Our new episode is live! 🎧 As CASCADE closes out the #GoodCommunicationMatters season, Donald Forrester unpacks motivational interviewing in social work - encouraging empathic & collaborative communication whilst working with families. Listen now: buff.ly/PuAwUiK #SocialWork #SocialCare

Sign up to Monday's webinar! ✍️ 'Siblings Raising Siblings: The Invisible Kinship Carers' Speaker: Dr Lorna Stabler ( @lornastabler.bsky.social ) 📆 Mon 5th Oct ⏰ 1 - 2pm 📍 Online, Teams Find out more and sign up: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/859c02... #KinshipCareWeek2026 #Kinshipcare (1/3)

🎧 Kicking off our new season of the podcast, CASCADE Director Donald Forrester discusses using Motivational Interviewing in social work to blend empathy, collaboration & communication within statutory child & family practice. The new episode drops on Wednesday - listen below for a sneak peek! 👀

Last week to sign up, don't miss out! 🍂 WEBINAR: 'Supporting people's needs for love and intimacy: What's the role for mental health social care?' with Brynmor Lloyd-Evans 📆 Tues 22nd September ⏰ 13:00 - 14:00 📍 Online, Teams Find out more and sign up: buff.ly/WZpRH9X #SocialCare #SocialWork

This is happening next week! Sign up today ✍️ 🍂 WEBINAR: 'What is good practice in working with parents in child and family work?' with Dorottya Cserző 📆 Weds 16th September ⏰ 12:00 📍 Online, Teams Find out more and register: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/c27cfc... #SocialCare #SocialWork

One week to go! Register today. ✍️ 🍂 WEBINAR: 'How to co-produce end of life research with people with a learning disability' Speaker: Irene Tuffrey-Wijne 📆 Weds 9th September ⏰ 12:00 - 13:00 📍 Online, Teams Find out more and sign up: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/f933e1... #SocialCare

Coming up next month, don't miss out and register today! 🍂 WEBINAR: 'Supporting people's needs for love and intimacy: What's the role for mental health social care?' with Brynmor Lloyd-Evans 📆 Tues 22nd September ⏰ 13:00 📍 Online, Teams Register: buff.ly/WZpRH9X #SocialCare #SocialWork (1/3)

Coming up soon! Sign up today! 🍂 WEBINAR: 'What is good practice in working with parents in child and family work?' with Dorottya Cserző 📆 Weds 16th September ⏰ 12:00 - 13:00 📍 Online, Teams Register: buff.ly/i8gL1gV #SocialCare #SocialWork #FamilySocialWork #ChildSocialCare (1/2)

Our first Autumn webinar is coming up soon... don't miss out - sign up today! 🍂 'How to co-produce end of life research with people with a learning disability' with Irene Tuffrey-Wijne 📆 Weds 9th September ⏰ 12:00 📍 Online, Teams Register: buff.ly/kSyWC1X #SocialCare #PalliativeCare (1/2)

📣 Our newest podcast episode is live! Hear from Robert Lomax about how Bourdieu's theories of how people participate in society can help improve multi-disciplinary social work. Listen now and don't forget to subscribe on your podcast platform of choice! 🎧 buff.ly/y1d6IS5 #SocialWork #Sociology

The weather's getting cooler... Sign up to the first of our Autumn webinars! 🍂 Check out the thread for the upcoming events 👇 and register for free on our website: www.exchangewales.org/upcoming-eve... #SocialCare #SocialCareResearch #SocialWork #CPDSocialWork #Sociology

📣 This Friday, 12pm - Keep an eye out for our latest podcast episode! 🎧 We're diving into sociology in this episode as Robert Lomax joins us to discuss his research on how Bourdieu's ideas of how people participate in society can help to improve multi-disciplinary social work. Here's a preview! 👇

Our newest podcast episode is live! 🎧 In our latest episode, we chatted with Rosie Canning, about her new book: 'In Care and Incredible'. Rosie shared insights on her own care experience and her mission to de-stigmatise care experience in literature. LISTEN NOW: buff.ly/SNQG0MT #SocialCare

Last few days to sign up to the Annual Adoption Lecture before Monday... Sarah Johal will present on how to enhance adoption services through evidence-based, relationship-focused approaches. 📆 Mon 13th July ⏰ 2 - 3:30pm 📍 Online, Teams Find out more and sign up: buff.ly/sHBeISH #Adoption

This is happening NEXT week! 📣 Sarah Johal from Adoption England will be presenting on how to enhance adoption services through evidence-based, relationship-focused approaches. 📆 Mon 13th July ⏰ 2 - 3:30pm 📍 Online, Teams Find out more and sign up: buff.ly/sHBeISH #Adoption #SocialCare

