On this page you’ll find presentations from our Social Care Managers Forum.
*The presentations remain the property of the organisation/presenter(s) and cannot be used by anyone else.
June 2025 – Social Care Managers’ Forum Presentations
Today, tomorrow and the future
Presented by:
Declan McAllister,
Interim Chief Executive, Social Care Council
Standards for Employers of Social Workers and Social Care Workers
Presented by:
Helen McVicker,
Interim Co-Director of Regulation and Standards, Social Care Council
DBS Barring Workshop
Presented by:
Sean Maskey,
Regional Outreach Adviser, Disclosure and Barring Service
Complaints Standards – One set of complaint handling procedures for public bodies and comissioned services
Presented by:
Julie Healy, Director, Improvement, Engagement and Impact, Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman
Michaela Mackin, Policy and Engagement Officer, Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman
Meeting loneliness together
Presented by:
Mandy Cowden, Professional Adviser, Social Care Council
Mairead Harkin, Workplace Devlopment Officer/Digital Learning Lead, Social Care Council
The importance of Learning and Development for social care
Presented by:
Jane McMillan, Professional Social Work Officer, Department of Health
Care in Practice Framework – the journey so far
Presented by:
Paul Rooney, Professional Adviser, Social Care Council
H&SC Diplomas Review – Update
Presented by:
Sharon Foster, Workforce Devlopment Officer, Social Care Council
Launch of Care in Practice Framework – Interactive Web Resource – over to you
Presented by:
Mairead Harkin, Workforce Devlopment Officer/Learning Digital Learning Lead, Social Care Council
Paul Rooney, Professional Adviser, Social Care Council
Spring 2024 – Social Care Managers’ Forum Presentations
Turning the dial on social care
Presented by:
Patricia Higgins,
Chief Executive, Social Care Council
What does the Care in Practice Framework mean for you and your staff?
Presented by:
Mervyn Bothwell and Meta Keenan,
Professional Advisers, Social Care Council
The underpinning principles and their use in all social care roles
Presented by:
Ms Sarah Penney, Associate Director,
My Home Life NI, School of Nursing
and Paramedic Science (SoNP)
My life in a care home
Presented by:
Linda Craig, Regional Lead Patient Client Experience, Public Health Agency
Dalrene Masson, Project Lead for Patient Client Experience/
Care Homes, Public Health Agency
Values-based retention toolkit – What works in valuing and keeping social care practitioners?
Presented by:
Mairead Harkin, Workforce Development
Officer/Lead for Digital Learning,
Social Care Council
Supporting a proud workforce in a digtial age
Presented by:
Ruth Hutchison,
Head of Registration Services,
Social Care Council
Declan McAllister,
Director of Registration and Corporate Services,
Social Care Council
Autumn 2023 – Social Care Managers’ Forum Presentations
Understanding Visual Impairments with Empatheyes to Enhance Care
Presented by:
Mark Nattriss, Business Development Executive, Empatheyes
Social Care Worker Referrals to Fitness to Practice – 2012-2022
Presented by:
Helen Vicker, Head of Fitness to Practice, Social Care Council
RQIA Inspection Support Volunteers Initiative
Presented by:
Amanda Jackson, Assistant Director, Adult Care Services Directorate, RQIA
The Care in Practice Framework: Discovery of Social Care Managers’ Attitudes, Needs and Expectations
Presented by:
Jonathan Synnott, Design and Research Lead, Big Motive
Social Care Reform – Update on Level 2 Qualification, Traineeships and Apprenticeships
Presented by:
Paul Rooney, Professional Adviser, Social Care Council
Learning and Development Planning
Presented by:
Colin Smith, Assistant Director of Organisational Development, Inspire
Review of Registrants’ Forum Engagement
Presented by:
Marian O’Rourke, Director of Regulations and Standards and Rita McCullagh, Head of Strategic Communications and Engagment
Social Care Council
A New Social Care App – Progress so Far
Presented by:
Declan McAllister, Director, Registration and Corporate Services, Social Care Council
Supporting People in Care Homes this Winter – What Can We Do?
Presented by:
Caroline Lecky, Nurse Consultant Care Homes, Public Health Agency
Spring 2023 – Social Care Managers’ Forum Presentations
How to keep social care workers?
Presented by:
Shirley Boyle, Sessional Professional Advisor
Staff Retention
Presented by:
Dory Kidd, Senior Director, Harmony Community Care Services
You can watch the video on Staff Retention by clicking the link: Staff Retention
Workforce Planning – Supporting Staff Talent
Presented by:
Darren Campbell, Disability Daycare Manager, SHSCT
Apprenticeships
Presented by:
Michael Harris, Head of Apprenticeships Development & Marketing, Department for the Economy
Care in Practice Framework update
Presented by:
Paul Rooney, Professional Adviser, Social Care Council,
Meta Keenan, Workforce Development Officer,
Social Care Council
Developing our Social Care Council App
Presented by:
Declan McAllister, Director of Registration and
Corporate Services, Social Care Council
Mairead Harkin, Workforce Development Officer,
Social Care Council
Autumn 2022 – Social Care Managers’ Forum Presentations
Learning Zone New User Experience
Presented by:
Mairead Harkin, Workforce Development Officer,
Digital Learning, Social Care Council (SCC)
The Humans of Inspection
Presented by:
Marie-Claire Quinn, Senior Inspector, Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority
Social care reform: Sector perspectives
Presented by:
Dr Shirley Boyle, Sessional Professional Adviser, SCC
Social care reform
Presented by:
Paul Rooney, Professional Adviser, SCC
Mervyn Bothwell, Professional Adviser, SCC
Meta Keenan, Workforce Development Officer, SCC
Mairead Harkin, Workforce Development Officer, SCC
Registration: Supporting an Innovative Workforce
Presented by:
Declan McAllister, Director of Regulation and Corporate Services, SCC
