Lazy Radical Social Work in Practice Training

Based on Jane's book ‘Social Work for Lazy Radicals’, this session will introduce lazy radical practice and explore how it can be realised in practice via relationship building, critical thinking and moral courage. Discussion of real-life barriers to effective and relational practice will be encouraged.

Part of BASW's Expert Insights Series. A session uniquely designed and delivered by Professor Jane Fenton online via MS teams, with limited class sizes to allow for a fully interactive experience

Learning Outcomes -

• Enhanced understanding of radical social work – and facilitation of a move away from individual -level understandings of social problems
• Enhanced understanding of the tenets and importance of relationship-based practice
• Understanding of what is meant by critical thinking and what  social workers need to know
• Understanding of moral courage and its centrality in social work practice
• Understanding and problem-solving of barriers to radical practice

Trainer Bio -

Jane Fenton is Professor of Social Work Education at the University of Dundee where she has worked for 17 years. Prior to working at the university, she was a criminal justice social worker and team leader.

Jane has written and published extensively on social work education – especially the erosion of radical social work and the influence of neoliberalism on the practice of social workers. She has written two textbooks: Values in Social Work and Social Work for Lazy Radicals. Her current research interests centre on generational changes, especially in relation to our current generation of students; free expression and debate in the classroom; and the tendency towards self- censorship. Jane is passionate about social work and wants to be as useful as possible to currently practising social workers.