Learn to Care - Annual Conference 2009
“Transforming the workforce…Opportunities and Outcomes”

St John’s Hotel
Solihull, West Midlands
27 – 28 April 2009


1. KEYNOTES: 

Peter Beresford
Professor of Social Work, Brunel University
Re-discovering Social Work

Maureen Murray, Programme Manager and young people from
The Children’s Society
Beginning the Transformation Journey

Jon Glasby
Professor of Health and Social Care and
Co-Director Health Services Management Centre
Why partnership doesn’t work: pitfalls, problems and possibilities in health and social care
Presentation slides

Bridget Robb
Chair of the Social Work Development Partnership Board
Social Work: Personalisation, Integration and Control

Jennifer Bernard and Liz McSheehy
Development of the National Skills Academy for Social Care.
Presentation slides


2. WORKSHOPS
If you would like summary notes for any of the workshops listed below or support materials such as slides, articles etc please contact the Learn to Care office.   

1. Safeguarding, risk management and blame culture
Steve Morgan
2. The future of social work or has social work a future?
Hilary Tompsett
3. New to Workforce Development
John Wallace and Keith Brown
4. NQSW framework for Adults services
Amanda Hatton

5. Dementia Strategy
Angela Willis
6. Children's workforce reform and toolkit
Sonia Mayor
7. A first class first year – support for newly qualified social workers working with children and families
Rebecca Leete
8. Delivering Personalisation through Organisational Development
Andrew Reece and Jacqui Goode
9. Common Core Principles to Support Self Care
Maria Lagos            
10. Common Core Principles for End of Life Care
Jim Thomas                            
11. Stakeholder Engagement: Private and Third Sector
Phil Holmes
12. Developments in Social Care, the Framework and Standards
Laura Sanders

13. Forum discussion - Q+A and chance to explore and develop ideas from keynote
Jon Glasby
14. Dignity in Care – strategy for success
Clement O’Donovan
15. NQSW Pilots – Transforming Experiences for the NQSW Workforce
Colleagues representing various LA’s
16. Practice Educator Development
Keith Brown and Cheryl Wall
17. New types of Mental Health worker
Liz Sagi
18. Social Work education: building a collective voice for a better future
Graham Ixer

19. New types of worker - Children's services
Marcia Diego-Daly

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