Webinars and events

Webinar Rerun with Live Q&A: Working with Vulnerable Mothers at Christmas

Thursday, 5 November 2026

For mothers experiencing or at risk of child removal, insecure housing, and unmet needs such as addiction and mental health can make the festive season traumatic and complex. This session is a members-only rerun of a webinar first broadcast on 25th November 2025, featuring a recording of the original conversations and a live Q&A with speakers Frayer and Jayne Bullough - and an invitation to practitioners across services to consider what it means to build effective support for mothers. 

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Thinking with Socrates: ‘Know Thyself’ in Practice

Wednesday, 11 November 2026

Socrates’ legacy in, and on, European thought and culture is far reaching. In this philosophical webinar, we'll explore what this legacy has to offer practitioners working in health, social care, education and justice.

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The Reunification Journey: Holding Hope, Judging Risk

Thursday, 19 November 2026

When children have been removed from the care of their parents, practitioners are charged with making difficult and life-changing judgements about the possibility of reunification. This webinar will explore what is at stake throughout the reunification journey. It will create space to think about risk, judgement, relationships, power and responsibility; how assumptions and different understandings of family life may shape decision-making; and how professionals can work with honesty, integrity and humanity while carrying the considerable weight of the decisions they are required to make.

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Judgement in Practice: Developing, Supporting and Trusting Professional Judgement

Tuesday, 19 January 2027

Professional judgement is something we ask practitioners to exercise every day. But how does good judgement develop? What helps it, what gets in its way, and how confident are organisations in allowing practitioners to use it? In this CareKnowledge Live webinar, we're creating space to think about judgement in practice: how it develops, how it is supported, how it is tested, and what it might really mean for an organisation to trust it. Bringing together perspectives from research, practice and the law, we will explore what helps practitioners make good judgements when certainty is not available, and what organisations need to put around them if they genuinely want practitioners to develop and have confidence in their professional judgement.

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Thinking Allowed with Think Learning 

Monthly sessions

Taking time to think and reflect is often seen as a luxury, but the positive impact on our development and wellbeing is increasingly recognised. Each of these ten 45-minute interactive sessions, led by Think Learning's Professor Nigel Tubbs and Dr Rebekah Howes, uses a different philosophical approach or central question to spark reflection on our practice – and ourselves. 

Free sessions for CareKnowledge members (requires login)

An introduction to MyCPD

Monthly

In this session, we'll show you how to use MyCPD, CareKnowledge's integrated Continuing Professional Development tracker.

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Meet the Editors (Exclusively for CareKnowledge members)

Dates: Monthly

In this series of small informal discussions, you will be able to discuss the challenges you face in your role, so we can better understand your needs. Each session is themed, so you'll be speaking directly to the relevant editor. Places are limited to ensure everyone who attends will have an opportunity to take part.

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Find out what CareKnowledge has to offer

Monthly

Whether you're a new CareKnowledge member or you're curious about whether a subscription is right for you, this one-hour session will give you a guided tour of the site and its features, as well as some handy hints and tips for getting the most from membership.

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Recent webinars

Supporting People who Hoard at Christmas

This webinar took place on Thursday, 8 October 2026. A replay will be available shortly to CareKnowledge members.

Christmas puts a sharp focus on the home and family, with expectations and traditions that are difficult to negotiate for people who hoard and those living in hoarded homes. Join us for this webinar, which will consider what Christmas might feel like when your home is already a source of anxiety and shame, and how we respond to the psychological and physical risks Christmas presents. 

Staying Silent: Unravelling the What, Why and How of Disclosure in Adulthood

This webinar took place on Wednesday, 23 September 2026. A replay is available to CareKnowledge members.

Staying Silent is a powerful short film by Jeremy Indika, speaker, founder of Something to Say, and expert by experience. The film asks its audience to rethink how they see disclosure of child sexual abuse, and to consider the barriers that may be in place. This webinar provides a unique opportunity to watch this film and reflect on it alongside peers from across services, and to be part of a dialogue that can start to shift attitudes around disclosure in adulthood.

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Beyond Technique: Motivational Interviewing, Power and Ethical Practice

This event took place on Thursday, 18 June 2026. A replay is available for CareKnowledge members in a choice of audio and video formats.

Motivational Interviewing (MI) is widely used in children and family social work, as well as in health and social care services for adults. This CareKnowledge Live webinar does not focus on developing MI skills; it is an invitation to think together about how we work with motivation in ways that are humane, context-aware and ethically grounded.

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Attachment: Recent Seismic Developments in Theory, Research and Professional Practice

This webinar took place on Thursday, 14th May 2026. A replay is available exclusvely to CareKnowledge members.

Attachment theory has significantly shaped the way social care understands children, families and early relationships. This CareKnowledge Live webinar, in conversation with Professor David Shemmings, offers the space to reflect on how our understanding of attachment has shifted over time and how it should alter the lens we use to understand relationships.

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Reducing Systemic Trauma, Developing Systemic Resilience

This webinar took place on Thursday, 19 March, 2026. The replay is available in a choice of audio or video formats.

Reducing Systemic Trauma Developing Systemic Resilience: The Social and Economic Case for Transformational Change was recently published by the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA). This nationally significant report moves beyond the individualisation of trauma and resilience and argues that both are systemic phenomena that require addressing strategically and more broadly at a societal level. This webinar explores the major findings of the report and considers the implications for both strategy and practice.

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