Continuing Professional Development
The National Practice teaching in social work initiative (NPTSWI) NPTSWI in partnership with the IASW hosts online CPD events to support practice teachers."Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is one of the key mechanisms used to foster high standards of professional conduct and professional education, training and competence among registrants." (CORU) View more information here.
Registration for these events is OPEN TO ALL and FREE for non-members and members.
CPD Events 2023
| Event | Date | Watch/Download |
|---|---|---|
| Educating together for Practice Teaching in Social Work in 21st Century - Part 1 | 2nd March 2023 | Introduction & Keynote Speakers: Professor Mark Doel & Marguerita McGovern |
| Educating together for Practice Teaching in Social Work in 21st Century - Part 2 | 2nd March 2023 | Irish practice teaching and learning research series |
| Educating together for Practice Teaching in Social Work in 21st Century - Part 3 | 2nd March 2023 |
Educating together for social work series & Keynote speaker Siobhan Maclean |
| Responding to Racism in social work practice placements | 20th April 2023 | Download PDF |
CPD Events 2022
| Event | Date | Click to download presentations |
|---|---|---|
| Making the most of feedback – promoting feedback literacy in student placements hosted by Dr Erna O’Connor & Sinead Whiting, Trinity College Dublin | 19th January 2022 | Making the Most of Feedback |
| "All You Wanted to Know about Practice Teaching but were afraid to ask!" hosted by Eleanor Kelly, Deirdre O'Brien and Shane O'Meara | 23rd March 2022 | Experiences, Reflections and Challenges of Practice Teaching |
| Getting Started: Supervision and how to incorporate the CORU compentencis in assessing students on placement | 22nd September 2022 | Getting Started |
CPD Events 2021
| Event | Date | Click to download presentations |
|---|---|---|
| “When Placements Run into Difficulty” hosted by Marguerita McGovern, Guest Lecturer on the MA Social Work, National University of Galway | 5th October 2021 & 22nd November 2021 | When Placements Run into Difficulty |
| Practice Teaching: Report Writing Essentials hosted by Kathy Bradley & Eadaoin Regan, UCC Skills Centre | 2nd November 2021 |
Practice Teaching Report Writing Skills |
IASW CPD events
View other CPD events hosted by the Irish Association of Social Workers (IASW).