National Social Work Education Student Forum
Forum 2011
The second National Social Work Student Forum will be held on Wednesday 9 November, 11am – 3.30pm at the Catrin Finch Conference Centre, Mold Road,
Wrexham, LL11 2AW
This is a unique opportunity for social work students from right across Wales to meet with the Care Council and contribute to new developments.
The agenda will include:
- Discussions about social work education
- Contributing views on:
o the proposed Continuing Professional Education and Learning (CPEL) Framework for social workers;
o new guidance on positive use of social media.
- Learning about practise from a To request your place, please follow the link below and return your application by Wednesday 5 October. Travel expenses will be reimbursed within agreed limits. Please note, when allocating places, the Care Council will work with universities to agree attendance, including fair representation from different universities and year groups.
Comments from students attending last year’s forum included:
"Very inspirational and gave me a good insight of how it works within the Care Council. "Reaffirms that I do want to be a Social worker"! "Thoroughly enjoyable and informative". "It felt good to be consulted and to be valued".
If you require more information, please contact Meilir.thomas@ccwales.org.uk
Resources
Students who attended the National (Wales) Student Forum in October contributed to a student version of Using the Codes of Practice: Ideas and Examples.
Report on National Social Work Student Forum
Presentation on the role of the Care Council and social work