Reducing recurrent care proceedings – Mothers Apart Project
There has been a slow recognition in the last few years that families who have their children permanently removed are often not offered services post removal. The project called “Mothers […]
Domestic violence – working with children and families
Working with domestic violence in a family situation can be complex and pose challenges. It is important that we understand the complicated systematic dynamics of domesticabuse and intervene in a way that does not […]
Reading group – Hackney (Children)
Fancy joining your social work colleagues over a cup of tea to socialise and catch up on the latest social work research, policy and news?
If you do, then join the Teaching Partnership social work reading group!
Researching the implementation of alcohol IBA (identification and brief advice) in non-medical contexts (including social work)
This session will be based on discussion of a funded research project: ‘The role of IBA training in non-medical settings’ (funded by Alcohol Research UK). After a brief introduction to […]
Researching carers’ and professionals’ dilemmas in the changing world of substitute care for children in England
This session will be delivered by Dr Helen Hingley-Jones, Associate Professor in Social Work at Middlesex University. Further details about this session will be added soon - please check back! This […]
Reading group – Barnet
Fancy joining your social work colleagues over a cup of tea to socialise and catch up on the latest social work research, policy and news?
If you do, then join the Teaching Partnership social work reading group!
Reading group – Enfield
Fancy joining your social work colleagues over a cup of tea to socialise and catch up on the latest social work research, policy and news?
If you do, then join the Teaching Partnership social work reading group!
Reading group – Hackney (Adults)
Fancy joining your social work colleagues over a cup of tea to socialise and catch up on the latest social work research, policy and news?
If you do, then join the Teaching Partnership social work reading group!
Mothers, Fathers, Parents – Is Gender Still Relevant?
This session will be delivered by Dr Linda Bell, Associate Professor at Middlesex University. The session will raise a question of whether ‘gender’ is an issue that needs to be taken […]
Planning and Managing Contact for Children in Care
This session will be delivered by Dr Sarah Lewis-Brooke, BA Social Work Programme Leader at Middlesex University. Further details about this session will be added soon - please check back! * […]
Domestic Violence – Working With Adults
This session will be delivered by Lesley Weber, Service Manager for Hackney Domestic Abuse Intervention Service. Further details about this session will be added soon - please check back! * […]
Reading group – Hackney (Children)
Fancy joining your social work colleagues over a cup of tea to socialise and catch up on the latest social work research, policy and news?
If you do, then join the Teaching Partnership social work reading group!
Reading group – Barnet
Fancy joining your social work colleagues over a cup of tea to socialise and catch up on the latest social work research, policy and news?
If you do, then join the Teaching Partnership social work reading group!
Reading group – Hackney (Adults)
Fancy joining your social work colleagues over a cup of tea to socialise and catch up on the latest social work research, policy and news?
If you do, then join the Teaching Partnership social work reading group!
Learning Symposium: Working with challenging behaviours using the principles of motivational interviewing
This session will be delivered by Dr Carmel Clancy, Professor of Mental Health & Addictions and Head of Department for Mental Health, Social Work and Integrative Medicine, School of Health […]
Reading group – Enfield
Fancy joining your social work colleagues over a cup of tea to socialise and catch up on the latest social work research, policy and news?
If you do, then join the Teaching Partnership social work reading group!
Literature Searches- Need to know? Find it fast!
Research in social work practice helps you identify the best options for planning care and services; compare the effectiveness of different interventions; plus keeps you up-to-date with current practice leading […]
Reading group – Hackney (Children)
Fancy joining your social work colleagues over a cup of tea to socialise and catch up on the latest social work research, policy and news? If you do, then join […]
Reflective practice
Reflective practice is a way of considering our experiences to improve the way we work. It has multiple uses within health and social care, it enables us to process complex […]
Learning Symposium: Creating effective social work chronologies
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 […]
Teaching & Learning in Higher Education
Thinking about teaching in higher education? The North London Social Work Teaching Partnership has organised a workshop tailored specifically to social workers who wish to teach in higher education. Whether […]
Learning Symposium: Dementia and Dementia Care
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) […]
Reading group – Hackney (Children)
Fancy joining your social work colleagues over a cup of tea to socialise and catch up on the latest social work research, policy and news?
