Research Associate vacancy! Come and work SC&SW@ManMet with the Learning Disabilities & Autism at Manchester Met team on our new NIHR Research project on digital health & learning disability led by Darren Chadwick with Dr P Triantafyllopou SusanBuell Peter Langdon🏳️‍🌈🇨🇦🇪🇺🇬🇧 Paul Thompson mcr people first Dudley Voices for Choice Self Advocacy manmetjobs.mmu.ac.uk/jobs/vacancy/r…

3 weeks to go🙌Calling all final year social work students, come and feel the love on 14th Feb at Greater Manchester Social Work Academy Social Work Careers Fair at
Geoffry Manton. To register attendance see link: forms.office.com/Pages/Response… Simone Litvaitis University of Salford University of Bolton SC&SW@ManMet The University of Manchester

Really enjoyed facilitating todays creative research methods workshop Learning Disabilities & Autism at Manchester Met SC&SW@ManMet

I did not get photos of all, but a taste of some fantastic creations from our workshop today. Shout out to Professor Dawn Mannay who taught me about sandboxing & Helen Kara 🇺🇦 #FreeUkraine who has taught me so much about creative methods. Delighted I can now share with others Learning Disabilities & Autism at Manchester Met SC&SW@ManMet

Learning Disabilities & Autism at Manchester Met SC&SW@ManMet And so many of our group members are contributing too: Monique Huysamen Dr Francesca Ribenfors Prof Ryan Sue Caton and Chris - no longer on X - Hatton 😊 Plus we have Matty from Sunderland People First joining us to talk about self advocacy in December ✨

We love weaving our research findings into learning and teaching in SC&SW@ManMet. Magdalena Mikulak is also currently running a learning disability elective for students. 👊

Oh wow. SC&SW@ManMet have organised a coach trip/tickets and popcorn for 30 staff, students and self-advocates for a matinee of #JSTLaughingBoy ... Connor would love this. 😭

Great day with SC&SW@ManMet BA1 students learning about anti-racist SW practice framed around research by Dr Prospera Tedam and Tam Cane . The self-ratings changed through the day and that’s just fine evidence of learning 👍

SSA panel confirms no mention of social work and social care workforce training and development in relation to gambling in white paper. Alcohol Change UK Dr Sarah Fox Manchester Metropolitan Uni Manchester Metropolitan Uni SSA BASW SC&SW@ManMet

📢Attention all GM final year students + those looking to return to social work. Our Career Fair registration is now open! Come + Join us on the 14th Feb from 9:15am at Geoffrey Manton - Manchester (MMU)- Employer stalls/ workshops ..Link to register: Career Fair 2024 SC&SW@ManMet

Congratulations to Charlotte Higgins, our Social Work Degree Apprentice, for being a finalist for Student Social Worker of the Year. What an achievement! We hope you had a great time at the awards ceremony with our Skills Coach, Sonia D’Andreta. We are super proud of you 🤗

Opening the Awards ceremony is Student Social Worker of the Year! 🌟

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Social Work Awards University of Warwick University of Sunderland West London NHS Trust Manchester Metropolitan Uni UEA University of Plymouth Massive congratulations to Charlotte Higgins for being on this shortlist - all of us at SC&SW@ManMet Degree Apprenticeships at Manchester Met are so proud of you!

SC&SW@ManMet this will be a great learning opportunity for IHSC & SW students

Link below to Chris Hatton’s new blog on what the latest statistics say about social care and adults with learning disabilities (weirdly without any graphs!). A few of his key messages include… chrishatton.blogspot.com/2023/10/what-d… Learning Disabilities & Autism at Manchester Met SC&SW@ManMet Dr Jenny Fisher

To all my GM HEI and LA colleagues our Greater Manchester Social Work Academy X is now live please follow for all updates/ events/ training - lots to come for 23/24. Safeguarding Week coming Nov 20th details coming soon GMPSW Network-Adults SC&SW@ManMet Lynda McD Simone Litvaitis Jackie Kindell Emma PSW #socialwork

Interesting presentations & discussions on research & teaching, with fabulous colleagues, along with cake, irregular choice shoes & paper aeroplanes. What a great away day SC&SW@ManMet

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Dr. Kirsty Liddiard Learning Disabilities & Autism at Manchester Met Sue Caton Monique Huysamen Our fabulous Zoe Cox from The REIGN Collective who is a Graduate TA in SC&SW@ManMet

🎶What’s your 10 minutes of Britney Spears? A 'Capability Approach' can improve wellbeing but is rarely used in social care.

✍️ Prof Ryan explains how her research supports people with learning disabilities to lead flourishing lives ⬇️

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