BASW England World Social Work Day Event

Led by BASW England, this session will explore recent research on current issues around migration and social work in Europe and the UK. It will provide an opportunity to hear about the work being done by social workers in terms of direct work with refugees and people seeking asylum and also explore campaigning activity

We are excited to announce that we have some amazing speakers confirmed for this event! Definitely not one to be missed. 

Emilio José Gómez-Ciriano, Elena Cabiati and Sofia Dedotsi - Editors of  "Migration and Social Work Approaches, Visions and Challenges"

Emilio José Gómez-Ciriano 
Emilio J Gómez-Ciriano is an Associate Professor at Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha (Spain) He teaches social services, human rights, and migration. He has led some research projects related to migration and asylum, has a background in law, social anthropology and social work. Before entering academia he worked for Human Rights and Migration NGOs for ten years and does consultancy work at EU level. Currently he is the Secretary of the European Social Work research Association.

Elena Cabiati 
Elena Cabiati is an Associate Professor at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, where she coordinates the bachelor and Master Program in Social work in Milano and Brescia. She teaches Methodology of social work, Intercultural social work, Management of social welfare organizations. She is a registered social worker with fieldwork experience in Child protection as practitioner and middle-manager. She is board member of the European Social Work Research Association.

Sofia Dedotsi 
Sofia Dedotsi is an Assistant professor at the University of West Attica, in Athens, Greece. She is a qualified social worker, with field experience in child protection and family support both in the UK and Greece. Her research interests lie in critical theories and analysis in social work, including anti-oppressive practice, social work education, migration and human rights.

Clare Moseley - Founder, Care4Calais

Clare set up Care4Calais after travelling to the Calais ‘Jungle’ in 2015 and being horrified at what she saw there. For the next two years she lived full time in Calais working to relieve the suffering of the many refugees trapped in limbo at the UK border.  
Before starting Care4Calais Clare worked as a tax advisor at Deloitte and volunteered with the Princes Trust for 15 years where she was presented with two awards for outstanding volunteering by Prince Charles. 

About Care4Calais
Care4Calais is a volunteer-run charity delivering essential aid and support to refugees in Northern France, Belgium and the UK, believing in a fair and tolerant British society and advocate for a welcoming and inclusive attitude towards refugees. 
Operating year round from Calais, their focus is to provide warm clothing, bedding, food and medical assistance to people in desperate need. They also provide social support and interaction, including language lessons and sports and music workshops. In the UK they provide newly arrived refugees with direct support in the form of clothes, shoes, mobile phones and other essentials and help them to access services such as legal aid, English lessons or public transport. Starting out in the UK can be a bewildering process; a friendly face can make all the difference. 

Aimiee Georgeson - Social Workers without Borders

Aimee Georgeson is a senior social work lecturer in a UK University, she has 20 years’ experience working in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), primarily focused on evidence-based assessment/interventions, risk analysis, and supervision. Aimee holds extensive experience in routine and complex case formulation which includes neuro-developmental disorders, attachment, and trauma. Aimee spent 3 years case coordinating human rights and best interest assessments, for people affected by borders, with social workers without borders (SWWB) and is currently volunteering within the education team.

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