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Incorporating critical thinking and relationship based interventions with complex families.

We recognise that this is a challenging time for the social work profession and statutory social work in particular. The Munro Review of Child Protection highlighted the complex nature of child protection work and the importance of ensuring that the professional judgement of social workers working with children and families with complex problems is of a high calibre.

Set against a backdrop of welfare reform, marketisation of services and austerity measures, the National Centre for Post-Qualifying Social Work is pleased to bring you our first child protection conference, which will focus on:

• Critical reflection in child protection
• Reflective leadership and the consequences of diminishing services
• The role of supervision

Speakers

Gillian Ruch
Gillian Ruch has a background in professional practice as a social worker with experience of working in statutory child care teams. Her research interests relate to child and practitioner well-being and in the contribution of reflective practice to professional education, practice and research. She is particularly interested in developing understanding of reflective practice as a mode of support for professional practice and as a research method.
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Siobhan Maclean
Siobhan qualified as a social worker in 1990. She has worked in a variety of settings including children’s services, learning disability services and mental health services. She has been a foster carer, an approved social worker and a practice educator. Siobhan now manages Kirwin Maclean Associates Limited. She acts as a researcher, trainer and consultant for a range of social care and social work organisations. Siobhan also retains practice experience by acting as a Practice Educator. Siobhan is the European Honorary Secretary for the International Federation of Social Workers.
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Nushra Mansuri
Nushra Mansuri currently works for the British Association of Social Workers as Professional Officer in England. One of her key responsibilities is leading on children and families social work.  Nushra compiled BASW’s response to Professor Munro’s review on child protection and also BASW’s evidence to the Justice Select Committee’s Inquiry into the workings of family courts.  Nushra regularly acts as BASW’s spokesperson on child protection issues and has appeared on BBC Breakfast TV, This Morning, Channel 4 News, BBC News, Sky News, Dispatches, the Tonight programme, Radio 4 and a variety of national, international and local media.
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Jane Wonnacott
Jane Wonnacott is Director of In-Trac Training and Consultancy, UK, and is a qualified social worker, independent trainer and consultant. She has a long-standing interest in supervision and has trained social work supervisors across the UK.
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For any enquiries, please contact: Lucy Morrison (lmorrison@bournemouth.ac.uk) or Emily Rosenorn-Lanng (elanng@bournemouth.ac.uk)