Monday 16 March
Social Work Week 2026
Recognising and celebrating social work: voices of experience, stories of impact
9.30am to 10.15am. This opening session will celebrate how lived and learned experiences combine to create positive change.
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Classroom to courtroom: experiential learning for confident and competent social workers
11am to 12pm. The session will demonstrate alternative approaches to delivering skills based days, bridging the gap between classroom learning and frontline practice.
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Artificial intelligence (AI) and the future of social work
12.30pm to 1pm. Join Social Work England and Skills for Care for a bitesize session on the use of AI in the future of social work.
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Embedding children's social care reform: professional development for child and family social workers
1.30pm to 2.30pm. This session will explore the development of a new national professional development offer which will provide a structured training pathway from early career through to senior leadership.
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Rights, risk and rehabilitation: the role of social work in forensic services
3pm to 4pm. Explore how social workers champion rights, manage risk and lead person-centred recovery in secure mental health care.
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