TheSocial Care Workforce Research Unit:Contemporary Issuesand Debates inSocial Work Education, Research Practice
Reforming child welfare:insights from Australasia
Monday27 June 2016 at King’s College London
In this seminar Professor Connolly will share her experiences of child welfare reform efforts in Australia and New Zealand. Situating these reforms within a broader frame of political change across the public sector, she will discuss the ways in which reform occurs within a dynamic and quickly changing environment. She explores what she considers are important elements supporting successful reform, including building knowledge frameworks that are accessible to practitioners, creating service pathways that are more responsive to the needs of children and families, developing a child-centredorganizational culture, and nurturing organizationalleadership around a coherent vision.
ThisSeminar will take place between 1.45pmand 3.45pm in Room 1.34in the Policy Institute on the 1st floor of theVirginia Woolf Building, King’s College London, 22 Kingsway, London WC2B 6LE (nearest station: Holborn)
The seminars in this series are by invitation only. If you wish to attend please contact by 20June 2016