Available courses

A legal update course for Derby City Council.

A course for local authority social work practitioners.

A course for local authority social work practitioners

A course for local authority social work practitioners

A course for local authority social work practitioners

A specialist course for adult social care local authority staff.

A course for local authority adult social care staff.

Understanding Law and Policy in Social Work Practice Placements. A seminar for Coventry's Practice Development Week.

A course for local authority social work practitioners

A course for local authority social work practitioners

A contribution to an Apprenticeship module on SW Practice with adults - a legal framework.

An introductory course for 1st year undergraduates explaining the English legal system and how law develops, and introducing key areas of social work law.

An advanced (2nd year) module for Social Work Apprentices.

Introduction to Social Work law and policy for Social Work Apprentices - full module

A practice-based PQ course developed for the South Yorkshire Teaching Partnership

A legal update examining changes to legislation and consequently practice, coronavirus-related caselaw, and new court hearing procedures.

An introduction to courtroom skills for social workers. A professional development session.

A module to introduce law for the practice of social work at the University of Birmingham.

Advanced application of Social Work law and policy for Social Work Apprentices - full module

A session for the Advanced Practice module at the University of Birmingham.

Six contributed sessions to the Law and Policy module for pre-qualifying MA students at the University of Sheffield.

A presentation delivered for South Yorkshire Teaching Partnership 23rd September 2019

The how, what, when and when not, of accessing social media information in social work practice.

A masterclass for South Yorkshire Teaching Partnership

Contribution to a post-qualifying programme critically reviewing the legislative framework protecting vulnerable adults.

A talk for the Institute of Community and Society at the University of Wolverhampton and the British Association of Social Workers, 22nd January 2019

A one-day introduction to the English Legal System for MA Social Work students at Warwick University.

A legal update course for Derby City Council.

A legal update course for Derby City Council

Part of the 'Safeguarding Adults and Legal Literacy' #SALLY series of ESRC-funded seminars. Presentation 10th February 2017

A course delivered for Derby City Council February 2017

A talk on human rights and child protection delivered in Douglas, Isle of Man 26th October 2016

A presentation and supporting resources for an event organised by BASW Birmingham and Solihull branch.

An update course for Derby City Council on the Care Act one year on.

Explores the Secularisation Thesis, and its consequences for the future of the linked narratives of social work and human rights.

A presentation for Action on Elder Abuse/Solicitors for the Elderly on 28th January 2016

A session for MA students at University of Birmingham on the effect of immigration status on access to social work and other social services.

An introduction to the Care Act, with particular emphasis on its provisons on eligibility and assessment, safeguarding and advocacy, for Solihull Advocacy November 2015

A course for Derby City Council on the Care Act and its provisions on Refusal of Assessment and Safeguarding.

Resources accompanying a presentation for the University of Birmingham on 6th July 2015

Resources accompanying a presentation for BASW Black Country Branch and the University of Wolverhampton on 30th June 2015