Retaining our social work values when times are tough

Social work values are at the core of good and effective practice but maintaining them when times are tough, such as during a global pandemic, is a challenge for all practitioners.

In this interactive session, Oxfordshire County Council will discuss approaches to retaining your values during tough times, including through a child-based scenario.

Attend the session to discuss and reflect on:

• The importance of self-care, and emotional and physical nourishment, as a bedrock for high-quality decisions and value-based thinking.
• Noticing when you revert to unhelpful thinking and behavioural styles and working out how to exit these to get back to your value base.
• How to stay professionally curious when times are tough and the value of stepping back in order to recreate curiosity.