If you do, then join the Teaching Partnership social work reading group!
Learning Symposium: Getting an outcomes approach into practice
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 […]
Learning symposium: Community legal frameworks for people with learning disabilities
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 […]
Learning symposium: Hoarding and self-neglect: law and good practice
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 […]
Learning Symposium: Evidence-informed decision-making
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 […]
Teaching & Learning in Higher Education
Thinking about teaching in higher education?
The North London Social Work Teaching Partnership has organised a workshop tailored specifically to social workers who wish to teach in higher education.
Transitioning from practitioner to manager: Key attributes and skills
The North London Social Work Teaching Partnership is dedicated to unlocking the knowledge and capability of social workers at every stage of their career. We continue this dedication with the […]
Understanding yourself as a leader: Systemic approaches to leadership
The North London Social Work Teaching Partnership is dedicated to unlocking the knowledge and capability of social workers at every stage of their career. We continue this dedication with the […]
Working with personality disorders
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! […]
Reading group – Barnet
Fancy joining your social work colleagues over a cup of tea to socialise and catch up on the latest social work research, policy and news?
If you do, then join the Teaching Partnership social work reading group!
Reading group – Enfield
Fancy joining your social work colleagues over a cup of tea to socialise and catch up on the latest social work research, policy and news?
If you do, then join the Teaching Partnership social work reading group!
Reading group – Haringey (Children)
Fancy joining your social work colleagues over a cup of tea to socialise and catch up on the latest social work research, policy and news? If you do, then join […]
Supporting and assessing newly qualified social workers
Skills development workshop for ASYE assessors The North London Social Work Teaching Partnership has organised a one day skills development workshop for social workers undertaking the role of an Assessor […]
Reading group – Hackney (Adults)
Fancy joining your social work colleagues over a cup of tea to socialise and catch up on the latest social work research, policy and news?
If you do, then join the Teaching Partnership social work reading group!
Learning symposium: Adult safeguarding and mental capacity
This session will be facilitated by Chris Atherton, Head of Reviews and Principal Social Worker at Haringey Adult Services. The recent report for the London Safeguarding Boards, "Learning from Safeguarding Adults […]
Learning symposium: Understanding the Court of Protection
This one day course is designed to enable participants to feel equipped to attend the Court of Protection and to ensure they know what to expect; the best way to […]
Learning symposium: Robots in social care
The Research Centre for Transcultural Studies in Health headed by Professor Rena Papadopoulos, Middlesex University, will be delivering an interactive learning symposium on the role of robots in social care and […]
Service User & Carer Conference 2018
involve@mdx, the social work service user representation group at Middlesex University, supported by the North London Social Work Teaching Partnership, is hosting its first Service User & Carer Conference on […]
Employability Day
In collaboration with the Social Work team at Middlesex University, the North London Social Work Teaching Partnership is providing an employability day for final year BA and MA social work […]
Teaching & learning in higher education
Thinking about teaching in higher education? The North London Social Work Teaching Partnership has organised a workshop tailored specifically to social workers who wish to teach in higher education. Whether […]
Working with people with dementia and their carers
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) […]
Session to support continuing professional development audit for social workers’ HCPC re-registration
This session will be delivered by Sally Nieman, Professional Social Work Educator (Adults) in London Borough of Camden and HCPC CPD assessor. The re-registration period for social workers in England […]
Read & Reflect Hour – Enfield Childrens
Join our Read&ReflectHour in Enfield and meet with colleagues to catch up on the latest social work research. DETAILS COMING SOON This is how it works: A journal article or […]
