SWCONF21 Schedule (detailed)

SWCONF21 programme (subject to change)

8th National Child Protection and Welfare Social Work Conference Revitalising child protection and welfare social work:

innovations, hope, and community

University College Cork, Ireland (online conference) 22nd October 2021

Register: https://swconf.ucc.ie/reg/ @swconfucc

8th National Child Protection and Welfare Social Work Conference University College Cork, Ireland (online conference) 22nd October 2021

2 https://swconf.ucc.ie @swconfucc

All entries are local Irish time (GMT). Please adjust accordingly if attending from outside of Ireland.

8.30-9.00 Login to the online conference platform

9.00-9.10 Welcome: Dr Kenneth Burns, SWCONF21 committee Title: Revitalising Child Protection and Welfare Social Work: Innovations, Hope, and Community

9.10-9.15 Harry Venning, introducing instant cartoon art 9.20-9.45 Keynote: Professor Conor O’Mahony, School of Law, UCC & Special Rapporteur on Child Protection

Title: Child Protection Law at a Crossroads 9.50–10.15 Keynote: Professor Anna Gupta, Department of Social Work, Royal Holloway, University of London

Title: Poverty Matters: Rights and Relationships in Child Protection Practice 10.20-10.45

Keynote: Gerard Brophy, Chief Social Worker, TUSLA, Child and Family Agency Title: Tusla Child Protection: Present Positions and Future Choices

10.45-11.00 Q+A with keynotes 11.00-11.05 Prize draw

11.05-11.20 Break

11.20–1.10

Symposium A: Continuing the Conversation – The IASW Response to the Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes. (see below for details)

11.20–1.10

Symposium B: Using the ACE Evidence Base to Revitalise Existing and Develop New Social Work Responses to Children and Families who Experience Adversities Known as “Household Dysfunction” (see below for details)

11.20–1.10 8 x parallel sessions (see below for details)



All parallel sessions and symposia will run at the same time. Most parallel sessions will be recorded and made available to delegates for a set period of time after the conference. The order of presentations will mostly be as listed below. You do not need to pre-register for parallel sessions.

11.20–1.10

Room 1: Current issues and challenges Chair: Marie MacSweeney

Author: Byrne, M., Graham, H. Title: Social Work at a Distance – Hope, Innovation and Community Organisation: TUSLA, Child and Family Agency Author : Fulham, S., Davis, H. Boylan, C. Title: What works when supporting parents with second generational child protection concerns Organisation: Meath Springboard Family Support Services CLG, TUSLA Author: Elliffe, R., Holt, S., Curry, P., Gregory, S. Title: Social Work Practice and Domestic Abuse in the Covid Context Organisation: Trinity College, Dublin. Author: O’Donoghue, E. Title: Fabricated or Induced Illness in Serious Case Reviews: A Thematic Analysis Organisation: Children’s Health Ireland, Crumlin. Author: Kala Gurung, J. Title: Is authority a dirty word in children and family social work? Protecting children while respecting family’s human rights Organisation: University of Birmingham.

Room 2: Innovative practices in child protection social work

Chair: Caroline McGregor Author: McGregor, C., Devaney, C. Title: Supportive Protection and Protective Support: An innovative practice and supervision model for child protection and welfare social work Organisation: NUI Galway Author: Cosgrove, N., Hedigan, M., Cavaliero, T. Title: The WRAP- A Community-Based Response to the Protection and Welfare Needs of Children and Young People in Sligo & Leitrim Organisation: Sligo Leitrim Home Youth Liaison Service. Author: MacDonald, M., Hennessey, C. Mooney, S., Coulter, S., Fargas, M. Title: Evaluation of Barnardos Post-Adoption Service: the views and experiences of adoptive parents and young people. Organisations: Queens University Belfast, Barnardos Post- Adoption Service Author: McGrath, M. Title: Reflections on “Words & Pictures” in Child Protection & Welfare Practice Organisation: TUSLA, Child and Family Agency Author: Corbett, M. Title: An Exploration of the Transformative Potential of the Planned Family Court and Family Justice Reforms for Child Care Proceedings and Child Protection Social Work Organisation: Child Care Law Reporting Project