Our Annual Adoption Lecture is happening in two weeks! 📣 📆 Mon 13th July ⏰ 2 - 3:30pm 📍 Online, Teams Sign up today: buff.ly/sHBeISH Adoption in England faces challenges from increasing children's needs complexity, systemic pressures & the need for more responsive, evidence-based practice. 👇

Next month! 📣 'Modernising Adoption in England: A National Collaborative Approach to Improving Outcomes for Children and Families' with Sarah Johal MBE 📆 Monday 13th July ⏰ 2 - 3:30pm 📍 Online, Teams Sign up today: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/4d4034... #Adoption #ChildSocialCare

Out now! Listen to our new podcast on informal kinship care of children 🎧 "Children do safety plan... They are constantly thinking 'Ooh, what's going to happen in that situation?'... it's so important for families to be actively engaging in those conversations." Listen now: buff.ly/aneDCz2

Last few days to sign up to our Young Carers webinar! 📆 22nd June ⏰ 12:00 - 13:00 📍 Teams Register: buff.ly/iJXcepJ Did you know the prevalence of young carers is 17% in Wales? Young carers should be studied as a larger & more diverse population in terms of their caring responsibilities. (1/3)

One week to go! Register for the final webinar in our Informal Carers Conference 🌸 'Raised by Relatives: The Experiences of Black and Asian Kinship Carers in England' Presenter: Dr Priya Tah 📆 Weds 24th June ⏰ 12:00 - 13:00 📍 Online, Teams Sign up for free: buff.ly/uJQ6Uu8 #InformalCarers

This Friday, 12pm - stay tuned for our new podcast episode! 🎧 "Who else from my friendship group can I turn to... and just have a vent about it? You can't, because nobody else is in this same situation." Hear from Rose & Lorna about the informal kinship care of children 👇 #InformalCare

It's Learning Disability Week! 💜 This week, have a look through our resources and webinars from our 2024 conference 'Being Seen, Heard and Valued' - www.exchangewales.org/being-seen-h... #LDWeek2026 #SocialCareRsearch (1/3)

Our second podcast from our conference series comes out this Friday! 🌸 In this episode we were joined by Rose, an informal carer, and Lorna Stabler, CASCADE researcher, to talk about informal kinship care of children and young people. Have a listen to what's coming up 👇 #InformalCare #KinshipCare

Coming up soon! Sign up to the 3rd webinar in our Informal Carers Conference 🌸 'From problematic tasks to manageable roles: Supporting young carers as a large but diverse population' Presenter: Dr Ed Janes 📆 Mon 22nd June ⏰ 12:00 - 13:00 📍 Teams Sign up: buff.ly/xX40QV5 #InformalCarers

🎧 Listen to our new podcast episode from Sarah Donnelly: www.buzzsprout.com/1788148/epis... "Some [carers] didn't necessarily recognise the behaviours as harmful, they just saw it as secondary to that person's presenting health or social care needs..." #InformalCare #InformalCarers #SocialCare

Tomorrow at 12pm 🎧 "For some, the term 'carer harm' didn't really resonate for them...[or] they were genuinely fearful about coming forward and opening up about their experiences." - Sarah Donnelly on unintentional carer harms in Ireland. Subscribe to be notified: buff.ly/QGrL1jb #InformalCare

We're delighted to be joined by Sarah Johal, Adoption England, for our annual Adoption Lecture this year. 📆 Mon 13th July ⏰ 2 - 3:30pm 📍 Online Find out more and sign up today: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/4d4034... #Adoption #ChildSocialCare #SocialCare @cascaderesearch.bsky.social (1/2)

TODAY at 1pm! 🚨 Last chance to sign up to our first conference webinar 👇 'Nearest Relatives Resources - Empowering carers in the mental health system' with Professor Judy Laing, Dr Kevin Stone and Dr Jeremy Dixon. Sign up: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/b73115... #InformalCare

'Frequently care and support wasn't offered until things were in a crisis situation... Some of the narratives from the health and social care providers was "well there's people much worse than you out there."' Listen on Friday 12/06: www.buzzsprout.com/1788148 #SocialCare #Carers #SocialWork

Last week to go! Sign up to the 2nd webinar of our Informal Carers conference 🌸 'Beyond the Breaking Point: Addressing the Civic Debt of Unpaid Care in Wales' Presenter: Dr Maria Cheshire-Allen 📆 Tues 16th June ⏰ 12:00 - 13:00 📍 Online, Teams Sign up for free: buff.ly/sJLio9y #InformalCarers