Social Media, Music and Violence
This session will be delivered by Craig Pinkney, Criminologist and Urban Youth Specialist, Birmingham, UK. Following the high level of fatalities in some the major cities across the country, there […]
‘Crackhouses’, Exploitation and Countylines
This session will be delivered by Craig Pinkney, Criminologist and Urban Youth Specialist, Birmingham, UK. The session aims to: Explore this phenomena, surrounding the rise of young people across the […]
Read & Reflect Hour – Enfield Adults
LEARNING LOUNGE - 2ND FLOOR Join our Read&ReflectHour in Enfield and meet with colleagues to catch up on the latest social work research. DETAILS COMING SOON This is how it […]
Court of Protection report writing skills
THIS SESSION IS FULLY BOOKED This session will be delivered by Barrister Ian Brownhill, Edge Training and Consultancy Ltd - www.edgetraining.org.uk Aims This course aims to identify key aspects of […]
Read & Reflect Hour – Hackney Children
Join our Read&ReflectHour in Hackney and meet with colleagues to catch up on the latest social work research. DETAILS COMING SOON This is how it works: A journal article or […]
Assessing neglect and emotional abuse in children’s services
SYMPOSIUM FULLY BOOKED This session is presented by Antonia Bifulco, Professor of Lifespan Psychology, Director of Centre for Abuse and Trauma Studies (CATS) at Middlesex University. https://www.mdx.ac.uk/about-us/our-people/staff-directory/profile/bifulco-antonia There is an […]
Leadership versus management: an introduction to leadership styles and understanding yourself as a leader
The North London Social Work Teaching Partnership is dedicated to unlocking the knowledge and capability of social workers at every stage of their career. We continue this dedication with the […]
Achieving a balance: managing risks with staff in children and families services
SESSION ONE Achieving a balance: managing risks with staff in children and families services The North London Social Work Teaching Partnership is dedicated to unlocking the knowledge and capability of […]
Achieving a balance: managing risks with staff in adult services
SESSION TWO Achieving a balance: managing risks with staff in adult services The North London Social Work Teaching Partnership is dedicated to unlocking the knowledge and capability of social workers […]
Making Safeguarding Personal
SYMPOSIUM FULLY BOOKED This session will be delivered by Dr Adi Cooper OBE, Care & Health Improvement Advisor, Local Government Association. Safeguarding adults became statutory with the Care Act 2014 […]
SKEF – Signs of Safety: A comparative critique across two London Boroughs
The North London Social Work Teaching Partnership is dedicated to sharing best practice and knowledge about innovations and improvement programmes across partner organisations. The SKEFs provide a unique opportunity to […]
Read & Reflect Hour – Enfield Childrens
Join our Read&ReflectHour in Enfield and meet with colleagues to catch up on the latest social work research. DETAILS COMING SOON This is how it works: A journal article or […]
Working with challenging behaviours using the principles of motivational interviewing
SESSION FULLY BOOKED This session will be delivered by Dr Carmel Clancy, Professor of Mental Health & Addictions and Head of Department for Mental Health & Social Work, School of […]
Tackling modern slavery and human trafficking
THIS SESSION IS FULLY BOOKED This session will be delivered by Dr Brad K. Blitz, Director, British Academy Programme, Tackling Slavery, Human Trafficking and Child Labour in Modern Business, Professor […]
Practice Education Refresher
Do you want to be part of developing the next generation of social workers? If you have previously completed Practice Educator training and are thinking about offering a student placement […]
Leadership in social work: benefits of creating a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture
This session aims to offer an insight into the management and leadership of a diverse team from a social work, health and human services perspective. It will also cover the […]
Systemic Practice
This session will be facilitated by Robert Koglek, Head of Service, Corporate Parenting, London Borough of Hackney. Details of title and overview of session to be advertised soon. *This event […]
Situational leadership and the development and retention of talented employees
The North London Social Work Teaching Partnership is dedicated to unlocking the knowledge and capability of social workers at every stage of their career. We continue this dedication with the […]
Read & Reflect Hour – Hackney Childrens
