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Annual Social Work and Social Care Research Conference 2024

The 11th Annual Social Work and Social Care Conference was hosted in the iconic surroundings of Belfast Castle on 20 March 2024.

The theme was: ‘Collaborating to deliver safe and effective services: how research supports identity and addresses challenges?’

Whilst the conference has been running successfully for the last decade, 2024 was the first year that it was hosted by the Social Care Council.

Want an overview of the event – read our conference report Research and Evidence conference Report 2024.

To stay informed including when next year’s conference is announced or the call for abstracts, sign up to our mailing list here, or email SWSCResearchConference@hscni.net.

Social Care Council Chief Executive Patricia Higgins with the Council’s Senior Leadership Team, conference organiser Anne McGlade and Chief Social Worker Aine Morrison.
Social Care Council Chief Executive Patricia Higgins with the Council’s Senior Leadership Team, conference organiser Anne McGlade and Chief Social Worker Aine Morrison.
Social Care Council Chief Executive Patricia Higgins with Dr Paula McFadden of Ulster University and Patricia Nicholl of Queen’s University and with Carolyn Ewart of BASW NI and Dr Alan Maddock of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.
Graduates of the Research Methods Programme of the University of Ulster

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