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ExChange Wales @exchangewales.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Our new episode is live! 🎧 As CASCADE closes out the #GoodCommunicationMatters season, Donald Forrester unpacks motivational interviewing in social work - encouraging empathic & collaborative communication whilst working with families. Listen now: buff.ly/PuAwUiK #SocialWork #SocialCare

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ExChange Wales @exchangewales.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Sign up to Monday's webinar! ✍️ 'Siblings Raising Siblings: The Invisible Kinship Carers' Speaker: Dr Lorna Stabler ( @lornastabler.bsky.social ) 📆 Mon 5th Oct ⏰ 1 - 2pm 📍 Online, Teams Find out more and sign up: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/859c02... #KinshipCareWeek2026 #Kinshipcare (1/3)

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ExChange Wales @exchangewales.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

🎧 Kicking off our new season of the podcast, CASCADE Director Donald Forrester discusses using Motivational Interviewing in social work to blend empathy, collaboration & communication within statutory child & family practice. The new episode drops on Wednesday - listen below for a sneak peek! 👀

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ExChange Wales @exchangewales.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Last week to sign up, don't miss out! 🍂 WEBINAR: 'Supporting people's needs for love and intimacy: What's the role for mental health social care?' with Brynmor Lloyd-Evans 📆 Tues 22nd September ⏰ 13:00 - 14:00 📍 Online, Teams Find out more and sign up: buff.ly/WZpRH9X #SocialCare #SocialWork

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ExChange Wales @exchangewales.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

This is happening next week! Sign up today ✍️ 🍂 WEBINAR: 'What is good practice in working with parents in child and family work?' with Dorottya Cserző 📆 Weds 16th September ⏰ 12:00 📍 Online, Teams Find out more and register: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/c27cfc... #SocialCare #SocialWork

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ExChange Wales @exchangewales.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

One week to go! Register today. ✍️ 🍂 WEBINAR: 'How to co-produce end of life research with people with a learning disability' Speaker: Irene Tuffrey-Wijne 📆 Weds 9th September ⏰ 12:00 - 13:00 📍 Online, Teams Find out more and sign up: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/f933e1... #SocialCare

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ExChange Wales @exchangewales.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Coming up next month, don't miss out and register today! 🍂 WEBINAR: 'Supporting people's needs for love and intimacy: What's the role for mental health social care?' with Brynmor Lloyd-Evans 📆 Tues 22nd September ⏰ 13:00 📍 Online, Teams Register: buff.ly/WZpRH9X #SocialCare #SocialWork (1/3)

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ExChange Wales @exchangewales.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Coming up soon! Sign up today! 🍂 WEBINAR: 'What is good practice in working with parents in child and family work?' with Dorottya Cserző 📆 Weds 16th September ⏰ 12:00 - 13:00 📍 Online, Teams Register: buff.ly/i8gL1gV #SocialCare #SocialWork #FamilySocialWork #ChildSocialCare (1/2)

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ExChange Wales @exchangewales.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Our first Autumn webinar is coming up soon... don't miss out - sign up today! 🍂 'How to co-produce end of life research with people with a learning disability' with Irene Tuffrey-Wijne 📆 Weds 9th September ⏰ 12:00 📍 Online, Teams Register: buff.ly/kSyWC1X #SocialCare #PalliativeCare (1/2)

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ExChange Wales @exchangewales.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

📣 Our newest podcast episode is live! Hear from Robert Lomax about how Bourdieu's theories of how people participate in society can help improve multi-disciplinary social work. Listen now and don't forget to subscribe on your podcast platform of choice! 🎧 buff.ly/y1d6IS5 #SocialWork #Sociology

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ExChange Wales @exchangewales.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

The weather's getting cooler... Sign up to the first of our Autumn webinars! 🍂 Check out the thread for the upcoming events 👇 and register for free on our website: www.exchangewales.org/upcoming-eve... #SocialCare #SocialCareResearch #SocialWork #CPDSocialWork #Sociology

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ExChange Wales @exchangewales.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

📣 This Friday, 12pm - Keep an eye out for our latest podcast episode! 🎧 We're diving into sociology in this episode as Robert Lomax joins us to discuss his research on how Bourdieu's ideas of how people participate in society can help to improve multi-disciplinary social work. Here's a preview! 👇

