2023/24 Events

Upcoming: 

Past:  

Ethical Action in Challenging Times with Kimberly Strom 

Date: Wed 26 June 

Time: 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM 

Location: Arts A04 

During this session, we engage in dialogue about ethical action, the pressures of wanting to do “the right thing”, and how we can act with moral courage.

Vets, Pets, and Social Workers: Creating Veterinary Social Work in the UK with Rebecca Stephens 

Date: Tue 25 June 

Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Location: Zoom

This session introduced the group to Veterinary Social Work and the four core areas of practice that supports human-animal relationships.

AMBIT/Mentalisation Seminar with Gema Hadridge and Carly Stockton (Brighton & Hove Adolescent Service)  

Date: Thurs 6 June 

Time: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM 

Location: Zoom 

AMBIT is an open source approach and the Brighton & Hove Adolescent Service is focusing on becoming an AMBIT influenced service, with interest in extending this approach more widely. The Adolescent Service is made up of various teams - a Social Work team, RU-OK, Youth Justice Service, Functional Family Therapy and Extended Adolescent Service.

This interactive seminar introduced participants to AMBIT and how it can be used in social work practice across the life course to strengthen the support to vulnerable populations to promote improved outcomes. Participants also had the opportunity in the session to inform efforts to embed AMBIT locally.

Recording to follow soon! 

'Belonging: Tiger Bay Boxing Club' Film Screening, with documentary participants and Anna Gupta (Co-Power) 

Date: Mon 3 June 

Time: 4:30 - 6:00 PM 

Location: Pevensey I 1A6

After a project overview from Anna Gupta, we watched 'Belonging: Tiger Bay Boxing Club'. Afterwards, we asked founder of the boxing coach, Wasem Said, the director and producer, Florence Ayisi and two of the club's boxers about their experience of making the documentary. It was a privilege to also hear from the participants about their passion for their sport and how this links to feelings of community for them.

Emotional Labour in Child and Family Social Work Teams: A Hybrid Ethnography with Dr Sara Carder (UEA)

Date: Thu 23 May

Time: 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Location: Fulton 110 / Teams

At this seminar, Sara shared her research, which examined how everyday activities, relationships, and interactions across in person and online team settings either supported or hindered social workers in managing the emotional demands of child and family social work.

CSWIR Members Event 

Date: Thursday 25 January
Time: 3-4:30pm 
Venue: Jubilee G31 

At this event, we brainstormed about CSWIR engagement and did some forward planning for the year ahead.   

Thinking Through Family: Narratives of Care Experienced 

Date: Thursday 14 December 
Time: 4:30-6pm 
Venue: Woodland 3, The Student Centre, University of Sussex 

CIRCY and CSWIR celebrated the launch of Professor Janet Boddy’s new book: ‘Thinking Through Family: Narratives of Care Experienced Lives’. 

Discussants: Rosie Canning (University of Southampton) and Professor Ros Edwards (University of Southampton). 

PhD Seminar (with University of Melbourne and Helsinki Practice Research Centre)

Date: Wednesday 15 November, 2023
Time: 9-10am (BST), Online 

Hosted by the 5+1 Practice Research Collaboration, University of Melbourne, the Centre for Social Work Innovation and Research, University of Sussex and the Helsinki Practice Research Centre, Finland, three postgraduate researchers presented their recent findings and engaged in dicussions lead by centre leads, inlcuding CSWIR's Gillian Ruch. 

SWIRLS/CSWIR: The Importance of Lived Experience in Social Work,18 October

Date: Wednesday 18 October, 2023
Time: 9am (BST)

This public event, presented with the Social Work Innovation Research Living Space (SWIRLS) at Flinders University in South Australia was an ‘in conversation with’ style event, where we discussed how the voices of consumers in the health and welfare sector is well established and increasingly important in the implementation of services. There is a growing movement in hearing the voices of people with lived experience to influence social work practice, education and research. This webinar included panel members from the UK and South Australia to share their experiences and make recommendations for the way forward.

You can watch the dicussion on the SWIRLS YouTube channel: SWIRLS and CSWIR: The importance of lived experience in social work.