Did you catch our latest podcast episode? 🎧 This month, Sarah Lonbay discussed her research on safeguarding older adults at risk, gender factors under the Care Act safeguarding, and handling maltreatment complexities in later life. Listen now & subscribe: www.buzzsprout.com/1788148/epis...

📣 Our newest podcast episode is live! For our #AdultSafeguarding conference we were pleased to be joined by Sarah Lonbay to talk to us about her research on safeguarding older adults at risk. 🎧 Listen now: www.buzzsprout.com/1788148/epis... #AdultSafeguarding #SocialCare #SocialWorkPodcast

Don't miss out on the final webinar of our conference - last week to sign up! 🚨👇 "Learning from Adult Practice Reviews (APRs)" Speakers: Prof Michelle McManus & Dr Emma Ball 📅 Weds 25th February ⏰ 1 - 2pm 📍 Online, Teams Find out more and sign up: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/e65f5e...

Coming soon - Final week to sign up! 🚨 👇 Webinar: 'Navigating interagency working to support people experiencing self-neglect' Speaker: David Orr 📅 Mon 23rd Feb ⏰ 12 - 1pm 📍 Online, Teams Find out more and register today: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/eae833... #AdultSafeguarding

📣 Not long left to sign up to our final webinar in our #Adult Safeguarding conference! 👇 'Learning from Adult Practice Reviews (APRs)' Speakers: Prof. Michelle McManus and Emma Ball 📅 Wednesday 25th February ⏰ 1 - 2pm 📍 Online, Teams Register today: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/e65f5e...

This #ChildrensMentalHealth week, take a look at our video from Bethan Carter about the ReThink project, investigating the factors associated with mental health of care-experienced young people across transitional periods in childhood & adolescence: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIZ2... #ChildSocialCare

Catch a preview of our upcoming podcast episode with Sarah Lonbay talking about her research on Safeguarding Older Adults. 👇 🎧 Subscribe to our podcast to be notified when the episode goes live, and check out our previous episodes from this season: www.buzzsprout.com/1788148 #AdultSafeguarding

Register for the next webinar in our #AdultSafeguarding conference! 👇 'Navigating interagency working to support people experiencing self-neglect' Speaker: David Orr 📅 Monday 23rd February ⏰ 12 - 1pm 📍 Online, Teams More info & sign up: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/eae833... #WelshResearch

This week is Children's Mental Health Week! ☀️ Have a watch of our ExChange webinar on improving the mental health of care-experienced children and young people, from Dr Rhiannon Evans: www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0C3... Learn about #childrensmentalhealthweek : www.childrensmentalhealthweek.org.uk

🎧 For our #AdultSafeguarding conference, we chatted with Sarah Lonbay on our podcast about her research on safeguarding older adults at risk, the factors of gender under Care Act safeguarding, and dealing with the complexities of maltreatment in later life. Coming soon: ⏰ Weds 18th Feb - 12pm

📣 One week left to sign up to this free webinar - don't miss out! "Safeguarding People Living with Dementia" Speakers: Dr Reena Lasrado, Dr Jeremy Dixon & Dr Asri Maharani 📅 Tues 10th February ⏰ 1 - 2pm 📍 Online, Teams Find out more and register: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/7198e8...

Our #AdultSafeguarding Conference starts today! 💙 Tune in from 10am to watch our opening address from Rhian Bowen-Davies, the Older People's Commissioner of Wales. 👇 youtu.be/M2rOH6tzcnI Sign up to the free conference events on our website: www.exchangewales.org/adult-safegu... #ExChangeWales

Our Adult Safeguarding conference starts on Monday, with an opening address at 10am from Rhian Bowen-Davies, the Older People's Commissioner of Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 ⏰ Subscribe to our channel to be notified when the conference goes live: youtu.be/M2rOH6tzcnI #AdultSafeguarding #ExChangeWales #SocialCare

Last week to sign up! 🚨 Webinar: "Discriminatory Abuse: Using Stories and Narratives to Explore Professional Responses" Speaker: Dr Karl Mason 📅 Weds 4th February ⏰ 12 - 1pm 📍 Online, Teams Find out more and sign up for free: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/a9f6bf... #AdultSafeguarding

Register for the fourth webinar of our Spring conference on 25th February! 🌱 "Learning from Adult Practice Reviews (APRs)" Speakers: Prof Michelle McManus & Dr Emma Ball 📅 Weds 25th February ⏰ 1 - 2pm 📍 Online, Teams Sign up: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/e65f5e... #SocialCareResearch

Listen to the latest episode of the ExChange Wales Podcast with Renée Aleong 🎧 "Organisational pressures meant that they had to err on the side of caution... that often equated to people being detained." Available on all podcast platforms & Buzzsprout: www.buzzsprout.com/1788148/epis...

