1. Social work education participation (SWEP)
Keith Spink
Jill Scholl

2. What we will cover Aims of SWEP (Keith) SWEP sponsors (Keith)
Background to SWEP (Jill)
Demo of the SWEP Website (Keith)
Questions

3. Aims of SWEP
The mandatory involvement of users and carers in the new social work degree has the power to prepare the next generation of social workers for the new realities of 21st century practice.
The aim of this website is to share good practice around the participation of service users and carers in social work education.

4. Sponsors Developed by a partnership of: SCIE Shaping our Lives
University of Sussex
Steering group made of services users and carers, with experience in a variety of roles.
Funded by the Department of Health

5. Social Care Institute for Excellence
Launched in October 2001 as one of the new national bodies for social care
Independent registered charity – funded by government
Focus on improving social care practice across all ages and sectors

6. Social Care Institute for Excellence
SCIE produces evidence-based practical information for people working in social care
SCIE’s Work
Adults
Children and families’ services
Workforce development
Knowledge and Research

7. All SCIE resources are free www.scie.org.uk
SCIE produces
All SCIE resources are free
Consultation
e-learning
Guide
Joint publication
Knowledge review
Position paper
Reports
Research briefing
Research resource
Systematic map
Web resources

8. SCIE has published
Guide 4: Involving service users and carers in social work education ( )
SCIE Position paper 7: Common aims: a strategy to support service user involvement in social work education ( )
Social Care Online

9. Shaping Our Lives
independent user-controlled organisation, think tank and network - Established in 2002
Vision is of a society which is equal and fair where all people have the same opportunities, choices, rights and responsibilities – a society where people have choice and control over the way they live and the support services they use.

10. Shaping Our Lives: Aims
Support development of local user involvement
Shared voice to user controlled organisations
Facilitate service user involvement at a national level
Improve the quality of support people receive
Enable groups to link to other user-controlled groups

11. University of Sussex Royal Charter in August 1961
Has become a leading teaching and research institution.
In the top UK Times Higher Education University World Rankings
10,000 students (3,000 are postgraduates)

12. Services users and carers
Steering group made of 24 services users and carers, with experience in a variety of roles.
Jill Anderson, Mental Health in Higher Education, Lancaster University
Pete Atkins, Bournemouth University
Peter Beresford, Shaping our Lives
Fran Branfield, Shaping Our Lives
Steve Carey, Essex Coalition of Disabled People (ECDP)
Dorothy Carter (FOCUS)
Andy Cheng, Sussex University
Zana Collins, Worcestershire Association of Service Users
Tizzie Coleman, MASW Advisory Group University of Sussex
Mary Collett, Worcestershire Association of Service Users
Chris Essen, University of Leeds
Nigel Haydon, Carers in Partnership
Makayla Lewis, PHD Student at City University London
Lisa Malihi-Shoja (University of Lancashire)
Kay Malko, Disability Equality Trainer / Consultant
Teresa Morrison, Skills for Care
Eileen Mullhall, Worcestershire Association of Service Users
Kate Pieroudis, Action Disability Kensington and Chelsea
June Sadd
Jill Scholl (University of Sussex / Brighton)
Andrew Smith
Alan Stenning
Lindsey Thomas, Skills for Care
Terry Williams (Forum of Carers and Users of Services)

13. Social work education participation (SWEP)
Background to SWEP
Jill Scholl

14. Social work education participation (SWEP)
The mandatory involvement of users and carers in the new social work degree has the power to prepare the next generation of social workers for the new realities of 21st century practice.
But there is work to do to make sure that this involvement is of a consistently high standard.

15. Parts to the programme:
Good practice guidance to support participation in social work education (Series of products - December launch)
Conference in December
Develop a forum to take a strategic overview of the development of participation in social work education
And…

16. SWEP website
A website called Social work education participation (SWEP).
Prototype version was launched 9th July.
Final version will be launched in December.
Users to provide content

17. SWEP website How does it benefit: Service user Carers Organisations
What we require of our users?

18. Jill's journey What happens when you suddenly realise your a carer
Looking for support
Wanting to improve the support available to other carers

19. SWEP website Advantages of Jill using the SWEP website
Looking for service users and carers who want to be involved in Social work education participation
Pick up best practice
Learn from experiences of others

20. SWEP website You can use the website to:
View: Information by keyword, content type, region, organisation and user.
Share: News, events, key documents, videos and job vacancies.
Coming soon: Discussion forums, commenting, alerts. And your ideas?

21. www.socialworkeducation.org.uk SWEP website
Prototype website launched - 8th July 2009
Need feedback from users on prototype
Full website launched in December 2009.
Only as useful as the information which has been contributed

22. www.socialworkeducation.org.uk SWEP website
Access the website for free at
Postcards promoting the site are available from the SCIE stand

23. SWEP website
Website demo

24. Social work education participation (SWEP)
Any questions?