8 March 2024

Social Work Week runs from 18 to 22 March, with a particular focus on Social Work Day on 19 March.

During the week, we want to celebrate social work. We have social workers across the Trust often hidden in plain site and this week we want to shine a light on their work and thank them for all they do for our patients.

Key themes

  • Learn: sharing the breadth of good practice from a diverse profession​
  • Connect: lived, learned, and professional experiences – creating opportunities for the sector to connect
  • Influence: understanding challenges and successes in the sector and exploring innovative solutions

Social Work England and Cheshire and Merseyside are holding sessions throughout the week covering topics from the future of social work to the voice of lived experience in social work practice. See the drop downs below for more information.

Social Work England session

Visit Social Work England's website for a full list of sessions.

Cheshire and Merseyside

A student’s perspective of practice during placement 1: Sharing good practice, the challenges, and the successes session from 12pm to 1pm - find out more and join the sessions in the attached poster.

University of Chester World Social Work Day session 1 from 10am to 12pm and session 2 from 1pm to 2pm - find out more and join the sessions in the attached poster.

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Training opportunities

Decision making and professional judgement training is being held on Microsoft Teams on 22 March. This can be booked in the prospectus in section 4 from 9am to 4.45pm. This session explores how we intuitively and experientially make decisions and what influences decision-making as a foundation for understanding how to make decisions as a professional.

Social Work Engalnd sessions

Visit Social Work England's website for a full list of sessions.

Cheshire and Merseyside session

Spotlight - What does the Children’s Social Work framework mean for practice session from 10am to 11am - find out more and join the session in the attached poster.

 

We asked some of our social workers 'what do you like about your job?' - see their answers below:

Andrew Barlow - social worker, advanced autism and mental health practitioner/ autism diagnostic

My social work qualification and ethical practice is about anti oppressive practice with people to overcome the social barriers that they face. I advise other practitioners how to help people with autism. I enjoy the satisfaction in representing those service users.

Michael Lucas - social work student in community

It is a privilege to be afforded the opportunity to support others, and a blessing to work amongst likeminded professionals.

John Sloan - social work apprentice

Bringing relief at the lowest time is priceless.

Here more from John in our MC Magazine.

Hannah Smith - newly qualified social worker/mental health practitioner, early intervention service - Sefton and Kirkby.

Social work involves relationship building, empowering others and making a positive change, all of which I love doing!

Hanna Roslund - named professional safeguarding adults 

Social work for me is about social justice and advocacy, something which is hugely important to me. This led me to Safeguarding Adults, and although I no longer advocate for individuals on a case load, I am able to influence change and improve practice in my current role which hopefully leads to better outcomes for individuals.

Kirsty McCarthy - final year mental health nursing and social work student

Helping those that are vulnerable or struggling to live their lives as independently as possible and support their overall health/wellbeing.

Training opportunities

These sessions can be booked in section 4 of the prospectus.

Date Time Topic Provider
22 March 9am to 4.45pm This session explores how we intuitively and experientially make decisions and what influences decision making as a foundation for understanding how to make decisions as a professional. DCC Interactive Ltd
19 April 9.30am to 12pm

Professional identity led by Siobhan Mclean - Social workers are really good at building on individual identity and we use a range of techniques to support people to build their self-esteem and to ensure that their individuality is responded to.

 Sioban Maclean
10 May 9am to 4.45pm

Managing difficult conversations in a strengths based way - Working with a diverse range of individuals, families and/or communities, can pose a unique set of challenges for workers at the front door of adult social care services.

 DCC Interactive Ltd
30 May 9.30am to 12pm

Resilience session led by Siobhan Mclean - Social workers are really good at building on individual identity and we use a range of techniques to support people to build their self-esteem and to ensure that their individuality is responded to. However we are not so good at looking at our own professional identity. 

 Sioban Maclean
7 June 9.30am to 12pm Self-care led by Siobhan Mclean - Social workers are really good at building on individual identity and we use a range of techniques to support people to build their self-esteem and to ensure that their individuality is responded to. Sioban Maclean
17 June 9.30am to 12pm

Reflective practice in social work led by Siobhan Mclean - Siobhan delivers a wide range of training on reflective practice, for professionals. Siobhan is committed to making this potentially abstract concept very practical and the workshops are very well received. 

 Sioban Maclean
5 July 9.30am to 4.45pm

Effective assessment and evidence in practice - this one day session is designed to support social workers and other health and social care professionals to effectively incorporate meaningful analysis into all levels of assessment and review processes to ensure they are able to articulate clear evidence-based recommendations for the individual and/or carer care and support plans.

 DCC Interactive Ltd
20 September 9.30am to 4.45pm

Mental health first tier tribunals (FTT) and professional report writing - FTTs are courts of law, and while they usually take place on hospital grounds, they should be accorded the respect and professional standards of behaviour that would be extended in a formal court room environment.

 DCC Interactive Ltd

Vacancies

Social Worker band 6 - closing date 31 March

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