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It’s time to ditch acronyms!
Andrew Gambrill challenges us to ditch the acronyms.
Vacancy: Practice Learning Development Officer
A vacancy has arisen at Learning Network West for a Practice Learning Development Officer.
“Talking Social Work”, 13 September, University of Dundee
This free event is of particular interest to those working in the Tayforth area. It is being jointly facilitated by the University of Dundee and Angus, Dundee, Fife, and Perth and Kinross Councils to Celebrate 50 years of Social Work in Scotland. It offers an opportunity for local Practice Educators, practitioners, students and academics to come together and share knowledge and views about Social Work practice but is open to all.
Live observation of social work students: a four-step model
Allyson Davys and Liz Beddoe share their four-step model for the live observation of social work students.
User involvement in social work education
Service user and carer involvement in social work education is mandatory in Scotland. There is a lot of learning to share with educators and practitioners working across health, social care and public services generally. It is also relevant to policy-makers committed to mainstreaming person-centred or person-led approaches and true partnership working.
Ethical Conflicts in Social Work Practice: Challenges and Opportunities
This is a Call for Papers for a special issue of the Ethics and Social Welfare journal.
Funding available for social workers’ training and PRTL
The Social Workers’ Educational Trust can provide funding to social workers doing training courses to improve their knowledge and skills for social work practice.
Safe Collisions
Kirstin Parkes writes about working with students to reconcile divergent personal and professional values.
Call For Contributions: Children in Scotland annual conference 7-8 November 2018
Children in Scotland are pleased to open their call fro contributions to this year’s annual conference, 7-8 November, Murrayfield Stadium , Edinburgh.
Report from the NOPT conference, 26 June 2018
Fiona Stansfield, ScOPT Chair, attended the NOPT conference 26 June 2018. Read her report.