Changing approaches to delivering community based social care
- Location
- Room 715 Muirhead Tower
- Dates
- Wednesday 28 November 2018 (16:00-18:00)
Adult social care services are seeking to achieve two goals: to improve the outcomes for citizens and to ensure that resources are used effectively.
As a result, a number of approaches are coming together which are resulting in changes to the way the service is organised, the model of practice being utilised and the way we engage with citizens and communities.
In this seminar, Professor Graeme Betts from Birmingham City Council will discuss these changing approaches to delivering community based social care.
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About Professor Graeme Betts
Currently, Professor Graeme Betts is working for Birmingham City Council as the Corporate Director for Adult Social Care and Health. Before that, he undertook assignments as the Executive Director for Adult Social Care at Buckinghamshire County Council and he completed an assignment as the Executive Director for Social Care and Housing in Rotherham.
He has been a Chief Officer and Chief Executive in a variety of roles across local government and the NHS for some twenty years and has also worked for the Local Government Association as a Care and Health Improvement Adviser.
Graeme has extensive experience of leading organisations, implementing national and local strategies and managing major change. A level 7 qualified executive coach and mentor, he is committed to a coaching style of leadership.He was awarded his PhD in Social Policy and Social Planning in 1991 and published his book Local Government and Inequalities in Health the following year.
He has published numerous articles on health and social care.Graeme was awarded an Honorary Professorship from UEL in June 2013 for outstanding contributions to the advancement of his profession through publications and the development of public policy and services.
About the seminar series
The Seminars are an opportunity for practitioners, students, members of the public, and academic staff to come together to listen to a speaker and engage in discussion around a particular area of practice. These quarterly Seminars will be held from 4-6pm and refreshments will be served.