Social Workers – the deadline for renewing your HCPC registration is the 30th November 2016.
If you do not renew your registration and your name is removed from the register, you will be asked to pay a readmission fee of £315 to become registered again.
For more information, please see http://www.hcpc-uk.org/registrants/renew/
Social Work Practice Masterclasses
This series of learning events is provided as part of the South Yorkshire Teaching Partnership, and is aimed at experienced social workers who would like to develop their knowledge in specific areas. The seminars will provide participants with:
Places are free and this series is aimed at experienced practitioners, with a maximum of 40 participants per seminar. The seminars will be interactive and will provide opportunities to consider your own practice and learning needs.
Click here for details of our forthcoming Masterclasses
Master class flyer – Nov and Dec 2016 version 2
For details of our previous Masterclass on Effective Court Work see http://www.southyorkshireteachingpartnership.co.uk/social-work-practice-masterclass/
It has recently been announced, under plans tabled by ministers, that social workers will be regulated by the government from 2018.
A new government executive agency will replace the HCPC as the regulator for social workers in England, under regulations underpinning the Children and Social Work Bill.
The agency will be accountable to the education secretary and based in the Department for Education (DfE). It will be supported by the DfE and Department of Health with both departments sharing responsibility for social work policy.
Summary of what the new body will do:
For more information, visit Community Care: http://www.communitycare.co.
Or view the Department of Education and Department of Health Regulating Social Workers Policy Statement:http://data.parliament.uk/
A one day event hosted by Sheffield University in partnership with the Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust and the centre for Social Work Practice. Featuring 3 leading speakers in their field.
Wednesday 6th July 2016 10am to 4pm
University of Sheffield, Richard Roberts Building (building number 116), Western Bank, Sheffield S10 2TN
Dr Jadwiga Leigh will lead with ‘Crossing the divide between them and us: Drawing from the Belgian model to infoorm and restore balance in child protection social work’.
Dr Sharon Shoesmith will explore ‘Social work – understanding and tackling professional wulnerability’.
Professor Andrew Cooper will complete the morning presentations with “Holding it together despite everything – individual and organisational strategies for difficult times”.
The afternoon will offer 5 workshops run by James Gosling; Jane Laing; Nora McClelland; Professor Kate Morris & Robin Sean and Eva Sisak. Different aspects of working with vulnerable people with a collective theme of relationship based practice will be explored in more detail. Each workshop will run twice.
£45 Non Members
£30 Members/Students
Book Online: http://www.cfswp.org/
Effective Court Work: An Advanced Practice Masterclass for Social Work Managers and Experienced Practitioners With Elizabeth Isaacs QC
13th May 2016
10am – 1pm (registration at 9.45am)
The Garden Room, St Mary’s Church and Conference Centre,
Bramall Lane, Sheffield, S2 4QZ.
This masterclass will focus on supporting best social work practice in court work. Led by a QC, it will be an exceptional opportunity to access highly skilled advice on recent developments and the implications for social work practice. Elizabeth Isaacs QC was called to the Bar in 1998 and took silk in 2013. She practises at St Ives Chambers in Birmingham and is a door tenant at 1 KBW at Atlantic Chambers, Liverpool.
Between 1989 and 1997, she was a child protection social worker practising in Birmingham and Warwickshire. She was appointed as a criminal recorder in 2009 and as a public and private law family recorder in 2012. She is a contributing editor of Clarke, Hall and Morrison on Children, a contributor to the Family Court Practice and has published a number of books on public law children’s work. Elizabeth sits on the Family Justice Council and has retained a strong interest in social work practice.
Register your place here http://www.eventbrite.com/e/social-work-practice-masterclass-effective-court-work-an-advanced-practice-masterclass-for-social-tickets-22528510381
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Places are free and aimed at experienced practitioners, with a maximum of 80 participants. The seminar will be interactive and will provide opportunities to consider your own practice and learning needs. Refreshments are available to purchase on the day and there is car parking on site.
A NEW BROCHURE FOR 2018/19 WILL BE AVAILABLE SHORTLY. TO REGISTER FOR UPDATES, PLEASE CONTACT US AT southyorkshireteachingpartnership@Sheffield.gov.uk
Our Advanced Practitioner Framework is modular based and supports continuous professional development across four strands:
All modules are accredited and social workers can therefore build up credits towards a range of postgraduate qualifications including a Postgraduate Certificate in Leadership and Management or an MA in Advanced Professional Practice.
