Thursday 11th June 2026, 1-2 pm (Irish time, same time as London, Lisbon). Click on the read more button to find out more about this free webinar. Presenter: Professor Paula McFadden. Image copyright: P. McFadden
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Welcome to the @UCCsocialwork webinar series
The @UCCsocialwork webinar series supports front-line practitioners and managers in social work practice, and community & voluntary services. This free webinar series is run by Dr Kenneth Burns, School of Applied Social Studies, University College Cork, Ireland. All are welcome to attend.
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Webinar #16: Safe Staffing in Children's Services
Happening On 11/06/2026
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Webinar #15: Making Child Protection Work
Happening On 28/04/2026
Tuesday 28th April 2026, 1-2 pm (Irish time, same time as London, Lisbon). Click on the read more button to find out more about this free webinar. Presenter: Professor Harry Ferguson. Image copyright: Policy Press
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Webinar #14: Moving Outside the Box – Adventure and Nature-Based Practice Through a Social Work Lens in Ireland
Happening On 31/03/2026
Tuesday 31st March 2026, 1-2 pm (Irish time, same time as London, Lisbon). Click on the read more button to find out more about this free webinar. Image copyright: New Wave Wild Project. Presenter: Philip Stallard, New Wave Wild Project
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Webinar #13: Children's rights in alternative care - hearing directly from children
Happening On 19/02/2026
Thursday 19th February 2026, 1-2 pm (Irish time, same time as London, Lisbon). Click on the read more button to find out more about this free webinar. Presenter: Dr Elina Pekkarinen, Ombudsman for Children, Finland
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Webinar #12: Working conditions of social workers under neoliberalism: challenges to professional discretion
03 Oct 2025
Friday 3rd October 2025, 1-2 pm (Irish time, same time as London, Lisbon). Click on the read more button to find out more about this free webinar. Presenters: Dr Jessica Toft, University of Minnesota School of Social Work, USA. Image copyright: overkil6.
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Webinar #11: Forecasting harm, judging risk: a comparison between ChatGPT and social work practitioners
23 Sep 2025
Tuesday 23rd September 2025, 1-2 pm (Irish time, same time as London, Lisbon). Click on the read more button to find out more about this free webinar. Presenters: Professor David Wilkins, Cardiff University, Wales.
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Webinar #10: Exploring the evidence base of social recovery: implications for social work practice
26 Aug 2025
Tuesday 26th August 2025, 1-2 pm (Irish time, same time as London, Lisbon). Click on the read more button to find out more about this free webinar. Presenter: Dr Calvin Swords, @UCCsocialwork. Image copyright: thebluediamondgallery (Creative Commons).
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Webinar #9: Eco social work and the Sustainable Development Goals: Nothing to do with front-line practice, right?
22 May 2025
Thursday 22nd May 2025, 1-2 pm (Irish time, same time as London, Lisbon). Click on the read more button to find out more about this free webinar. Presenters: Dr FIachra Ó Súilleabáin and Mary Hurley, @UCCsocialwork. Image copyright: pixabay (free use).
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Webinar #8: Identifying loneliness through technology: what does this mean for Eleanor Rigby and all the lonely people?
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Monday 25th November 2024, 1-2 pm. Click on the read more button to find out more about this free webinar. Presenter: Professor Eleanor Bantry White, @UCCsocialwork. Eleanor Rigby photo license CC-BY-NC 2.0 DEED. jcsullivan24 from Flickr.
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Webinar #7: Child Protection, Child Rights and the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR)
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The Centre for Children’s Rights and Family Law at the School of Law, in conjunction with @UCCsocialwork, School of Applied Social Studies hosted this seminar with Dr. Hege Helland of the Centre for Discretion and Paternalism at the University of Bergen, Norway. The seminar took place at University College Cork on Thursday, 3rd of October. Presenter: Dr. Hege Helland, Centre for Research on Discretion and Paternalism (DIPA), University of Bergen, Norway
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