Lancaster Hosting @SWBookGroup 4th November 2015

51cKT2ydeaLLancaster Social Work is delighted to be hosting @SWBookGroup for the first time on Wednesday 4th November 2015. We will be discussing Grace and Mary by Melvyn Bragg ‘an insightful, moving tale of ageing and our helplessness in the face of dementia‘.

We are joined by Dr Lucy Burke, Principle Lecturer in the Department of English, Manchester Metropolitan University, whose current research focuses on the representation of dementia in contemporary literature and cinema. More information about Lucy’s research and publications can be found on her academia.edu page.

The discussion will be live streamed and tweeted by @SWLancs using the hashtag .

Join us in Bowland North, Lancaster University (book a place using Eventbrite) or watch the live stream (link will be posted here) and contribute to the twitter discussion.  Please email h.morgan@lancaster.ac.uk if you are organising a group).

The College of Social Work produced a framework for the use of social work book groups for continuing professional development. Information including a proforma to support your CPD can be found at  http://www.tcsw.org.uk/Social-Work-Book-Group/.

In this short film, Chief Social Workers for England Isabelle Trowler and Lyn Romeo talk about the benefits of book groups for students on qualifying programmes and for post-qualifying continuing professional development.

 

The College of Social Work produced a framework for the use of social work book groups for continuing professional development. Information including a proforma to support your CPD can be found at  http://www.tcsw.org.uk/Social-Work-Book-Group/. In this short film, Chief Social Workers for England Isabelle Trowler and Lyn Romeo talk about the benefits of book groups for students on qualifying programmes and for post-qualifying continuing professional development.

For more information contact  Hannah Morgan h.morgan@lancaster.ac.uk  @HannahnagroM