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ExChange Wales @exchangewales.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Our newest podcast episode is live! 🎧 In our latest episode, we chatted with Rosie Canning, about her new book: 'In Care and Incredible'. Rosie shared insights on her own care experience and her mission to de-stigmatise care experience in literature. LISTEN NOW: buff.ly/SNQG0MT #SocialCare

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ExChange Wales @exchangewales.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Last few days to sign up to the Annual Adoption Lecture before Monday... Sarah Johal will present on how to enhance adoption services through evidence-based, relationship-focused approaches. 📆 Mon 13th July ⏰ 2 - 3:30pm 📍 Online, Teams Find out more and sign up: buff.ly/sHBeISH #Adoption

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ExChange Wales @exchangewales.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

This is happening NEXT week! 📣 Sarah Johal from Adoption England will be presenting on how to enhance adoption services through evidence-based, relationship-focused approaches. 📆 Mon 13th July ⏰ 2 - 3:30pm 📍 Online, Teams Find out more and sign up: buff.ly/sHBeISH #Adoption #SocialCare

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ExChange Wales @exchangewales.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Our Annual Adoption Lecture is happening in two weeks! 📣 📆 Mon 13th July ⏰ 2 - 3:30pm 📍 Online, Teams Sign up today: buff.ly/sHBeISH Adoption in England faces challenges from increasing children's needs complexity, systemic pressures & the need for more responsive, evidence-based practice. 👇

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ExChange Wales @exchangewales.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Next month! 📣 'Modernising Adoption in England: A National Collaborative Approach to Improving Outcomes for Children and Families' with Sarah Johal MBE 📆 Monday 13th July ⏰ 2 - 3:30pm 📍 Online, Teams Sign up today: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/4d4034... #Adoption #ChildSocialCare

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ExChange Wales @exchangewales.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Out now! Listen to our new podcast on informal kinship care of children 🎧 "Children do safety plan... They are constantly thinking 'Ooh, what's going to happen in that situation?'... it's so important for families to be actively engaging in those conversations." Listen now: buff.ly/aneDCz2

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ExChange Wales @exchangewales.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Last few days to sign up to our Young Carers webinar! 📆 22nd June ⏰ 12:00 - 13:00 📍 Teams Register: buff.ly/iJXcepJ Did you know the prevalence of young carers is 17% in Wales? Young carers should be studied as a larger & more diverse population in terms of their caring responsibilities. (1/3)

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ExChange Wales @exchangewales.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

One week to go! Register for the final webinar in our Informal Carers Conference 🌸 'Raised by Relatives: The Experiences of Black and Asian Kinship Carers in England' Presenter: Dr Priya Tah 📆 Weds 24th June ⏰ 12:00 - 13:00 📍 Online, Teams Sign up for free: buff.ly/uJQ6Uu8 #InformalCarers

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ExChange Wales @exchangewales.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

This Friday, 12pm - stay tuned for our new podcast episode! 🎧 "Who else from my friendship group can I turn to... and just have a vent about it? You can't, because nobody else is in this same situation." Hear from Rose & Lorna about the informal kinship care of children 👇 #InformalCare

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ExChange Wales @exchangewales.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

It's Learning Disability Week! 💜 This week, have a look through our resources and webinars from our 2024 conference 'Being Seen, Heard and Valued' - www.exchangewales.org/being-seen-h... #LDWeek2026 #SocialCareRsearch (1/3)

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ExChange Wales @exchangewales.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Our second podcast from our conference series comes out this Friday! 🌸 In this episode we were joined by Rose, an informal carer, and Lorna Stabler, CASCADE researcher, to talk about informal kinship care of children and young people. Have a listen to what's coming up 👇 #InformalCare #KinshipCare

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ExChange Wales @exchangewales.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Coming up soon! Sign up to the 3rd webinar in our Informal Carers Conference 🌸 'From problematic tasks to manageable roles: Supporting young carers as a large but diverse population' Presenter: Dr Ed Janes 📆 Mon 22nd June ⏰ 12:00 - 13:00 📍 Teams Sign up: buff.ly/xX40QV5 #InformalCarers

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ExChange Wales @exchangewales.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

🎧 Listen to our new podcast episode from Sarah Donnelly: www.buzzsprout.com/1788148/epis... "Some [carers] didn't necessarily recognise the behaviours as harmful, they just saw it as secondary to that person's presenting health or social care needs..." #InformalCare #InformalCarers #SocialCare

