The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 came into force on 6 April 2016, changing the way social services are delivered and consulted on across Wales. This workshop, sponsored by the UK Social Policy Association (www.social-policy.org.uk) and hosted by Swansea University, will consider the effects of the Act in the first year of its operation. Participants are welcome from all sectors and with all experiences of social services in Wales.

The event will take place on the Singleton campus - for bus routes from the train station see this map: https://goo.gl/maps/Q26uZbYmumQ2. The room is Talbot 39 (Zienkiewicz). Campus map here: https://www.swansea.ac.uk/media/CampusPlan.pdf (building 8.3). Directions to the room here: https://goo.gl/KfQB1k.

Programme for the day:

10:00 Welcome
10:15 Rapid networking, everyone meets everyone else (in pairs if you prefer)
11:00 Presentation from Dan Venables, Office of Research and Development for Health and Social Care, Welsh Government
11:30 Targeted questions from groups
12:00 Lunch (provided)
13:00 Research presentation, analysing government policies on social services, Dr. Dave Sayers
13:30 Group discussions followed by live group presentations using Padlet
14:00 Second research presentation, Dr. Gideon Calder
14:30 Presentation from Claire Thomas, Head of Wellbeing and Improvement, Social Services Improvement Division, Welsh Government
15:00 Group discussions and live presentations, PLUS scheduling to meet at least one other participant in the next six months to reflect on these matters
15:30 Close, reception

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