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On this page you’ll find recordings, videos and presentations from our Lunchtime Seminars. If you wish to attend future seminars find out more by visiting our Events Page.
*Not all seminars are recorded.
**The presentations remain the property of the organisation/presenter(s) and cannot be used by anyone else.
2026 Lunchtime Seminars
Community development in Social Work: widening the circle beyond health and social care
Presented by Brendan McKeever, (Individual with lived experience) Independent review of website, Annie McAnallen – NI Probation Service, Paul Eaton, Education Authority, Katherine McElroy, Patient Client Council, Michael Ferris, Children’s Reform Coorinator, Northern Health and Social Care Trust.
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Children’s Safeguarding Social Workers’ Experiences of Wellbeing Supports to Cope with Work Demands
Presented by Lauren McBride, Senior Social Worker, South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust.
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You can also listen to the seminar below.
NSPCC and Childline: offers, supports and direct services to children, young people and families
Presented by Angela McNally, Partnership Service Manager, NSPCC, alongside Team Managers.
Videos shown during the presentation can be found below.
- NSPCC Pregnancy in Mind
- Leaves on a Stream | Mindfulness practice
- NSPCC: Helping children and families recover from domestic abuse (short version)
- Young Witness Service supported by the Department of Justice
- Minister Long meets Sebastian the therapy dog at NSPCC
- What Happens When You Contact Childline? | Childline
- Report Remove: removing nude images online
- A tour of our NSPCC Northern Ireland Hub (For Children)
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You can also listen to the seminar below.
Using Research in Adult Safeguarding Practice: Learning from the Adult Safeguarding Programme Specialist Award
Presented by Professor Jacqueline McGarry, PiP Lead, Regional Coordinator ASP, BHSCT, Scott Fleming, Adult Safeguarding PiP Rep, NHSCT, Lauren Floyd, Social Worker, SHSCT, Laura Watson, Social Worker, SHSCT, James Breslin, Senior Practitioner, BHSCT.
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You can also listen to the seminar below.
Supporting LGBTQ+ people across the life-course – an international comparison
Presented by Professor Gary Mallon, Child Welfare Practitioner and Dr Danielle Mackle, Lecturer in Social Work, Queen’s University Belfast.
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Developing research skills in palliative care: staff stress, advance care planning and compassionate communities
Presented by Aislinn Delaney, Social Work Team Leader, Northern Ireland Hospice, Mags Whitehead Antrim Hospital, NHSCT, Eibhlin McNamara Bereavement Coordinator & Palliative Care Social Worker, St Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin and Natasha Nicholl Social Work Team Leader, Community Older People, WHSCT.
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The Moral and Fiscal Costs of Social Worker Turnover in Child Protection Social Work
Presented by Paula McFadden, Professor of Social Work, Ulster University and Gillian Martin, Senior Economist, Ulster University.
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Guidance on Supporting Social Workers: helping social workers thrive in their role
Presented by Aine Morrison, Chief Social Work Officer and Susan Ritchie, Professional Officer, Office of Social Services, Department of Health, with Carolyn Ewart, Independent Consultant.
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Post-qualifying Education: The Facilitating and Restraining Factors that Influence Decisions on Whether to Engage with Post Qualifying Assessed Programmes
Presented by Diane McGarvey, Social Services Learning and Development Officer, Northern Health and Social Care Trust.
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Protecting Animals, Protecting People: The Link and its Relevance in Social Work and Social Care
Presented by Andrea Lynch and Rebecca Stephens, Links Group.
“I couldn’t leave my dog” — real stories of finding Freedom from domestic abuse | Dogs Trust
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2025 Lunchtime Seminars
Planning for failure: Personal Education Plans (PEPs) for children in care in Northern Ireland
Presented by Dr. Patricia Nicholl, Queen’s University Belfast.
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Eating, Drinking and Swallowing (Dysphagia) Awareness Session
Presented by Alison Ferris, AHP Consultant (Public Health Agency), Clare Stevenson, Dysphagia Co-ordinator (South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust), Jemma Jackson, Dysphagia Team Dietician, (Northern Health and Social Care Trust).
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Introduction to the Northern Ireland Framework of Integrated Therapeutic Care (NIFITC)
Presented by: Edel Walsh, Regional Social Work Lead (SPPG), Lynsey Black and Paulene Burns, (NIFITC Trust Implementation Leads).
Click here to watch ‘Developmental and Relational Trauma’.
Click here to watch ‘Introducing the Framework’.
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Recognising and reflecting upon the evolution of school based social work in Northern Ireland
Presented by School Social Work Network: Dylan Sloan, Charlene Hill and Eimear Rafferty.
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Residential staff’s perspective on the model of attachment practice
Presented by Dr. Tom Cassidy, Director of Children and Families and Executive Director of Social Work, Western Health and Social Care Trust
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You can access older seminars below.