? Drawing on traditional learning theories we will explore how practice educators can support student social workers to learn and develop their practice when placement learning environments look so different. Issues around situated learning and arranging more learning opportunities to help students demonstrate the PCF domains will be addressed. The session will include feedback from students about learning in the contemporary climate. The perennial learning issues of theory and practice and reflective practice will be considered in terms of changed ways of working.

Building more on the first webinar, this session will consider what a good reflexive supervision looks like in contemporary practice. How do you provide emotionally supportive supervision in a virtual space? Once again, the session will draw on feedback from students. Some short clips of reflective supervision will be shared with some interactive elements. Practical hints and tips will provided to enable practice educators to add to their current supervision toolkit.