SOCIAL WORK SCOTLAND’S JUSTICE SOCIAL WORK CONFERENCE ‘Shifting the Balance’ from custody to community Tuesday 4 June 2024 Radisson Blu hotel, Glasgow city centre
PROGRAMME 0830hrs
Registration opens and refreshments available Exhibitions available to view and networking time
0930hrs
Conference commences Welcome Lynsey Smith Justice Standing Committee Chair, Social Work Scotland Conference Chair Professor Fergus McNeill Professor of Criminology & Social Work, University of Glasgow ‘Shifting the Balance’ from custody to community scene setting with Cat Dalrymple, Director of Justice, Scottish Government & Teresa Medhurst, Chief Executive, Scottish Prison Service SPS
1100hrs
Break Refreshments available Exhibitions available to view and networking time
1130hrs
Conference recommences From Custody to Community James Docherty, Advisor, Community Justice Scotland
1230hrs
Lunch break Exhibitions available to view and networking time
1315hrs
Conference recommences Balancing Act delivered by Geese Theatre An interactive performance exploring some of the dilemmas which Justice Social Workers face in 2024. How do you weigh up the impact of custodial and community sentences? How do you balance risk and strengths in the people you work with? How do you support those on your caseload while looking after your own well-being?
1445hrs
Informal comfort break with refreshments
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