Our third webinar in our Adult Safeguarding conference is happening on Monday 23rd Feb! 🌱 'Navigating interagency working to support people experiencing self-neglect' Speaker: David Orr 📅 Mon 23rd Feb ⏰ 12 - 1pm 📍 Online Register today: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/eae833... #SocialCare

The second webinar of our Spring conference is happening on 10th February 🌱 "Safeguarding People Living with Dementia" Speakers: Dr Reena Lasrado, Dr Jeremy Dixon and Dr Asri Maharani 📅 Tues 10th February ⏰ 1 - 2pm 📍 Online, Teams Sign up: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/7198e8... #SocialCare

Did you catch our new podcast episode with Renée Aleong this week? 🎧 "...The way in which risk is constructed is deeply shaped by institutional history and cultural assumptions." Listen to the new episode now on all streaming platforms & Buzzsprout: ➡️ www.buzzsprout.com/1788148/epis...

Register for the first webinar in our new conference series! 👇 "Discriminatory Abuse: Using Stories and Narratives to Explore Professional Responses" Speaker: Dr Karl Mason 📅 Weds 4th February ⏰ 12 - 1pm 📍 Online, Teams Find out more and sign up: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/a9f6bf...

Take a look at the upcoming events for our Adult Safeguarding Conference and sign up for free! 👇 📆 2nd - 25th February 2026 Register today: www.exchangewales.org/adult-safegu... #AdultSafeguarding #WelshResearch #SocialCare #SocialWork #AdultSocialCare

📣 New episode out now! In this episode, we speak to Renée Aleong about her research on the detention of Black people under the Mental Health Act, and how we can effect change. 🎧 Listen now: www.buzzsprout.com/1788148/epis... #ExChangeWalesPod #AdultSocialCare #MentalHealthAct

🎧 New episode of our podcast tomorrow! Renée Aleong discusses her research on the overrepresentation of the detention of Black men under the Mental Health Act, how this has been shaped by institutional history and cultural bias, and her vision for change. Subscribe: www.buzzsprout.com/1788148

Our Adult Safeguarding Conference runs from 2-25 February! 🌱 It includes presentations on dementia safeguarding, self-neglect, discriminatory abuse, insights for social workers, health professionals, and police and more. Sign up today 👇 www.exchangewales.org/adult-safegu... #AdultSocialCare

Have you listened to our new podcast episode yet? 📣 Last month we were joined by Angela Endicott to discuss her research around epistemic injustices in working with parents who use substances. Listen now: 🎧 buff.ly/IfwV7SA #ExChangeWales #SocialCare #Podcast #WelshResearch |

Register for our first webinar of 2026! 💡 "The Experiences and Outcomes of Autistic Children in Foster and Kinship Care in Wales" Speaker: Dr Sarah Thompson 📆 Wednesday 14th January 2026 ⏰ 12- 1pm 📍 Online, Teams Sign up for free: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/e3a1c8...

Our new podcast episode with Angela Endicott is out now! 📣 "If you can't evidence harm & neglect to that child, just because you have a piece of paper that somebody is drinking the equivalent of 4 cans a day, does that make them a bad parent?" Listen: www.buzzsprout.com/1788148/epis... (1/2)

One week to go! 📣 "The intricacies of how people use it... it needs to be listened to...and we need to have an open mind that they might just be telling us the truth." Subscribe to be notified about the new episode: www.buzzsprout.com/1788148 #SocialCare #Podcast

📣 Next episode: Weds17th Dec! "If people with lived experience don't have a seat at the table when we are designing & implementing these policies & interventions, then there will be no justice." - Angela Endicott 🎧 Subscribe to our podcast: www.buzzsprout.com/1788148 #SocialCare (1/2)

In 2022, CASCADE researchers launched a website for care-experienced young people in Wales, providing relevant tips & resources to navigate the transition to university and higher education. Visit the CLASS Cymru site - classcymru.co.uk #NCLM2025 @becomecharity.org.uk (1/2)

You can also read about setting up the CLASS Cymru on the ExChange Wales website: www.exchangewales.org/class-cymru-... #NCLM2025 #CareLeavers #CareExperience | @becomecharity.org.uk | @exchangewales.bsky.social (2/2)

At CASCADE, we're pleased to be working on the Welsh Basic Income Evaluation, a 4-year project to explore a range of health, social and financial impacts of the scheme for care leavers. Read about the project: buff.ly/HND2H76 (1/2) #BasicIncome #WelshResearch #NCLM2025 | @BecomeCharity

You can also watch our short explainer video from ExChange Wales about the project: youtu.be/vY-zJn3h-eA #CareLeavers #CareExperience #NCLM2025 #WelshResearch | @becomecharity.org.uk | @exchangewales.bsky.social (2/2)

Sign up to our first webinar of 2026! 💡 'The experiences and outcomes of autistic children in foster and kinship care in Wales.' Speaker: Dr Sarah Thompson 📅 Weds 14th Jan 2026 ⏰ 12 - 1pm 📍 Online, Teams Find out more and sign up for free: ➡️ events.teams.microsoft.com/event/e3a1c8...

