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Service user and carer representation: exploring barriers to participation
In this month’s ThursdayThunking, Sian Lucas from Stirling University explores Service User and Carer involvement in social work education drawing directly from some of the experiences of members of UNITY, Stirling University’s service user and carer group.
IRISS Guides to recording practice
IRISS has recently published a short paper on the topic of recording in social work practice. Read this if you have an interest in how care experienced adults access and understand records written about them.
Journal of Practice Teaching & Learning – call for papers
The Journal of Practice Teaching & Learning are calling for papers for a special themed issue on assessment and decision-making in practice learning. Interested?
Student mental health and wellbeing on placement
Two social work students look at the subject of mental health in social work students, the importance of awareness of life stressors that students may face and how to support practice teachers and students to get to know one another better when first meeting.
IRISS Evidence Search & Summary Service
Supporting Scotland’s social services to find and use evidence from research, practice and experience.
Just Keep On Practice Teaching! Free lunchtime workshops – Glasgow
Free interactive practice teaching lunchtime workshops for those working with students and those wishing to refresh this skill and role.
Learning Network West – Interactive Conference
Learning Network West’s Interactive Conference is on Wednesday 26th June 2019 at the City Halls in Glasgow
National Organisation for Practice Teaching England Conference
Colleagues in England are having their annual conference on 25th June in Portsmouth. ScOPT’s Chair Fiona Stansfield is attending to talk about ScOPTbox
FREE Course on Caring for Children Moving Alone: Protecting Unaccompanied & Separated Children
Free Online Course – Caring for Children Moving Alone: Protecting Unaccompanied and Separated Children
“Community of Practice Learning” Event
The University of Edinburgh’s Social Work Practice Learning Team invite you to a “Community of Practice Learning” Event on Tuesday 21st May 2019, 9.30am – 2.00pm.