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There is a Social Work Student Summit being run by BASW in London on Tuesday 28th June 10am - 4pm
'Surviving and thriving as a student or newly qualified social worker in a time of austerity'
It costs only £15 for BASW/CoSW members, £20 for non member students and £25 for NQSW's.
for further details or to book a place see www.basw.co.uk/events
It is open to all social work and social care staff but may be of particular interest to social work students.
This year's NOPT Conference is on Monday 4th July 2011
Practice Education: The Foundation of Social Work
Monday 4th July
Keynote speakers include:
Hilary Tompsett (Chair, Education Working Group, SWRB) - Emerging themes and issues from the ongoing work of the Social Work Reform Board
Hugh Mc Laughlin (Professor of Social Work, Manchester Metropolitan University) - NQSW
Dr Neil Thompson (Independent trainer, consultant and author) – Workplace Well-being: From Surviving to Thriving
There will also be the opportunity to attend 2 workshops during the course of the day
Workshops include:
- Is social work education life changing? A workshop that explores the impact of social work education on the person themselves – Mel Hughes
- Emotional impact of working with students with difficulties (Practice Educator perspective)- Gill Brown, Joanna Collis and Lindsey Shakoori
- Experience of Placements in the Private, Voluntary and Independent sectors – Jo Tulloch
- Helping Students to Develop Critical Thinking Skills – Dr Neil Thompson
- Emotional Resilience – Louise Grant
Venue: Manchester Conference Centre, Sackville Street, Manchester M1 3BB
Registration: 9.30 am to 10 am Start: 10 am Finish: 5.00 pm
Stands: (including books, leaflets and general information) will also be on display over the course of the Conference from Kirwin MacLean, Learning Matters, BASW and others.
Fees: NOPT members: £100 (to include 1 day delegate place plus lunch and refreshments)
Non - members: £150 (to include 1 day delegate place plus lunch and refreshments)
If you wish to attend the 2011 NOPT Conference, please access further details and book your delegate place using the following link:
http://www.conferencesearch.co.uk/NOPT2011
'Liberating the NHS: Report of the Arm's-Length Bodies Review' has just been
published by the Department of Health on 26th July 2010. This summarises a recent
review of 18 of the goverment's arm's-length bodies (ABL's).
The DoH report (see p.21, 22 and 36) recommends that the GSCC's regulatory
functions for Social Work be transferred to the Health Professions Council by April
2012.
This latest review document development feeds into the current consultation NOPT is
undertaking on the NOPT website in relation to the College of Social Work. Please
therefore email any responses/views you may have to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .