by Carol Stewart | Dec 25, 2021 | Blog, Latest News, Uncategorised
I can’t believe it’s nearly the end of the year already, where has the time gone !
It’s been a very strange year for many of us, as we continue to navigate health challenges, work challenges, personal challenges and so much more.
As we are entering into a season when we can take some well earned time off, rest and recharge our batteries, I would like to remember all of the people working in health and social care who will continue to be working throughout the holidays to keep the public safe and well.
The image I have used this year is of a candle. People light a candle for many different reasons:
- To remember a loved one
- As a symbol of peace
- To bring light to our desires or wishes
- and many more reasons.
For me the candle symbolises a period of reflection in my life, and a desire for peace and more balance in my life, I also use it to remember loved ones who I have lost over the years.
This past year and a half has taught me an important lesson in looking after oneself, physically and emotionally, if I cant look after myself then how can I help others who need to do the same.
I hope that all of you find some time to look after yourselves, to enjoy being with friends, family, or to be with yourself and enjoy being with yourself.
I would like to thank all of you for continuing to engage with us, and for the Chinara Enterprises team, partners, suppliers, customers, for all of your support this past year.
I look forward to working with you all again next year, for what promises to be another exciting year !
Chinara Enterprises team are taking a break until the new year
Keep yourselves safe and healthy this holiday, until we meet again !
Chinara Enterprises team
by Carol Stewart | Oct 22, 2021 | Blog, Latest News, Uncategorised
I hope you are keeping well !
If you are a registered social worker or a social worker looking to return to social work practice, we are pleased to be hosting a free event with Social Work England , which will take place online.
If you are a registered social worker, you are legally required to record and reflect on a least one piece of CPD for this year
We will also provide some guidance for those wishing to return to social work practice, and practical examples on how to meet the CPD requirements for registration renewal.
Remember you need to renew before the 30th November , don’t leave it until the last minute !
Its on 1st November 6pm-7.30 , to book click here
Just RSVP and you will receive the Zoom details before the event.
We look forward to seeing you on the 1st November.
Have a great weekend !
by Carol Stewart | Aug 27, 2021 | Blog, Latest News, Uncategorised
In this edition
- Community Care Live
- Free CPD event
Community Care Live
After nearly 18 months, we finally get the opportunity to attend live events ! Although we are still not out of the woods yet, we all still need to take precautions and do everything we can to reduce the spread of COVID 19 and keep ourselves safe and well.
Community Care Live, is one of the leading industry events for social workers and employers of social workers. The 2 day event includes a wide range of free seminars, exhibitors, employers, training companies and much more. The event is free to registered social workers, and takes place at the Business Centre on the 12th and 13th October
Chinara Enterprises will be exhibiting for the first time at this event, and we shall also be hosting a free networking event on the evening of the 12th October, straight after the first day of the exhibition
We have a unique link especially for our readers, to register for the event for free, if you are a registered social worker. To register for the event using our unique link click here
Attending Community Care Live, will enable you to not only meet your CPD requirements for Social Work registration, if you are looking for work, you will get the opportunity to meet with prospective employers
We shall be have information about the services we have on offer, as well as some very special event offers. We look forward to seeing you there !
Free CPD event
Following our last live event on how to meet the CPD requirements for social work registration, we shall be hosting more live events on how to meet the CPD requirements. We are holding them at times to suit you. We will be talking through some examples of how to record on your Social Work England account, and provide an opportunity for you to share your examples .
To register visit our events page, and whilst you are there checkout our latest events.
Why not take out annual membership and benefit from huge savings and special offers for members and free events. Click on this page to find out more.
by Carol Stewart | Jun 28, 2021 | Blog, Latest News, Uncategorised
In this edition
- Consultation on the health and well being of social workers. social care, nurses, midwives , allied health professionals
- Free live stream event
- Latest events
Consultations
Kings College London are conducting research to explore the health and wellbeing of social workers, social care workers, nurses, midwives, Allied Healthcare Professional’s (AHPs), in UK during the Pandemic to formulate recommendations for improvements.
