Social work and AI: who's leading the conversation - us or the algorithm? | BASW England West Yorkshire Branch Event

to 7:30pm
About this event

Join students and social workers from across West Yorkshire for this exciting online event designed to enable you to build connections, explore your professional identify and to inform and educate supporting your continuous learning and development.

Tommy Henderson-Rae is one of the new co-chairs of the BASW UK Tech & AI Special Interest Group: https://basw.co.uk/support/groups-and-networks/special-interest-groups-…

He is a registered Social Worker and has worked across social care for over 15 years both for local authorities and the not-for-profit care provider sector. He currently works for the Digitising Social Care programme across NHS England and DHSC supporting adult social care with digital transformation. Having worked both locally and nationally, Tommy is focused on ensuring that those drawing on care and support as well as those who work in social care have the skills they need to engage with technology.

What this session will cover:

Central to social work values are human interaction, dignity, compassion, advocacy and standing up for the rights of those marginalised in society.

As the wave of artificial intelligence permeates many parts of our lives, what is the role of social work in this space? How is AI being used in our profession and who are the winners and losers?

This session will illustrate some of the ways the profession is using AI, how this is influencing practice, and why its vitally important we lead the conversation on how AI is used.

In supporting networking and practitioner wellbeing this is an online event open to students, social workers, BASW members and non-members studying, living, or working in the West Yorkshire area.

This event can be used as CPD evidence for Social Work England registration.

In addition, you will have the opportunity to:

• Find out about what BASW membership can do for you.

• Enhance your learning, development and professional identity.

• Be part of a Social Work movement in your local area.

Come along to find out more!