Join our Read&ReflectHour in Hackney and meet with colleagues to catch up on the latest social work research. DETAILS COMING SOON This is how it works: A journal article or […]
Leading and developing others: fostering a culture of learning
This session aims to provide you with an understanding of the leadership skills required to motivate and develop the skills, knowledge, capabilities and performance of those you supervise. Facilitators: Danny Kalman […]
Get yourself heard! A session on investigating practice and writing for publication
This session will be delivered by Dr Helen-Hingley Jones, Associate Professor in Social Work and Dr Linda Bell Associate Professor (retired) and Visiting Academic/Research Fellow, Department of Mental Health, Social […]
Modelling reflective supervision practices in challenging working environments
The North London Social Work Teaching Partnership is dedicated to unlocking the knowledge and capability of social workers at every stage of their career. We continue this dedication with the […]
Read & Reflect Hour – Camden Adults
Join our Read&ReflectHour in Camden (Adults) and meet with colleagues to catch up on the latest social work research. This is how it works: A journal article or reading will […]
An introduction to working effectively with gender-variant children and families
This session will be delivered by Sophie Cockell, Systemic Psychotherapist and Specialist Social Worker; Helen Dalton, Highly Specialist Social Worker and Daniela Ivan, Specialist Social Worker. We are all currently […]
Taking on a parenting role in later life: Experiences of Grandparent Special Guardians
This session will be delivered by Dr Lucille Allain, Director of Programmes and Associate Professor in Social Work and Dr Helen-Hingley Jones, Associate Professor in Social Work. Family placements and […]
Read & Reflect Hour – Hackney Childrens
Join our Read&ReflectHour in Hackney and meet with colleagues to catch up on the latest social work research. DETAILS COMING SOON This is how it works: A journal article or […]
Systemic leadership
This session aims to review the principles of systems theory and provide you with an overview of systemic leadership in order to get you to start thinking like a systemic […]
Effective change management in a social care context
The North London Social Work Teaching Partnership is dedicated to unlocking the knowledge and capability of social workers at every stage of their career. We continue this dedication with the […]
Recognising diversity as an asset: Supporting service users across different gender identities and sexualities
This session will be delivered by Alfonso Pezzella, Lecturer in Mental Health, Social Work & Integrative Medicine, School of Health & Education Faculty of Professional and Social Sciences, Middlesex University. […]
Read & Reflect Hour – Camden Adults
Join our Read&ReflectHour in Camden (Adults) and meet with colleagues to catch up on the latest social work research. This is how it works: A journal article or reading will […]
Assessing and supporting adults with no recourse to public funds – an advanced course
This session will be facilitated by colleagues from the NRPF Network, a network of local authorities and partner organisations focusing on the statutory duties to migrants with care needs who […]
SKEF – Contemporary and innovative practice models in adult social care
The North London Social Work Teaching Partnership is dedicated to sharing best practice and knowledge about innovations and improvement programmes across Partner organisations. The SKEFs provide a unique opportunity to […]
Read & Reflect Hour – Hackney Childrens
Join our Read&ReflectHour in Hackney and meet with colleagues to catch up on the latest social work research. DETAILS COMING SOON This is how it works: A journal article or […]
Learning the lessons from the London Safeguarding Adult Reviews (SARs)
This session will be delivered by Dr Adi Cooper OBE, Care & Health Improvement Advisor, Local Government Association. Safeguarding Adult Reviews (SARs) are case reviews undertaken by Safeguarding Adults Boards. […]
Self-neglect and the Mental Capacity Act 2005
THIS SESSION IS NOW FULLY BOOKED This session will be delivered byDawn Revell, Edge Training and Consultancy Ltd - www.edgetraining.org.uk Aims This course aims to enable delegates to consider the […]
SKEF – Approaches to Family Intervention
Approaches to Family Intervention: Motivational Social Work and Social Pedagogy in Action (Family Learning Intervention Programme - FLIP) - a comparative critique of two practice models The North London […]
Online learning: Systemic leadership
