Essential Series: Introduction To Adult Social Care And Children's Services

Event summary

This popular course offers an introduction to adult social care and children’s services. Split over two afternoons, the sessions are designed to cover all the essential knowledge required for those who are new to adult and children’s social care. It is also excellent for people who would like to refresh their knowledge. Covering everything from the basics to the latest social care issues, the interactive course will make delegates more effective in their roles.

Date

Starts:
21 Jul 2025 13:00
Ends:
22 Jul 2025 16:00

Location

Virtual Classrooms

Standard price

£375.00 excl VAT

Network Member Price

£318.00 excl VAT

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About this event

In this introductory course, we will start from the very beginning, by defining what is meant by adult social care, and children’s services. We will cover the legislative framework underpinning these services, including the Care Act 2014, ensuring that delegates understand local authorities’ legal duties. We will also cover charging, managing current and future pressures, funding, assurance, integration, data, and reform. There will be space for questions, answers, and discussion, as well as networking with fellow attendees.

Who should attend?

Anyone who:

Is new to adult and/or children’s services
Would like to refresh their knowledge
Wants to improve their understanding of social care

How will you benefit from attending?

Delegates will benefit by:

Establishing a solid knowledge base of adult and children’s services
Understanding local authority legal duties in social care
Learning the causes of current local authority social care pressures
Becoming familiar with the most up-to-date social care issues
Looking forward to how they can help manage demand and improve social care in their local areas
Bringing all of their learning together to be more effective in their roles
Having the opportunity to ask questions, and interact and network with fellow delegates

CPD hours

This course carries 6 CPD hours.

Topics

Central government
/ Childrens services
/ Education finance and academies
/ Financial management
/ Health and social care
/ Local government
/ Professional development
/ Shared services
/ Sustainability

Speaker - Dr William Burns, Social Care Policy Advisor

William is CIPFA’s social care policy advisor. His work focuses on social care reform, and he has produced thought leadership in the areas of adult social care charging reform, children’s social care reform, Scotland’s National Care Service, social care funding, and Special educational needs and disabilities. He runs CIPFA’s Social Care Network, and hosts regular events on topics such as introductions to adult and children’s social care, care markets, finance business partnering, data and technology, and assurance. He previously worked for the Scottish Government, leading work costing policies stemming from the Independent Review of Adult Social Care, and at the University of Glasgow as a doctoral researcher.