In this session, we will explore why the Welsh language is important for building relationship-centred practice. Louise Bretland-Treharne from People Speak Up CIC will share her experiences of Welsh language, identity, and language sensitive care.
A panel of Welsh learners and speakers working in social work and social care will reflect and draw on their own experiences and explain what the Welsh language means to them.
We’ll agree on a guiding question for the panel discussion and use relationship-centred frameworks to consider how language impacts relationships in practice.
Learning outcomes
In this session we’ll:
- use lived experience to explore the impact of language-sensitive practice and how this can shape future practice
- look at relationship-centred approaches within the context of the Welsh language, such as the Senses Framework, to understand how language helps create a sense of security, belonging, continuity, purpose, achievement, and significance
- identify why social workers and social care workers choose to learn Welsh and use it in practice, and how this affects their work
- develop practical ideas to strengthen Welsh language provision in your own role, service, or team.
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