An understanding of death is at the heart of social work practice through direct interaction with the dying and their families, encountering bereaved service users, and with the risk of
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“We are at the tipping point of a cultural change towards self-care as a way of life and work”, says Dr Pete Smith of the Self Care Forum, “but for
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Vaughan Gething, the Welsh Government’s Cabinet Secretary for Health, Well-being and Sport, is to give a keynote speech at an event focusing on dementia. The University of South Wales (USW)
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On Friday 17 June, a one-day symposium, ‘Sexual Violence Against Women: Voice and Representation’, took place at the University of Westminster in London. Organised by Dr Georgina Colby, Lecturer in
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Organising and hosting events and conferences can involve a lot of administration. Conference programmes, and speaker and venue information need to be printed out and collated into delegate packs, which
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A play created by York St John University theatre lecturers is to be showcased at a national NSPCC conference this week in London. The production, by Senior Lecturers Rachel Conlon
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Health Minister, Michelle O’Neill, opened the final conference of the Together for You project yesterday, and provided an outline of the challenges facing mental health services. Together for You is
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Almost 200 specialists from across the North-East have gathered at Northumbria University to find out about the support it can offer practitioners on issues surrounding infant mental health. The UK’s
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The King’s Fund have announced details of an event for social care leaders, policy-makers, commissioners, and providers to explore how the sector can respond positively to the challenges now and
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The Social History of Learning Disability (SHLD) Research Group, based in the Faculty of Health & Social Care at The Open University have announced registrations for their next 2016 Conference
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