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We are continuing to live and work through unprecedented
times. The Coronavirus public health crisis is continuing to
exert huge pressures on families, communities and the services
that seek to support them. It is a crisis that continues
to make big demands upon practitioners and their managers,
requiring them to work in a very different practice environment.
The shape of day-to-day practice has significantly
changed, requiring workers to think differently about how
they build relationships, what is entailed in meaningful
assessment and what constitutes a purposeful plan. A common
theme has been the recognition that attention needs to
be paid to the workforce in relation to its skills, knowledge,
values and the practice culture in which they are working.
It is clear from talking to our partner agencies that colleagues
remain committed to training and developing
the workforce throughout the crisis. The Making Research
Count online programmes have seen record attendances,
and it has been evident that there has been a tremendous
appetite among practitioners for debate, discussion and
reflection during these difficult times. Indeed, more widely
training and development is believed to have been crucial
in terms of maintaining high professional standards, morale
and staff wellbeing during the crisis.
This webinar follows up a series of sessions that were held
during the pandemic and focuses on the role of training,
learning and workforce development during the crisis. This
session will explore the components of a strategy that can
create a positive environment for practice in this context of
protracted uncertainty and crisis. The session will focus on:
• The ongoing challenges arising from the current context
for adult and children’s social care for services and day
to day practice.
• Emerging research that is being carried out during the
crisis and its messages for practice
• The meaning of evidence informed practice in this
environment, including the way research is utilised in
practice development.
• The role of supervision in promoting critical reflection in
the context of increased remote working.
• The meaning of professional and organisational resilience
during the current crisis.
• The relationship between strengths-based approaches
to practice and staff development.
• Meeting the needs of a diverse workforce under pressure.