This webinar aims to provide you with an overview of systemic leadership in order to get you to start thinking like a systemic leader. A systemic leader does not focus […]
Online learning: Working with complexity: Managing challenging conversations in practice
Professional communication is rarely straightforward, but some issues – such as breaking bad news and setting boundaries or supporting people in states of emotionally charged states like grief, fear, anger […]
Online learning: Women, girls and gangs – Risks and challenges in a new landscape
There is increasing awareness of new risks to girls and young women posed by changes in gang activity. As gangs move away from postcode rivalries and become more focused upon […]
Online learning: Scents of self-neglect and hoarding
This session will be presented by Shabnam Ahmed, Team Manager, and Martin Hampton, Social Worker, Adult Social Care, London Borough of Camden. The session aims: To increase understanding of […]
Effective Interpersonal Communication: Communicate with confidence, sensitivity and authenticity, building stronger professional relationships
Do you find it difficult to articulate your real thoughts sometimes, share how you really feel or make yourself heard in discussions? To be successful, you need to have excellent […]
Writing Strength Based Assessment & Person Centered Support Plans
This session will be delivered by Alice Carmichael and Aleister Griffin, Adults Social Care, London Borough of Hackney. Speaker Bio Aleister Griffin has been a qualified social worker since […]
Addiction and personality disorder
This webinar will be presented by Cherie Carlton, Lecturer (Practice) in Social Work, Mental Health Social Work & Interprofessional Learning, Middlesex University. Cherie’s main teaching interests include mental health and […]
Mobile phones and domestic abuse: how mobile phones assist perpetrators in maintaining power and coercive control over current and former partners
The World Health Organisation estimates that, globally, almost one-third of women who have been in a relationship have experienced physical or sexual violence from a romantic or sexual partner. Simultaneously […]
Making Safeguarding Personal
This session will be delivered by Dr Adi Cooper OBE, Care & Health Improvement Advisor, Local Government Association. Safeguarding adults became statutory with the Care Act 2014 and Making Safeguarding […]
Team Dynamics
INTRODUCTION Establishing well-functioning, effective teams continues to be an important goal for many managers and leaders. This session will take you on a journey that begins with ideas about team […]
Dementia and the social work role
INTRODUCTION The purpose of the session is to consider dementia in the context of the social work role. It will introduce the most common forms of the diagnosis as well […]
Homelessness (Part 1)
INTRODUCTION In the last year alone street homelessness has increased by 20% and there are now around 1283 people sleeping rough in London every night. Although street homelessness only […]
Homelessness (Part 2)
INTRODUCTION In the last year alone street homelessness has increased by 20% and there are now around 1283 people sleeping rough in London every night. Although street homelessness only […]
Self-Leadership
INTRODUCTION: Self-leadership is an important topic in today´s complex and dynamic work environment. The aim of the webinar is to enable practitioners to gain an awareness of self-leadership and how […]
Reflective Leadership Practice
INTRODUCTION What does it mean to lead others during complex and challenging times? The stresses and strains that come with managing the day to day pressure of delivering better outcomes […]
Working with Substance Misuse
SPEAKERS BIO Naznin Ali - Systemic Family Practitioner and Family Learning Intervention Programme (FLIP) House Manager, London Borough of Hackney Naznin Ali is the Family Learning Intervention Programme (FLIP) House […]
NLSWTP Webinar: Safety planning
ABOUT THE SPEAKER This webinar will be presented by Rasha Hamid, Safe & Together Implementation Lead at Respect. Rasha’s role spans across Hackney and Waltham Forest Children’s Social Care and […]
NLSWTP Webinar: Motivational interviewing
ABOUT THE SPEAKER This webinar will be presented by Stephen Rice, Principal Child and Family Social Worker, Islington Council. Stephen has over 15 years experience in child protection social work […]
NLSWTP Webinar: Safeguarding Children and Young People Online
This session will be presented by Claudia Megele, National Chair of the Principal Children and Families Social Worker Network, and Dr Peter Buzzi, Director of Research and Management Consultancy Centre […]