This session will be delivered by Dr Brynna Kroll, Research in Practice Consultant. Objectives: Focus on the crucial role of chronologies in child welfare, including understanding the child’s journey, risk assessment and care planning; Explore the role of chronologies for a range of purposes; Develop an understanding of ‘significant’ events; Increase confidence, skills and expertise […]

This session is presented by Mohammad Saib, Programme Leader for Dementia Care and Practice, Department of Mental Health, Social Work and Integrative Medicine at Middlesex University. The Alzheimer Society (2014) estimates that there are 850,000 people diagnosed with dementia in the UK. By 2025, the numbers are expected to rise to over one million and […]

This session will be delivered by Jeanette Sutton, Research in Practice Consultant. In this interactive session participants will: Understand and advocate for an outcomes-focused, strengths-based approach Use research findings and other evidence to inform their practice in relation to outcomes Utilise different tools and approaches to support practice and help individuals to define their own […]

This one-day interactive course for mental health and social care professionals reviews the different manifestations of hoarding and the possible origins of this behaviour, and then considers a range of possible responses under the law and where each one might be appropriate. The course does not aim to provide a ‘magic wand’ to solve what […]

This one day course aims to enable health and social services staff understand the different legal options for people with a learning disability. In particular, it considers the options available under the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and inherent jurisdiction looking at the criteria, powers and limitations of each. Learning outcomes On completion of […]

This session will be delivered by Gerry Nosowska, Research in Practice Consultant. This session will: Give participants tools to support good decision-making in adult social care, drawing on evidence. Participants will be able to: Understand the context of decision-making in adult social care Understand the elements of a defensible decision Understand how evidence can support […]

This session will be delivered by Malgosia Eaden, Consultant Social Worker at East London NHS Foundation Trust. Further details about this session will be added soon - please check back! *This session is open to social workers and staff working in social care across the Teaching Partnership (Barnet, Hackney, Haringey and Enfield Councils, and Norwood). […]