Confirmed – NIROMP Community of Practice Session: Kinship Care with Guest Speakers Cathy Ashley and Sharon McPherson

Published date: 02-04-2024

We are delighted to announced the following rescheduled session.

4 June 2024, 12-1.30pm. Focus: Kinship Care. We will have presentations from Guest Speakers Cathy Ashley, Chief Executive – Family Rights Group in collaboration with Sharon McPherson Co-founder of Families In Harmony, campaigner for racial equity in policy and practice plus investment in race related kinship care research.

If you haven’t already done so. Please register for this event via Eventbrite: NIROMP Community of Practice: Making it Happen Tickets, Multiple Dates | Eventbrite

Benefits of attending

  • Join colleagues in sharing best practices and creating new knowledge to advance professional practice.
  • Hear from guest speakers and share learning from the latest research on a range of subjects relevant to IROs and their managers.
  • Learn more about what works and support with data collection and analysis
  • Introduction to resources that will help you make effective use of guidance, tools and new insights relevant to practice.
  • Opportunities to network and learn from others
  • Updates on latest initiatives and research.
  • Update your CPD.

Future dates:

6 August 2024, 12-1.30pm. Focus: to be confirmed

11 September 2024, 12-1.30pm. Focus: to be confirmed

1 October 2024, 12-1.30pm. Focus: to be confirmed

3 December 2024, 12-1.30pm. Focus: to be confirmed

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NIROMP Supporting Continuing Professional Development

You should always be looking for ways to improve your practice so you can provide the best possible support. Our Community of Practice sessions aim to enhance your knowledge, understanding and skills.

If you are uploading CPD to your Social Work England account, you must record a minimum of two pieces of CPD per registration year. Do not upload all your CPD records as one document. You must answer all the questions on the Social Work England CPD forms.

Attendance at a NIROMP Community of Practice session can be used to demonstrate your achievement of CPD Standards such as:

For more information visit the Social Work England website: here


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