Your Steering Committee for 2017/18

Here are our names:

Malcolm Jones – Practitioner

Neil Quinn – Social Worker

Mark Baldwin – Retired academic/practitioner

Rich Moth – Academic

Linda Smith – Academic

Alissa De Luca-Ruane – MSW Graduate

Natalia Farmer – SW Student

Bob Williams Findlay – Campaigner

Norah Adeyemo – Social Worker

Dan Morton – Social Worker

Maria-Ines Martinez – Academic

Gaynor Murray – Social Worker

Vasilios Ioakimidis – Academic

Iain Ferguson – Academic

Rachel Natanson – SW Student

Terry Murphy – Academic

Carol Derbyshire – SW Student

Michael Lavalette – Academic

You can contact any of us via swansocialwork@gmail.com. We welcome all input, and are here to facilitate as much regional activity as possible. Get in touch to find your nearest group.

Swan Scotland Open Event, 23rd May: Supporting Refugees, Challenging Racism

 
Social Work Action Network (Scotland) Open Meeting
 
‘Supporting refugees, challenging racism”
 
Tuesday May 23rd  – Room A426f – The Govan Mbeki building, Glasgow Caledonian University  –    6-8pm
 
Agenda:
 
Iain Ferguson, SWAN Steering Committee: After the 2017 SWAN Conference: where next for SWAN? 
 
Natalia Farmer, PhD student, Glasgow Caledonian University will present her research findings on  Social Services Support for Destitute Migrant Families with ‘No Recourse to Public Funds’ (NRPF)
 
Dundee University SWAN students, winners of the 2017 SASW Special Award for Leadership, will show their moving and powerful film recording ttheir visit to the ‘Jungle’ camp in Calais  in 2017 and discuss their activities since then.
 
Chair: Norah Adeyemo, Glasgow UNISON shop steward and Co-convenor, SWAN Scotland
 
Tea, coffee and biscuits will be served from 5.30pm
 
All welcome!
 
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UNISON Responds To NAAS With Strong Criticism

 

Unison released this article yesterday, drawing attention to the lack of support amongst social workers for the new accreditation scheme. With so little support, the only question remains why is this such a focus for the government? This topic is being covered in a workshop at our conference 8th and 9th April, and we look forward to hearing your thoughts. 

Timetable For 2017 Conference – Middlesborough

Conference Timetable

SAT 8TH APRIL

 12pm: REGISTRATION and KEY COLLECTION 

1-2.30PM: WELCOME

                 PLENARY 1 – RACISM AND REFUGEES

2.30-2.45PM: COFFEE BREAK 

2.45-3.45PM: WORKSHOP STREAM 1

3.45-4PM: COFFEE BREAK

4-5.30PM: PLENARY 2 – WELFARE REFORM

5.30PM: AGM – ALL MEMBERS INVITED

6.30PM: EVENING MEAL

 

SUN 9TH APRIL

10-11.30AM: PLENARY 3 – ANTI-PRIVATISATION

11.30-11.45AM: COFFEE BREAK 

11.45-12.45PM: WORKSHOP STREAM 2

12.45-1.45PM: LUNCH AND REGIONAL MEETINGS

1.45-3.15PM: PLENARY 4 – INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES

3.15PM: CLOSING REMARKS