Changing the Practice Landscape

The Care Act: Implications for Practice

21 November 2014

Dugdale Centre, Enfield

The implementation of The Care Act will present important strategic, or-

ganisational, cultural and practice opportunities and challenges for statu-

tory practice and social care, and social workers will play a pivotal role in

this area. Therefore, this conference enables social work and social care

practitioners to gain an understanding of the forthcoming changes and

familiarise themselves with the new practice landscape.

The Care Act and its’ Implications for Practice

Registration (9:00 to 9:30)

Conference Open (9:30)

Claudia Megele (Conference Chair)

Welcome (9:35 to 9:50)

Ray James: Director Adult Services

& Vice-President ADASS

The Care Act

New Approaches to Social Work Practice.

Annie Hudson (CEO TCSW)

What lies ahead?

The Future of Adult Social Care

Lynn Romeo (Chief Social Worker for Adults)

Break (11:30 to 11:45)

Adult Safeguarding and the Care Act

Implications for Practice

Prof. Michael Preston-Shoot

Lunch & Networking (12:30 to 13:30)

Examining Approaches to Social Work

Training in USA., Canada & Europe

Dr. Mary Baginsky

The Care Act Delivery and Expectation

Glen Mason (Director Dept. of Health)

Break (3:00 to 3:15)

Organisational Resilience and Leaderful

Leadership

Dr. Peter Buzzi

Panel Discussion (4:00 to 4:30)

Lorraine Davies (AD Adults Enfield)

Marc Gadsby (Independent & Wellbeing)

Geoff Lambrick (Learning Disabilities)

Keezia Obi (Care Act Implementation)