In this area, we provide you with resources from some of the past events across the partnership. It may include resources, evaluation and event recordings.
Cost of Living Crisis and its Implications for Children, Families and Social Work
Speakers
Brid Featherstone, Professor of Social Work at the University of Huddersfield.
Event Summary: Overview of the session
The event explored the research evidence on why the cost of living crisis is likely to increase pressures within families and therefore demands upon services. Such services are, however, themselves under increasing strain in the aftermath of Covid and as a result of a decade of austerity. The presentation identified possibilities for policy and practice responses that are poverty-aware and contribute towards supporting children and families in very challenging circumstances.
Resources and Links
The following resources and links were mentioned or are related to the session subject:
- Cost of Living Event Powerpoint Presentation
- Cost of living crisis | The Institute for Government
- unite-investigates-corporate-profiteering-and-the-col-crisis.pdf (unitetheunion.org)
- The decade that broke Britain: the disastrous decisions that left millions in a cost of living crisis | Politics | The Guardian
- Full-report-relationship-between-poverty-child-abuse-and-neglect.pdf (nuffieldfoundation.org)
- App by Callum Webb: https://www.cwip-app.co.uk/
- A number of anti-poverty frameworks have been developed https://www.basw.co.uk/what-we-do/policy-and-research/anti-poverty-practice-guide-social-work
- Supervisor prompt sheet: https://practice-supervisors.rip.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Using-a-social-model-of-child-protection-in-supervision.pdf
Reflective Practice and Self Care
Speakers
Ed Robson and Polly Sykes, Lecturer in Social Work at University of York.
Event Summary: Overview of the session
This seminar will provided the opportunity to reflect on both personal and professional self-care, it discussed the role of organisations in promoting self-care and celebrating achievement in the workplace. They also introduced the ‘Schwartz Rounds’, a group reflective forum for discussing the emotional impact of our work. This session provides evidence of Peer Reflection for your Social Work England CPD record.
Resources and Links
The following resources and links were mentioned or are related to the session subject:
- Shwartz Rounds Presentation
- Self Care Acts for Front Line Workers
- Self Care Resource Hub
- Professional Quality of Life Measure and Self Care Tools
- Self Care Mental Health Toolkit – Wellbeing & Work | www.basw.co.uk
- Self Care for Social Work Podcast
All Teaching Partnership Local Authorities have resource toolkits available for Practice Educators to use with students on placement. The toolkits include Reflective Practice cards and Self Care cards. Please see your Practice Educator Consultants or NYCC Learning and Development Team.
World Social Work Day Annual Conference 2022
Event Summary: Overview of the session
World Social Work Day is a celebration and recognises the hard work and dedication of social workers on an international stage. For World Social Work Day 2022 the Yorkshire Urban and Rural Social Work Teaching Partnership hosted this virtual event focusing on the World Social Work Day theme.
Guest speaker Dr Anna Gupta explored the theme ‘Leaving No One Behind’ in more depth and answered questions from participants. During the event participants heard lived experiences, engaged in group discussions and had the opportunity to reflect on their own practice.
Resources and Links
The following resources and links were mentioned or are related to the session subject:
- Conference Presentation
- Leaving No One Behind Presentation – Dr Anna Gupta
- Connors Story – Lived Experience Presentation
Practice Educator Event 2022
Speakers
Keynote Speaker – Dr Suzanne Triggs, Coach Doctor
Sharing Resources Sessions:
Leeanne Olivant, Senior Lecturer in Social Work, University of Huddersfield – ‘The Balloon Model’
Helen Wheat, Practice Educator Consultants, Kirklees Council – Mandela Model
Grace Adams and Ben Groves, CSW/service managers, City of York Council – Social Graces.
Event Summary: Overview of the session
The Yorkshire Urban and Rural Social Work Teaching Partnership recognises the key role that Practice Educators play in ensuring quality social work is taught, practiced and delivered. This event provided a chance for our Partnership Practice Educators to be celebrated, to engage with key topics and people, to learn, reflect and develop.
Resources and Links
The following resources and links were mentioned or are related to the session subject:
- Coaching for Social Change Presentation, Dr Suzanne Triggs
- Balloon and Basket Model Presentation, Leeanne Olivant
- Mandela Model Presentation and Resource Links, Helen Wheat
- Systemic Practice: Briefest of Briefs presentation and resources, Grace Adams and Ben Groves
Working with Men across the Life Course
Speakers
Brid Featherstone, Professor of Social Work at the University of Huddersfield.
Event Summary: Overview of the session
This session explores the issues facing men at different stages of the life course and differing approaches to working with them in areas such as mental health and child protection.