They ran 2 previous surveys (Phase 1 May-July 2020 and Phase 2 Nov 2020-Jan 2021) focussing on overall well-being and work-related quality of life decreased across the health and social care workforce during the pandemic.
What’s happening now?
Their current phase 3 survey (May-July 2021) is again examining the quality of working life, mental well-being, burnout and coping of social care workers, social care workers, midwives, nurses, AHPs as they continue to work in the post-pandemic phase. They want to explore what’s changed over the last six months.
If you are a social worker, social care worker, midwife, nurse or AHP, who is currently employed (this includes working as an agency/bank worker) or self-employed in the UK during the Covid -19 pandemic (children’s or adults services and in any setting) then please share your experiences with by completing a short survey. Please click on the survey link below for further information on the study and the questionnaire to complete. This takes around 15 minutes to complete.
Please click here to see some further information on the study and a questionnaire which will take 15 minutes to complete.
This is a joint project between the King’s College London research unit and teams from Ulster University, Queen’s University Belfast, Bath Spa University – it has full ethical approval.
Live streamed event
Last year I went live on facebook to talk about meeting the CPD requirements for Social Work England. I had a good response, so I have decided to host another one !
I will be sharing useful tips on how to meet the CPD requirements for Social Work England, as well as reflecting on the proposed changes to CPD standards.
Click on this link to watch live on 24th July
Latest events
All social workers by law have to maintain their continual professional development (CPD) on a regular basis. The CPD also needs to be recorded on their Social Work England account.
Chinara Enterprises has a range of CPD events and 1-1 services to support social workers maintain CPD.
Checkout our upcoming events. Chinara members benefit from huge savings on all events.
Why not take out annual membership and benefit from huge savings and special offers for members and free events. Click on this page to find out more.
by Carol Stewart | May 25, 2021 | Blog, Latest News, Uncategorised
Many of you who are on the Social Work England registered will have recorded and reflected on your CPD over the past year, and should be well underway in doing the same this year.
During the first year of their regulation of social work in England, they specified a minimum requirement of at least one piece of CPD, although they recommended recording at least 4 times per year.
On the website there are 2 versions of the template to record your CPD, some found the unstructured form easier to use.
They have also produced guidance for registrants who are not in direct front line practice, or currently not working.
As part of a series of reviews they are undertaking, Social Work England are carrying out a consultation on the CPD standards.
They are seeking views on the following :
- An increase in the number of CPD entries from 1 to 2
- Setting broad themes for CPD
- The proposed template for recording
- Social workers speaking with a registered social work peer as part of their CPD
- Changes to validation
- Measuring the impact
To take part in the consultation click on this link, the survey closes 5pm , August 11.
At Chinara Enterprises we have a plethora of resources and affordable, flexible CPD to help social workers meet Social Work England’s requirement.
Free events for our members.
We have some free bite sized 30 minute sessions for our members coming up. You can RSVP to these events if you are logged in as a member on the learning and development platform on this site.
The free 30 minute bite sized events we have coming up are:
Shefali Shah , Director of Kingsley Knight Training will be sharing 5 key legal takeaways from her recent publication A Child’s Legal Journey through care and the importance for social care professionals to keep up to date with the law.10/6/21 : 6pm-6.30
Subscribers to the site can get a special offer on the book, click on the event for more details
Developing Self Confidence : 30/6/21
“Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re probably right” Henry Ford
In this short taster session we will consider how our thinking patterns can impact on our self-confidence. And we will explore some of the confidence building tips and techniques that will enable you to take more control of your life.
If you are not a paid or registered member and would like to join, then contact us for more information, or visit our membership information on the site
Support to maintain your personal and professional development
We have a great range of learning and development events taking place over the next few months.
Group reflective supervision sessions for adults: 27th May for adults social workers
Understanding stress, pressure and burnout: June 1st
Group reflective supervision for child and family social workers: 9th June
Click on the latest events section of the website to see details of other events and to book your place.
To access the discounted rate for the events you will need to be logged in as a member. If you are not a member and would like to join, then sign up on the membership page
