Do you ever feel that:
- colleagues from other disciplines are baffled by what a social worker is or does
- it’s a struggle to hold on to a sense of professional identity in a multi-disciplinary setting?
- “social work” is being narrowed down to mean “statutory child or adult protection work” – vital as that is?
- you are losing your identity as a social worker because you are in a role that doesn’t have the title “social worker”? (In either the independent or statutory sector)
This is a unique opportunity to explore what being a social worker is all about for you. We will use a variety of participative and reflective exercises to identify and discuss what professional identity means and how we can nourish it. Along the way, we will touch on social work history, theory, our own professional histories and the wider frameworks shaping and mapping social work identity today, including the BASW Code of Ethics.
Nell Farrell is a social worker and experienced trainer, the majority of whose direct work experience has been in the voluntary sector. For the past thirteen years she has worked in third sector practice education. She currently works for a voluntary sector NQSW Project.
Joe Godden works for BASW and also works in the voluntary sector. He is an experienced trainer and facilitator as well as having been a practitioner and manager.
Location: BASW Head Office, Kent Street, Birmingham, B5 6RD
To book a place visit the BASW website.
