Through plenaries, workshops and an interactive debate, delegates will actively debate and deliberate how Skills for Care, employers and other organisations are engaging with the implementation of the Social Work Reform Board plan including the contribution that Skills for Care is making to social work development with NQSW.

The conference will also see the launch of the Social Care Institute for Excellence’s (SCIE) Newly Qualified Social Work tool. This exciting new online facility will give NQSWs unrivalled access to a range of resources to support them progress through Skills for Care’s NQSW Framework and beyond into practice.

Who should attend

- Social work managers
- Social practitioners
- Social work educators
- Directors and assistant directors of adult services
- Learning and development managers
- Social work employers from statutory, voluntary and third sector organisations
- People who use services involved in social work education

Whilst the conference is free of charge to delegates, a day delegate rate is charged to Skills for Care. Cancellations received 5 or fewer working days before the event will be subject to a £50 day delegate and administration charge.
Cancellations must be received in writing. Please note failure to attend will also incur the above charge.
We are, however, more than happy to accept a substitute delegate if the original delegate is unable to attend.

Workshops

a) From NQSW to an Assessed Year in Employment (AYE)
The workshop will be informed by up to date information about the NQSW Framework and proposals for further developments.

b) Transformation of social care services and the role of the social worker
The workshop will explore how social workers are being used, in new and traditional roles, in implementing the transformation of services.

c) Case study: Supervision skills for supervisors and first line managers
The workshop will draw on the employer based projects currently supported through the Skills for Care NQSW programme to develop new and additional methods of training in this area.

d) Case Study: Accrediting and assessing NQSW Outcome Statements
This workshop will draw upon the employer based projects currently supported by the Skills for Care NQSW programme to explore and develop ways of integrating the NQSW Outcome Statements with assessed/accredited learning within the PQ framework.

e) Standards for social work
Rationalising the standards used to assess social workers is a key strand of work crucial to a number of the objectives for social work reform. It is hoped that the options being considered will be available for debate and consideration at this workshop.

f) Licence to Practise
This workshop will be informed by the latest position in considerations for reforming the current registration process in to a Licence to Practise system.

g) A career structure for social work
The workshop will explore and debate the emerging models being considered in developing a single career structure for social work.

Pricing

This event is FREE to attend. However registration is required.