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Evidencing Professional Learning (EPL) – Bournemouth University

The Evidencing Professional Learning (EPL) course is aimed at Social Work practitioners and managers and is a module that will give 20 academic credits on either Level 6 Honours or ...

March Month of Learning – Dorset Council

Please see below schedule of events being run as part of Dorset Council’s Month of Learning in March. CHILDREN’S – The Teenage Brain, Jane Keyworth, EDASFriday, March 5, 2021, 1:30 ...

NIHR Pre-doctoral Local Authority Fellowship Scheme

Dear Colleagues,  We are excited to share some opportunities for further development and study through the NIHR Pre-doctoral Local Authority Fellowship Scheme. This pilot scheme has been designed to support the academic ...

Hitting the Wall – COVID-19 and Lockdown No3

Please see below research blog post written by Tilia Lenz, Senior Lecturer Social Work and CPD at Bournemouth University.

Healthwatch Dorset asks young people – How could health and social care services work better for you?

What’s it like being a young person using health, social care and wellbeing services in Dorset, and what changes do young people want to see? That’s what Healthwatch Dorset wants ...

News from the Teaching Partnership – December 2020

Please click here to read the December Newsletter from the Pan-Dorset and Wiltshire Teaching Partnership.

The BASW Test, Access, Promote Rights media campaign

Dear all This is a shout out from our colleagues from BASW to hear the voice of Social Workers.  We are looking for social workers and BIA’s to share their ...

Studying for a PhD

Are you a social worker who is interested in enrolling in a part time self-funded PhD? In the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences we are keen to collaborate with ...

The impact of COVID-19 on workforce stress and resilience – Parliamentary Health and Social Care Committee Publication

The COVID-19 pandemic has created major upheaval across the world, and for frontline practitioners in social work this led to sudden changes in working practices alongside homeworking. In the summer ...

50th Anniversary Virtual Issue: Celebrating 50 years of BJSW and BASW

The British Journal of Social Work and The British Association of Social Workers (BASW) are celebrating their 50th Anniversaries in 2020. The BJSW, owned by BASW,  has, over its history, established itself as a ...