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ExChange Wales @exchangewales.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Tomorrow at 12pm 🎧 "For some, the term 'carer harm' didn't really resonate for them...[or] they were genuinely fearful about coming forward and opening up about their experiences." - Sarah Donnelly on unintentional carer harms in Ireland. Subscribe to be notified: buff.ly/QGrL1jb #InformalCare

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ExChange Wales @exchangewales.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

We're delighted to be joined by Sarah Johal, Adoption England, for our annual Adoption Lecture this year. 📆 Mon 13th July ⏰ 2 - 3:30pm 📍 Online Find out more and sign up today: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/4d4034... #Adoption #ChildSocialCare #SocialCare @cascaderesearch.bsky.social (1/2)

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ExChange Wales @exchangewales.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

TODAY at 1pm! 🚨 Last chance to sign up to our first conference webinar 👇 'Nearest Relatives Resources - Empowering carers in the mental health system' with Professor Judy Laing, Dr Kevin Stone and Dr Jeremy Dixon. Sign up: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/b73115... #InformalCare

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ExChange Wales @exchangewales.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

'Frequently care and support wasn't offered until things were in a crisis situation... Some of the narratives from the health and social care providers was "well there's people much worse than you out there."' Listen on Friday 12/06: www.buzzsprout.com/1788148 #SocialCare #Carers #SocialWork

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ExChange Wales @exchangewales.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Last week to go! Sign up to the 2nd webinar of our Informal Carers conference 🌸 'Beyond the Breaking Point: Addressing the Civic Debt of Unpaid Care in Wales' Presenter: Dr Maria Cheshire-Allen 📆 Tues 16th June ⏰ 12:00 - 13:00 📍 Online, Teams Sign up for free: buff.ly/sJLio9y #InformalCarers

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ExChange Wales @exchangewales.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

It's the start of our summer conference on Informal Carers! Watch this morning's opening address by Kate Cubbage, Director of Carers Trust to hear about the upcoming conference activities and the importance of supporting informal carers across the board 👇 youtu.be/6mOtKLcwrho #InformalCare

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Informal Carers Conference - Opening Address from Kate Cubbage, Carers Trust | ExChange Wales

‘Informal’ carers are people who look after relatives, friends or others in an unpaid or unsupported capacity. They span the life course and include young carers, informal kinship carers of children…

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ExChange Wales @exchangewales.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

📣 Welcome to our summer conference on Informal Carers! Tune in at 10am today to hear the opening address from Kate Cubbage, Director of Carers Trust. ⬇️ buff.ly/z29IjcW Find out more about the conference & sign up to conference events on our website: buff.ly/0RYQHEV #SocialCare #InformalCare

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Informal Carers Conference - Opening Address from Kate Cubbage, Carers Trust | ExChange Wales

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ExChange Wales @exchangewales.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Happy June! This month marks the start of our conference on Informal Carers. 🌸 On Monday 8th June, 10am, we'll be joined by Kate Cubbage, Director of Carers Trust, with the opening address. You can be notified when the video premieres on our YouTube channel next week: youtu.be/6mOtKLcwrho (1/2)

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Informal Carers Conference - Opening Address from Kate Cubbage, Carers Trust | ExChange Wales

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ExChange Wales @exchangewales.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

One week left! Don't miss out on the 1st webinar of our Informal Carers conference 🌸 'Nearest Relatives Resources - Empowering Carers in the Mental Health System' Prof Judy Laing, Dr Kev Stone & Dr Jeremy Dixon 📆 Weds 10th June ⏰ 13:00 - 14:00 📍 Online, Teams Sign up: buff.ly/VY4Oft6 #Carers

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ExChange Wales @exchangewales.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

The BBC released an article this week highlighting concerns about interpretation of hair strand testing in Family Courts. We discussed these issues with Angela Endicott in our podcast, where she explores her research on parental substance use and epistemic injustice. Listen: buff.ly/bhK2mLl 1/2

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Exploring Child Welfare Practice with Parents who use Substances - with Angela Endicott - ExChange Wales: Social care training & resource

Angela Endicott discusses her research exploring the epistemic injustice around child welfare practice with parents who use substances.

