Research conference 2025 - Abstracts submission form

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Annual Social Work and Social Care Research in Practice Conference 2025 -Abstracts Submission Form

The 12th annual Social Work and Social Care Research in Practice Conference will be held in Belfast on 5 March 2025. This event is organised by the Social Care Council in partnership with the research community. The conference offers a platform in Northern Ireland for social workers, social care practitioners, service users and carers, policy makers and experienced academics and researchers, to engage with each other about research and evidence, and present research findings.

The theme for March 2025 is “Making the connections in research and evidence - Collective leadership, workforce planning, change and service user involvement.”

We are calling for individuals and teams who may be interested in presenting abstracts on a research study, a systematic review or innovation and practice developments relevant to the conference title and theme. 

Presentations are welcomed from a wide range of interest groups, including:

• Researchers
• Managers
• Staff in learning and development teams
• Academics
• Students
• Social care and social work practitioners
• Practitioners from other professions
• People with lived experience who receive services and their carers

Applications for abstracts must be submitted through this online form. If you require assistance in completing the form, please contact Andriana Alkiviadou, at SWSCResearchConference@hscni.net

The closing date for applications is: 5:00pm on Friday 13th December 2024.

Please note: this form will ask you to provide a 500 word summary of the abstract you wish to present at the conference. All applications will be assessed based on the information provided to demonstrate relevance to the conference theme, meaningful service user and carer involvement and the contribution of the study outcomes towards positive change in social work and social care practice and services. Outcomes will be sent by email directly to the named contact on the application form no later than 31st January 2025.

If you would like to find out more about the Social Care Council Research and Evidence work, the summer 2024 newsletter is available from the related links section at the bottom of this page.

Thank you and we look forward to receiving your application to present at this event.

The Social Care Council Social Work and Social Care Research and Evidence Team

August 2024