Room 3: Relationship-based social work

Chair: Siobhan Bruen Author: Walker, S., Lloyd, A. Title: Putting Children and Families at the Heart of Work Organisation: Leeds City Council – Children and Family Services Author: Lynch, S., Lotty, M. Title: Finding the Common Ground: Families, Relationships and Child-Focused Practice in Foster Care Organisations: Health Service Executive Author: Pascoe, K.M. Title: Examining the Distribution of Time, Relationships with Service Users and Perceptions of Bureaucracy: A Survey of Frontline Social Workers in Northern Ireland Organisation: Ulster University Author: Daniels, M. Title: Exploring the Lived Experiences of Foster Carers: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis Organisation: University College Cork Author: Byrne, E., Nic Mhuiris, C. Title: Towards a Framework for Kinship Care in Ireland. Organisation: Kinship Care Ireland.

Room 4: Research on child protection social work (A)

Chair: Joanne Rose Author: Palmer, A. Title: Adoption from Foster Care on the Cusp of Adulthood: Learning from the Irish Adoptee Experience Organisation: University College Dublin Author: Connolly, D., Quinn, E., O’Rourke, N. Title: Developing National Standards for Children’s Social Services, Informed by the Lived Experiences of Children and Young People Using these Services Organisation: Health Information Quality Authority Author: Morrissey, B. Title: Teaching Personal Safety to Children with Special Needs: A Quantitative Study of Child Safeguarding Curricular Approaches in Special Schools in Ireland Organisation: Dublin City University Author: Coulter, S., Mooney, S. Title: ‘They shouldn’t have to ask’: Exploring the Need for Specialist Mental Health Services for Care-Experienced and Adopted Children Organisation: Queens University, Belfast. Author: McCaughren, S., Holt, S., Parkes, A., Vakamulla, T. Title: Silence in the Courtroom, Silence in the Street? The Extent to Which Children’s Voices are Meaningfully Heard in Irish Family Law Proceeding Organisations: School of Social Work and Social Policy, Trinity College Dublin; School of Law, University College Cork.



11.20–1.10

Room 5: Research on child protection social work (B)

Chair: Caroline Shore Author: Cronin, J. Title: O Sister, Where Art Thou? An Examination of the Rights to a Sibling Relationship for Children in Care in Ireland Organisation: University College Cork Author: Murphy, J. Title: The Implications of Lack of Dedicated Research into Children in Care Organisation: EPIC (Empowering People in Care) Author: Mc Crory, S. Title: Examining Specific Leadership Competencies of Medical Social Workers used in Managing Child Protection Cases within Multi-disciplinary Teams in a Children’s Hospital. Organisation: Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) at Crumlin Author: Saunders, E. Title: An Examination of how Child and Family Social Work Practitioners Reach Decisions Pertaining to Contact for Children in State Care and their Birth Families Organisation: University College Cork Author: Mooney, J. Title: Making Retrospective Disclosures of Childhood Sexual Abuse to Child Protection Services: What helps or hinders? Organisation: University College Dublin

Room 6: Technological advances Chair: Fiachra Ó Súilleabháin

Author: Griffin, A. Title: An Evaluation of the ISPCC’s One to One E Therapeutic Support Service and Future Plans Organisation: ISPCC Author: Kelleher, P., Ó Súilleabháin, F., Cuskelly, K., Burns, K. Title: Social Media Abuse of Social Workers: What do Practitioners and Managers in Child Protection & Welfare Need to Know? Organisations: Health Service Executive, TUSLA, Child and Family Agency, University College Cork Author: Kirwan, D. Title: The Use of Technology in Child Care Proceedings: Progress in a Time of Pandemic Organisation: Member of the Child and Family Law Committee at the Law Society of Ireland Author: Murphy, C., McGarry, S. Title: IASW Social Work During Covid Survey 2020 Organisation: Irish Association of Social Work (IASW) Author: Goddard, A. Title: Checking In Not Checking Up: Use of Chat Apps for Relationship Based Practice Organisation: Loughborough University

