Apply now for our online CPD modules designed to support leaders and practitioners in their roles! I introduced 'Developing Innovation in Social Work and Social Care Organisations’ following our ground-breaking @InnovateProj research 1/4

You can find out more about the @InnovateProj here and access all the other @innovateproj publications for free here: 5/5.

The surprising potential for agility and responsivity shown raises a number of questions about whether and how this capacity for innovation might be mobilised outside of crisis conditions. Do let us know what your thoughts are on this! 4/5.

Unencumbered by the usual bureaucracy, organisations were able to respond in more youth-centred and welfare-oriented ways to young people's needs and preferences, taking their feedback into account in order to rapidly adapt service provision 3/5.

In the paper, we explore how 7 organisations from the children's social care sector in England adapted their service during the crisis conditions of the Covid-19 lockdowns so that they could still respond effectively to young people at risk of extra-familial harm 2/5.

My @InnovateProj paper with Delphine Peace and @GoldsmithCN on ‘Innovating in the Time of Covid’, has been published in the latest issue of the‘Child & Family Social Work’. It’s free to read online here: 1/5.

You can learn more about all courses available, how many credits each is worth, how much they cost, and how to apply, at @SussexUniESW @SussexCIRCY @SussexCSWIR 4/4.

'Understanding and engaging in trauma-informed practice' is led by @kehickle who has researched and published widely on trauma-informed practice, including within @InnovateProj - see 3/4.

'Risk & Decision-making', which I co-lead with Henry Smith, has been supporting managers and practitioners over the past fifteen years in making finely tuned decisions in complex and high risk situations 2/4

RT @SussexUniESW: Congratulations to @MichelleLefevr1, Kristine Langhoff and Gillian Ruch, with @carlenefirmin at @durham_uni, whose rece….

Do have a read and let us know what you think!.

Finishing your UG degree and don't know where to head next? Have you ever thought about a career in social work? Join our online information event to find out about our postgraduate routes to becoming a qualified social worker at the University of Sussex!.

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Booking's full for our webinar on new directions in youth safeguarding - sorry! But, if you sign up for the Innovate Project mailing list, our next e-newsletter will have a link to the recording for you to watch at your leisure. You can sign up here:

RT @SussexUniESW: 📈🤳 Oustanding research from our Research Student Evelyn Polacek Kery, who studies the critical thinking of young people o….

In this webinar we'll explore how policies, services and systems can and should be transformed. Join us to move the debate forward and be part of transforming practice approaches with young people! Book here: & learn more at 3/3

We'll discuss our recent research which found that, when professionals struggle to meet young people’s welfare needs, provide safety & respect their rights, it's more to do with policies, systems & discourses on youth risk than individual failings -see 2/3.

Time for a re-set in how policymakers & services respond to young people at risk of #extrafamilialharm! Join @carlenefirmin @kehickle & me for a free webinar where we argue that a bold new direction is needed: 27th March 11-12.30 on Zoom. Book here: 1/3.

RT @SussexUniESW: Check out the latest free publication from The Innovate Project, a social care research project exploring extra-familial….

Our paper sets out what's needed for services to 'Create a Conducive Zone for Innovation in Children’s Social Care', even when the wider context (e.g. level of resources) is less than supportive. Access more @innovateproj resources here 5/5.