Resources and Links
The following resources and links were mentioned or are related to the session subject:
- Working with Men presentation
- Men and Mental Health – Mental Health Foundation
- Supporting less well-off, middle-aged men – Samaritans
- British BAME men’s mental health suffers most in Covid crisis – The Guardian
- Resources to reduce parental conflict – Early Intervention Foundation
- “I Had No Hope, I Had No Help at All”: Insights from a First Study of Fathers and Recurrent Care Proceedings – Better Care Network
- Brandon M, Philip G and Clifton J (2017) ‘Counting Fathers In’: Men’s experiences of the child protection system. University of East Anglia
- Ferguson H (2016) ‘Patterns of engagement and non engagement of young fathers in early intervention and safeguarding work’, Social Policy and Society, 15 (1) 99-111
- Featherstone, B (2018) Frontline briefing on working with men in families, Research in Practice
- Gupta A and Featherstone B (2016) ‘What about my dad? Black fathers and the child protection system’, Critical and Radical Social Work, 4 (1) 77-91
Anti-Racist Practice
Speakers
Kelly Devenney, Hannah Jobling, Nikita Somaiya, Shirleecia Ward, Polly Sykes and Jenny Threlfall – Lecturers, Researchers and Students – University of York – Department of Social Policy and Social Work
Event Summary: Overview of the session
In a society that treats ‘whiteness’ as the default, racist ideas and beliefs arise in all areas of life and work. This session explored various aspects of anti-racism, including unconscious bias, in relation to social work practice.
Nikita talks about her lived experience
Resources and Links
The following resources and links were mentioned or are related to the session subject:
- Anti-Racist Practice Presentation
- Understanding and Improving Practice Outcomes for Minority Ethnic Social Work Students Research
- Anti-Racism in Social Work Resources
The Impact of Imprisonment on Children and Families
Speaker
Ben Raikes, Senior Lecturer, Department of Behavioural and Social Sciences, University of Huddersfield.
Event Summary: Overview of the session
This session draws attention to the negative impact that parental imprisonment can have on children. Having a parent in prison is internationally recognised as one of the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). It considered how children are affected at all stages of the criminal justice system and used findings from the speaker’s research to consider the significance of stigma, disenfranchised grief and ambiguous loss for this group of children.
Bringing to the foreground the issues caused by maternal imprisonment as that generally causes more disruption for children than paternal imprisonment. It linked to Lord Farmer’s influential 2019 report on strengthening family ties for mothers in prison and his recommendation to place experienced children’s social workers in all female prisons.
Resilience Masterclass – 8th October 2021
Speaker
Dr Tom Considine, Senior Lecturer, Department of Behavioural and Social Sciences, University of Huddersfield
Event Summary: Overview of the session
Resilience is increasingly recognised as a core skill for social work practice. Arguably, it has taken on even greater significance in the light of COVID-19 and its effects on society. Ostensibly, resilience is a laudable quality as it seeks to enhance the opportunity to thrive in the face of such adversity.
This session draws upon research with student social work practitioners, and practice educators, which offers a critique of the dominant view of resilience above and provides instead an original social model of resilience. This approach advocates supportive networks to sustain resilient practice.
Research Results
The Teaching Partnership commissioned its partner, The University of Huddersfield, to carry out research into the resilience of partner social work teams in the light of the Covid19 pandemic. As part of this research, a usable toolkit was developed as a leaflet using the main themes from the findings of the research. The leaflet is a reference point for social work students and practitioners in working within the context of the pandemic and moving forward. Click on the image below to open the toolkit.
World Social Work Day Event and Practice Educator Awards – 16th March 2021
Solidarity and global connectedness shone through at this virtual event hosted by the Yorkshire Urban and Rural Teaching Partnership.
The event has a host of speakers discussing subjects such as:
- Practice Educator Wellbeing
- Social Resilience and Social Work Practice
- ‘Ubuntu: I am because we are’
In addition it hosted the Partnership’s Practice Educator of the Year Awards.
Watch the video of the days events
Resources and Links
The following resources and links were mentioned or are related to presentations on the day:
- Self Care Acts for Front Line Workers
- Self Care Resource Hub
- Martin Webbers Blog
- Video Interviews on How Practice Has Changed as a Result of Covid-19
- Professional Quality of Life Measure and Self Care Tools
- Dr Karen Treisman, Safe Hands Thinking Minds
Social Work Leadership Event, 26th February 2020
The event was targeted at Social Work leaders, board members and service user groups within the partnership. Over 60 delegates attended the first half of the day and heard senior representatives from across the Partnership talk about the importance of strong leadership in social work. Themes covered included:
- A strength based approach to social work: “People are experts in their own lives, Individuality matters”
- Strength in Relationships : “Every child has a family and they can be found if we try”
- Quality and values in social work: “Different roles, same goal”
- Leadership from a university perspective: “Learning with and from each other”
Take a look at the Speakers Presentations.
National Teaching Partnership Conference, 14th November 2019
The Cheshire and Merseyside Social Work Teaching Partnership welcomed representatives from Teaching Partnerships across the country and partner agencies to Liverpool. The theme of the conference was “celebrating success and sharing best practice” and a packed agenda ran through the day provoking discussions and providing lots of food for thought.
With a key note speech from Social Work England and a presentation of the Practice Supervisor Development Programme from Goldsmiths University of London.
See all the workshops and presentations below:-
- 1A The Impact of Practitioner Teaching on Staff Development in the Local Authority
- 1B Rural Social Work – Challenges and Opportunities
- 1C Bridging the Gap Between Academia and Practice
- 2A Creating a Culture of Research Mindedness in Social Work
- 2B A Case Study in Sustainability
- 3A Transitioning Teaching Partnerships from Start-up to BAU Self-funding Partnerships
- 3B Building an Effective Relationship Between Academia and Practice – Lessons from the SYTP
- 4C Sustainability Planning – How Your Teaching Partnership Can Survive Without Government Funding
- Key Note Speech – Enabling positive change in social work
- Practice Supervisor Development Programme