Room 7: Education and training Chair: Rachel McCormack

Author: Brady , E. Title: Supporting Care-experienced Adults’ Educational Journeys: ‘Linked Lives’ over the life course Organisation: Trinity College Dublin Author: Feeney, A., Caroline Roe, Marian Durand and Bernard Barrett Title: Creating Learning Communities through Research and Information Mentoring – some lessons learned from journal clubs and shared learning groups within Tusla, Child and Family Agency Organisation: TUSLA, Child and Family Agency Author: Walsh, K. Title: An Exploration of the Educational Experiences of Young People who were in Residential Care in Ireland Organisation: Student Social Worker Author: Power, K. Jump, O. Title: Revitalising Education: Use of Extended Reality in the Legal Education of Social Work Students Organisations: University College Cork, Munster Technological University. Author: Nohilly, M., Treacay, M. Title: Revitalising Child Protection Work in Primary Schools: Enhancing Inter-agency Communication and Co-operation between Social Workers and School Personnel Organisation: Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick.

Room 8: Critical practice contexts Chair: Nuala Roche

Author: Swann, J., O’Malley, S. Title: Has the Time Come for a National Advocacy Service for Parents of Children in Care in Ireland? Organisation: Clarecare Author: Downes, L. Title: Child and Family Well-being in the COVID-19 Context: A Critical Literature Review Organisation: Trinity College Dublin Author: Grabiec, J. Title: Building Solidarity: Reconfiguring Statutory Social Work with Migrant Families Organisation: Trinity College Dublin Author: Labreche, C., Kawash, R. Title: Promoting Cultural Awareness and Migrant Positive Engagement Organisation: New Communities Partnership Author: O’Leary, D., Lyons, O. Title: A Child Maltreatment Surveillance System in Ireland: Exploring Prospects and Potential Benefits Organisations: University College Cork. TUSLA, Child and Family Agency, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto



Room 9: Symposium A, 11.20-1 Chair: Vivian Geiran Author: Majella Hickey (IASW board member and occupational social worker Irish Defence Forces), Vivian Gerian (Chair, IASW), Claire McGettrick (IASW board member and co-director CLANN project), and Professor Vasilios Ioakimidis (University of Essex) Title: Continuing the Conversation: The IASW response to the report of the Commission of Investigation into

Mother and Baby Homes. Organisation: IASW

*** This symposium will not be recorded ***

Room 10: Symposium B, 11.20-1 Chair: Mary Kennedy Author: Kennedy, Mary Title: Using the ACE evidence base to revitalise social work responses to children and families who experience “household dysfunction” Organisation: Trinity College Dublin; TUSLA, Child and Family Agency

*** This symposium will not be recorded ***

1.10-2.00

1.35-1.50

Break / lunchtime activity / networking opportunity using OnAir’s “Meeting Hub” Comedy and Social Work: Sinead Quinlan, comedian, RTÉ’s The Den & MSW graduate, UCC

2.00-2.25

Keynote: Claire McGettrick, IASW Board Member, CLANN project, Magdalene Names Project, IRC Scholar, UCD Title: Illegitimate' Knowledge? The Pathologisation of Adopted People in Policy and Practice in Ireland

2.30-2.55

Keynote: Dr Helen Beckett, Director, Safer Young Lives Research Centre & Reader in Child Protection and Children's Rights, University of Bedfordshire Title: Child Sexual Exploitation: Complexities and Challenges

3.00-3.10 Q+A with keynotes 3.10-3.15 Prize Draw

3.15-3.25 Break

3.25-3.50

Keynote: Professor Jill Duerr Berrick, School of Social Welfare, University of California, Berkeley, USA Title: International Trends in Child Protection: Key Messages from 50 Countries

3.50-4.00 Q+A with Professor Jill Duerr Berrick 4.00-4.30 Grand prize draw & closing comments: Emer Saunders, Social Work Team Leader, TUSLA + SWCONF21 committee

Conference organised by: Child protection and welfare and alternative care social work teams, and Workforce Learning and Development, TUSLA, the Child and Family Agency; the

Irish Association of Social Workers (Southern Region SIG); and @UCCsocialwork, School of Applied Social Studies, University College Cork, Ireland.



Documents

SWCONF21 Schedule (detailed)