Covid 19 has significantly impacted on the working practices in social work and social care. Whilst social workers are now returning to offices and working within the community, it is recognised that social work practice will continue to utilise online working and we will see a more blended approach to engaging and working with service users in our communities.

This day’s training is for both Adults and Children’s Social Workers to develop their knowledge and skills in engaging both adults and children in social work conversations, assessment and direct work on line. The day will be divided into four workshops, the first being an introductory session exploring the context of online working, professional boundaries, confidentiality and ethical issues. Workshop 2 will support social workers to explore the practical and professional aspects to working online with older people and those with learning disabilities and includes clients with learning disabilities sharing their experiences of remote working. The workshops in the afternoon will focus on skills and tools for assessing risk and carrying out direct work, with Workshop 3 focusing on adults and Workshop 4 focusing on working with children and young people online.

Full details of the workshop and agenda of timings will be shared closer to the time.

We are really looking forward to seeing you at this workshop. In order for you to get as much out of this training as possible we ask that you familiarise yourself with the following workshop etiquette:

Join on time. We won’t admit anyone who is more than 15 mins late. If you know this may be a problem, please contact us beforehand at admin@developingtogetherswtp.org.uk
When you first join, please click on the participants icon, and check that your name is displayed correctly. We aim for the session to be interactive, and so it is important that we know your name. We also need your name to send you a CPD Certificate!
Please turn your cameras on when you join. For the session to be interactive, and to support the trainer to facilitate effectively, it is important we can all see each other - so much of our communication is through body language. We realise there are some specific reasons why occasionally this is not possible. If this is the case, write us a private message using the chat function when you first join the workshop.
Please do participate, either by using the chat, or by asking a question. When you are not speaking though, please can you mute yourself to reduce feedback and background noise.
We regularly use jamboards and other activities, so it is useful to have another tab open on your web browser. On Zoom the links sent in the chat box are not hyperlinks, so you’ll need to copy and paste the link into a browser. Having a separate tab ready will make it easier for you to participate.
We know that circumstances can change - if you know you can’t make the event, please cancel your ticket on Eventbrite - this automatically offers someone on the waiting list the opportunity to attend.
We have created a short Zoom guide about how to use functions on this platform. If you have not used Zoom before, or are not confident in using it, please do have a look at this.

N.B. We may record some workshops for future use. Please let us know if you have any concerns about this.

Virtual Social Work Practice