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ExChange Wales @exchangewales.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

WEBINAR: 'Raised by Relatives: The Experiences of Black and Asian Kinship Carers in England' 📆 Weds 24th June 2026 ⏰ 12:00 - 13:00 📍 Online, Teams Presenter: Dr Priya Tah Sign up: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/66d65f... #InformalCare #InformalCarers #WelshResearch (1/2)

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ExChange Wales @exchangewales.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

WEBINAR: 'From problematic tasks to manageable roles: Supporting young carers as a large but diverse population' 📆 Monday 22nd June 2026 ⏰ 12:00 - 13:00 📍 Online, Teams Presenter: Dr Ed Janes Sign up: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/b827c0... #SocialCare #InformalCarers #InformalCare (1/2)

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ExChange Wales @exchangewales.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

WEBINAR: 'Beyond the Breaking Point: Addressing the Civic Debt of Unpaid Care in Wales' 📆 Tues 16th June ⏰ 12:00 - 13:00 BST 📍 Online, Teams Presenter: Dr Maria Cheshire-Allen Sign up: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/330cc3... #InformalCare #InformalCarers #SocialCare #SocialWork (1/2)

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ExChange Wales @exchangewales.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

WEBINAR: 'Nearest Relatives Resources - empowering carers in the mental health system' 📆 Weds 10th June ⏰ 13:00 - 14:00 BST 📍 Online, Teams Prof Judy Laing, Dr Kev Stone & Dr Jeremy Dixon Sign up today for free: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/b73115... #InformalCarers #SocialCare #Carers (1/2)

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ExChange Wales @exchangewales.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

📣 Sign up to our fourth webinar in our upcoming June conference series! 'Raised by Relatives: The Experiences of Black and Asian Kinship Carers in England' Speaker: Dr Priya Tah, University of Oxford 📆 24th June 2026 ⏰ 12:00 - 13:00 📍 Online, Teams Sign up today: buff.ly/uJQ6Uu8 (1/3)

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ExChange Wales @exchangewales.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

📣 You can sign up now to the third webinar in our June conference series! 'From Problematic Tasks to Manageable Roles: Supporting young carers as a large but diverse population' Speaker: Dr Ed Janes 📆 22nd June 2026 ⏰ 12:00 - 13:00 📍 Online, Teams Sign up now: buff.ly/xX40QV5 (1/3)

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ExChange Wales @exchangewales.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

📣 Sign up to the second webinar in our new conference series! 'Beyond the Breaking Point: Addressing the Civic Debt of Unpaid Care in Wales' Speaker: Dr Maria Cheshire Allen, Swansea University 📆 16th June 2026 ⏰ 12:00 - 13:00 📍 Online, Teams Sign up: buff.ly/sJLio9y #InformalCarers (1/2)

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ExChange Wales @exchangewales.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

📣 Sign up to our 1st conference webinar in June: 'Nearest Relatives Resources - Empowering carers in the mental health system' 📆 10th June 2026 ⏰ 13:00 - 14:00 📍 Online, Teams Speakers: Prof Judy Laing, Prof Kevin Stone & Dr Jeremy Dixon Sign up today: buff.ly/VY4Oft6 #InformalCarers (1/2)

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ExChange Wales @exchangewales.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

The ExChange Wales June webinar sign ups are now live! Register for free today. ☀️ We'll be covering a range of topics in our Informal Carers Conference next month. See in the thread for an overview of the upcoming webinars 👇 #SocialCare #Carers #InformalCarers #ExChangeWales #SocialWork (1/6)

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ExChange Wales @exchangewales.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

"Knowing that the person on the other end of the line is ... completely empathetic to everything you've gone through, it's such a special relationship and I think it should be integrated into all public involvement." 🎧 Listen to our latest episode with the CASCADE Parents Group: buff.ly/RgNC87S

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ExChange Wales @exchangewales.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Thank you to Health and Care Research Wales for sharing our latest podcast episode featuring the CASCADE Parents Group, recent awardees of the Health and Care Research Wales Public Involvement Award 2025! 🎧 #SocialCare #SocialCareResearch buff.ly/CfRbuiX Find out more and listen to the episode 👇

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ExChange Wales @exchangewales.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

The latest episode of The ExChange Wales Podcast is out now! 📣 In this episode, Martin chats with the CASCADE Parents Group about how to embed public involvement in research & amplify the voices of those with lived experience. Listen now: www.buzzsprout.com/1788148/epis... #SocialWork

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ExChange Wales @exchangewales.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

The new episode of the ExChange Wales podcast is out now! 🎧 We chatted to Beth Tarleton and Danielle Turney about working with parents with learning disabilities and involvement with children's services. Listen now: www.buzzsprout.com/1788148/epis... #Podcast #SocialWork #SocialCare

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ExChange Wales @exchangewales.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

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...

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ExChange Wales @exchangewales.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

📣 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

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