Health and wellbeing are enduringly important issues for frontline social workers. While they are passionate about their jobs and proud of their role, many say they are dissatisfied with their work-life balance.
Join us to discuss what can be done to address these issues at our event, which will bring together frontline children’s social workers and key figures from the sector.
This free event, at the Guardian’s London headquarters,
will take place on the morning of 24 April and follows our latest Social Lives research conducted among social workers across the UK.
Chaired by David Brindle, the Guardian’s public service editor, the panel includes Gillian Ruch, head of education and social work department at the University of Sussex; Isabelle Trowler, the chief social worker for children and families; and Ann Graham, director of operations children’s care and support at the London borough of Barking and Dagenham.
The main issues to be discussed are:
• Work-life balance – can workforce reform help address the issue?
• Is there a different approach management can take to aid staff?
• How to avoid burnout and make social work a viable long-term career?
The programme for the morning:
8:45am: Networking breakfast
9:15: Welcome and brief introduction from the Guardian
9:20am: Panel debate and discussion
11:00am: Refreshments and networking
This event is free to attend and places are limited so register your interest by 18 April 2017 at gpsevents@theguardian.com.
