This webinar (taking place on Zoom) aims to spark dialogue about the ethics of care between professionals and people in poverty. Some professional practice is process-driven; the ethics of care is based on human relationships and needs. It is the ethical system that defines “good” as meeting the needs of others and preserving and enriching relationships. PFAN co-chairs Tammy Mayes and Simon Haworth will draw on two examples of this kind of care: one in a school where many families struggle with poverty; and the other in the Together in Dignity programme run by ATD Fourth World.

PFAN stands for the Parents, Families and Allies Network, a UK-wide group bringing together parents with experience of children’s social work, their families and allies including social workers, academics, professionals in health and education and others wanting to transform children’s services through better parent participation.

Speakers

Sam Greasley, Head Teacher, Awel y Môr Primary School (in Sandfields, Port Talbot)

Celia Consolini, ATD Fourth World ally