Supporting the next generation of social workers training

Delivered by Siobhan Maclean who has vast experience supporting students and newly qualified workers in a range of ways. In this session she will look at responding to some of the key questions that the next generation of social workers have.

***Special offer price for BASW member students & NQSWs***

A chance to pose questions for discussion for discussion regarding your own development journey. An interactive session with a limited group size, where you will be invited to send questions in advance, or you can riaise them on the day. Benefit from shared learning and facilitated debate with the group. Suitable for students & NQSWs nationwide.

Delivered using MS teams

Trainer Biog

Siobhan has been a social worker for 29 years and became a practice educator in 1995. Siobhan has worked independently for a number of years. As an independent her work is varied but includes training, devising practice learning resources and consultancy work. Siobhan still very much enjoys working as a practice educator and currently works with a few students a year in an off site capacity.
In 2004 Siobhan was appointed to the position of Secretary of the International Federation of Social Workers, holding this position for eight years. She still maintains close international links and enjoys working to support practice educators in countries where social work education is in the early stages of development.
Siobhan was recently appointed a Visiting Professor at the University of Chester. She is also an Editorial Board member of the Journal of Practice Teaching and Learning.
Siobhan has written widely, mostly around social work theory and critical reflection. She is committed to making the knowledge base accessible to busy practitioners and set up Kirwin Maclean Associates as an independent publishing organisation based on the values and ethics of social work.