Did you catch our latest episode of our podcast? 🎧 "The most important bit is that... it's taken seriously as an issue and not just a humorous anecdote" Listen to our interview with Denise Turner about dealing with dogs in social work 👇 www.buzzsprout.com/1788148/epis... #SocialCare #ExChangePod

Happy #NCLM2025! 💙 This week, have a read of our recent blog about our CASCADE trip to Melbourne where Rachael Vaughan and Louise Roberts were invited to share the Best Practice Charter to Support Parents in Leaving Care. 📖 buff.ly/X3CEPrY #CareLeavers #CareExperience #SocialCare (1/3)

🎧 The newest episode of The ExChange Wales Podcast is out now! In this episode, we speak to Denise Turner about how we might be able to improve our attitudes and guidelines on how to deal with dogs within social work. Listen now: www.buzzsprout.com/1788148/epis... #SocialWork #SocialCare

November is National Care Leavers' Month! 💜 We'll be sharing research & resources from across CASCADE & ExChange Wales that supports care leavers & highlights the voices of young people with lived experience. Keep an eye out on socials & find out more: buff.ly/8iriqRM #NCLM2025 #CareLeavers

Our next podcast episode comes out *this* Wednesday! Subscribe on and be notified of upcoming episodes: www.buzzsprout.com/1788148 This month we talked to Denise Turner about the importance of being professionals in how we deal with dogs in social care. Here's a preview 👇 #SocialWork

This webinar is happening next week! Don't miss out, sign up today. 👇 "Creating and Managing a Parent Advocacy Programme." Speakers: David Tobis, P.h.D, Clive Diaz and Kar-Man Au. 📅 Weds 12th Nov ⏰ 17:00 - 18:00 (GMT) 📍 Online, Teams Register: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/71c20d... (1/3)

ONE WEEK left to sign up to our final webinar of our Autumn conference! 🍂 "Falling through the net - prevention and protection" Speakers: Sarah Goff and Anita Franklin 📅 Tues 4th November ⏰ 12:00pm 📍 Online, Teams FInd out more and sign up today: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/b0d632...

Missed our webinar last week with Paul Andell? Catch it now on our YouTube channel: 📺 youtu.be/Tc1he6VA4vc You can also sign up to our final webinar for our Autumn conference series with Sarah Goff on the 4th November via our website: www.exchangewales.org/event/fallin... #SocialCare #CCE

🎧 Have you listened to the new episode of our podcast yet? In our latest episode, Finn Madell & Steve Baguley discuss transitional safeguarding for children and young people and using MACE meetings to improve these processes. Listen here: www.buzzsprout.com/1788148/epis... #SocialCare #CCE

Last week we were joined by Sharon Maciver and Andrew Percival from Action for Children for a webinar on 'Strengthening the System for CEC: From Awareness to Action' for our Autumn conference. If you missed it, you can catch back on our YouTube channel! ➡️ youtu.be/XKxTkhuEzpw #SocialCare #SAFCEC

📣 Coming up soon, our final conference webinar: "Falling through the net: The exploitation of learning disabled & neurodivergent children and young people." Speakers: Sarah Goff & Anita Franklin 📅 Tues 4th Nov ⏰ 12 - 1pm 📍 Online, Teams Sign up: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/b0d632...

Register today! 👇 'Creating & Managing a Parent Advocacy Programme' 📅 Weds 12th Nov ⏰ 5pm (GMT) 📍 Online This session includes insight from professional & lived experience experts David Tobis, Kar Man Au & Clive Diaz. Find out more & sign up: buff.ly/7gkceN1

📣 We're also delighted to be joined by Kar Man Au for this webinar. Kar Man Au will speak from the perspective of both a parent advocate and someone supporting a local authority in setting up and delivering a parental advocacy service. #ParentAdvocacy (1/2)

🎧 Our latest podcast episode is out now! 'Improving Transitional Safeguarding' with Steve Baguley & Finn Madell Listen now: www.buzzsprout.com/1788148/epis... ... or on your podcast platform of choice! 🔉 #SocialCare #CCE #ExChangeWalesPod #TransitionalSafeguarding @cascaderesearch.bsky.social

WEBINAR: Creating & Managing a Parent Advocacy Programme 📣 David Tobis, P.h.D 📅 Weds 12th Nov ⏰ 5 - 6pm 📍 Online, Teams Sign up: buff.ly/EEKbB50 This presentation focuses on how to create & manage a parent advocacy programme that supports parents, helps families & improves child welfare systems.

ExChange Wales had the pleasure of interviewing Michelle & Richard from Grand Ambition about the production company's acclaimed stage play 'Hot Chicks', which tells a powerful story about child criminal exploitation in Swansea. 🎬 🎭 📺 Watch now: youtu.be/FrXygtOPgMs #CEC @grandambition.bsky.social