Social Work BA

Date(s)
Tuesday 18th (09:30) - Friday 21st September 2012 (15:45)
Description

Tuesday 18th September 2012

social work welcome week
9.30 a.m.  Arrival, tea and administration 
10.00 

Welcome to Birmingham

David Stephenson, Head of School

Gary Hickman, Director of Social Work Education                

Rosemary Littlechild, Welcome Co-ordinator 

10.15             

What is WebCT?

Dee Partridge, eLearning Manager

Finding Your ‘friends’  
10.30             

Introduction to BA programme

Denise Tanner, BA 1 Programme Co-ordinator  

11.00 – 11.30             

Getting to Know You Group Activity  

11.30-12.30             

Meet Your Tutor Group Tutorials  

P.M.             

University Welcome Activities

Complete Group Activity  

Wednesday 19th September 2012

Wednesday 19th September 2012
10.00 – 11.30 

Your Future in Social Work– challenges & opportunities

A panel discussion chaired by Professor Sue White. 

Panel members: Professor Ann Davis and Jacqui Jensen, Service Director - Integrated Services & Care, Birmingham City Council Councillor Brigid Jones - Cabinet Member - Children and Family Services  

11.30 – 11.45  Break 
11.45-1.00 

Practice Learning

Rachel Hek, Head of Qualifying Practice Learning 

1.00             

Welcome Lunch Provided Outside  MHT 714/15  

P.M.             

University Welcome Activities

Sports Fair (1-6) Munrow Sports Centre

Complete Group Activity  

Thursday 20th September 2012

Thursday 20th September 2012
10.00 – 11.00 

Why choose Social Work?

Practitioner Forum chaired by Rosemary Littlechild
11.00 – 11.30              Break  
11.30 – 12.30  

Service user and carer involvement

Joy Fillingham, Service user and Carer Co-ordinator with service user and carer colleagues  
12.30  

Student Representation

Sue Wainwright 
P.M.             

University Welcome Activities  Complete Group Activity  

Friday 21st September 2012 

3.15 – 3.45

Friday 21st September 2012
10.00 – 11.15 

HCPC Professional Codes of Practice

Gary Hickman/Denise Tanner
11.15 -11.30  Break 
11.30 – 12.30 

Student Finance

Francesca Coxon, Student Funding Officer 

12.30-1.30             

Lunch  (not provided)

1.30 – 2.00             

Using Web Ct

Dee Partridge

2.00- 2.15               

Introduction to Assessment

Maureen Smojkis, Assessment Tutor  

2.15 – 2.30                         

Introduction to Week One of the Programme

Denise Tanner

BA Programme Co-ordinator