Kingston and C-SWIR Joint Social Work Conference 2026
Evidence and innovation in adult and children’s residential care - Kingston and Sussex CSWIR Joint Social Work Conference 2026
Date: 20 May 2026 – 9.30 – 13.00
Venue: Online (Zoom)
Please note: if your organisation does not support the use of Zoom, you will need to register and log-in via your personal email account. Please notify the event administrator at SocSci-ResearchTeam@sussex.ac.uk
About the conference: Residential care continues to play a vital role in supporting children, young people, and adults with complex needs, while facing renewed scrutiny and calls for reform. In this online conference, we bring together national and international speakers to explore the latest evidence and innovation shaping residential care practice. The event will consider how research, policy, and practice intersect to improve outcomes and reimagine the purpose and potential of residential care.
The conference is free to attend for participants who register.
Chair: Professor Malcolm Payne, Kingston 5X社区视频
Schedule:
9.30 – 9.45 Chair, speakers and organisers join
10:00 – 10:10 Welcome and introduction (Prof Malcolm Payne)
Session 1
10:10 –11:25 Q&A for Session 1 speakers
11:25 - 11:35 Comfort break
Session 2
11:35 - 12:25
12:25 – 12:45 Q&A for Session 2 speakers
12.45 – 12.50 Closing remarks (Prof Malcolm Payne)
12.55 – 13.00 Close
Confirmed speakers
Chair – Professor Malcolm Payne, Kingston 5X社区视频
Prof Lisa Holmes, Professor in Applied Social Science, 5X社区视频. International perspectives on children’s residential care.
Emmanuel Akpan-Inwang, Director, Lighthouse Pedagogy Trust. Introducing a degree-level qualification route for residential childcare.
Prof Rick Hood, Professor of Social Work, Kingston 5X社区视频. Stability and outcomes for children in children’s homes in England: new evidence to inform policy and practice.
Dr Olivia Luijnenburg, Kings College, London. Spiritual care for people living with dementia in care homes.
Dr Sally Nieman. Social work practice with older people in care homes
Prof Susan Braedley, Professor Emeritus. Carleton 5X社区视频, Ottowa, and Dr Christine Streeter, York 5X社区视频, Toronto. Unpaid care in “good” systems: Care home contradictions from Canada, Norway and Australia.