It’s that time of year again and Social Work Week is packed with free online events via Social Work England. This year the key themes are:

• Data & insight
• Education & training
• Innovation (including AI use and ethics)
• Professional identity
• Safe & effective practice

As always, we’ve picked out some of the sessions which were of particular interest to children’s social work, learning and development, and innovation in the sector. The sessions take place via Eventbrite, and you can view the full programme and book places on the SWE site.

Monday 17th March

• Responding to emerging needs - what’s the future of social work in England?
• Safeguarding, identity and wellbeing in the age of social technology and AI
• Retention in adult and children's social work: a new theory of change

Wednesday 18^th March

• Taking positive action to promote professional improvement
• Childhood trauma – ‘Why was my world invisible in full sight of professionals?’
• Think Family: collaborative working across the life span

Thursday 20^th March

• Improving training and support as part of children’s social care reform
• How do we use data to transform social work, and how is it regulated?

Friday 21^st March

• Responding to the challenges in practice where there are concerns of child sexual abuse in the family environment
• Research spotlight (showcasing some of the latest findings from emerging social work research)