Section 1.5: Course Team Members Social Work Courses Dr Annabel Goodyer - Principal Lecturer MSc Social Work / BA (Hons) Social Work K2 – V705 +44 (0)20 7815 8103 Practice Learning Team Jill Yates – Director Practice Learning K2 – V703 +44 (0)20 7815 8397 Laverne Morris – Practice Learning Administrator K2 – VG01 +44 (0)20 7815 8059 Wendy Ramsay – Practice Learning Administrator K2 – VG01 +44 (0)02 7815 8494 BA (Hons) Social Work Team Iain Campbell-King – Senior Lecturer / Course Director K2 – V703 +44 (0)20 7815 8029 Tirion Havard – Senior Lecturer / Deputy Course Director K2 – V703 +44 (0)20 7815 8365 Claire Felix – Senior Lecturer K2 – V703 +44 (0)20 7815 8341 felixc@lsbu.ac.uk Andrew Whittaker – Senior Lecturer K2 – V703 +44 (0)20 7815 8438
John Patrick MacDonough – Senior Lecturer (part time) K2 – V703 +44 (0)20 7815 8085 Andrea Colquhoun – Senior Lecturer K2 – V703 +44 (0)20 7815 8432 Burke – Senior Lecturer (part time) K2 – V703 +44 (0)20 7815 8079 Michelle Evans- Senior Lecturer K2 – V703 +44 (0) 20 7815 8347 Soumaya Touzani – Course Administrator K2 – VG01 +44(0)20 7815 8069 MA Social Work Team Martyn Higgins – Course Director / Senior Lecturer K2 – V703 +44 (0)20 7815 6737 Tom Wilks – Senior Lecturer K2 – V703 +44 (0)20 7815 6731 Joanna Rawles – Senior Lecturer K2 – V703 +44 (0)20 715 8492 Soumaya Touzani – Course Administrator K2 – VG01 +44(0)20 7815 8069 Practice Education Kate Leonard - Course Director MA Practice Education – Health & Social Work K2 – V702 +44 (0)20 7815 8481 Jill Yates – Module Lead Practice Education Modules Stages 1 and 2 K2 – V703 +44 (0)20 7815 8397
The PCF in relation to placement 3.3: The Level Descriptors Professionalism Social workers are members of an internationally recognised profession, a title protected in UK law. Social workers demonstrate professional commitment by taking responsibility for their conduct, practice and learning, with support through supervision. As representatives of the social work profession they safeguard its reputation and are accountable to the professional regulator. Readiness for direct practice End of first placement End of final placement Describe the role of the social worker • Describe the mutual roles and responsibilities in supervision • Describe the importance of professional behaviour • Describe the importance of personal and professional boundaries • Demonstrate ability to learn, using a range of approaches • Describe the importance of emotional resilience in social work Recognise the role of the professional social worker in a of contexts Recognise the important role of supervision and make an active contribution Demonstrate professionalism in terms of presentation, demeanour, reliability, honesty and respectfulness With guidance take responsibility for managing your own time and work load effectively Be able to show awareness of personal and professional boundaries With guidance recognise your limitations and how to seek advice Recognise and act on own learning needs in response to practice experience Show awareness of own safety, health, wellbeing and emotional resilience and seek advice as necessary Identify concerns about practice and procedures and how they can be questioned Be able to meet the requirements of the professional regulator Be able to explain the role of the social worker in a of contexts and uphold the reputation of the profession Demonstrate an effective and active use of supervision for accountability, professional reflection and development Demonstrate professionalism in of presentation, demeanour, reliability, honesty and respectfulness Take responsibility for managing your time and workload effectively and begin to prioritise your activity including supervision time Recognise the impact of self in interaction with others making appropriate use of personal experience Be able to recognise and maintain personal and professional boundaries Recognise your professional limitations and how to seek advice Demonstrate a commitment to your
professional accountability and information sharing Diversity: Recognise diversity and apply anti-discriminatory and principles in practice Social workers understand that diversity characterises and shapes human experience and is critical to the formation of identity. Diversity is multi-dimensional and includes race, disability, class, economic status, age, sexuality, gender and transgender, faith and belief. Social workers appreciate that, as a consequence of difference, a person’s life experience may include oppression, marginalisation and alienation as well as privilege, power and acclaim, and are able to challenge appropriately. Readiness for direct practice End of first placement End of final placement Recognise the importance of diversity in human identity and experience, and the application of and principles in social work practice. Understand how an individual’s identity is informed by factors such as culture, economic status, family composition, life experiences and characteristics and take account of these to understand their experiences With reference to current legislative requirements, recognise personal and organisational discrimination and oppression and identify ways in which they might be challenged Recognise and with support, manage the impact on people of the power invested in your role Understand how an individual’s identity is informed by factors such as culture, economic status, family composition, life experiences, and characteristics and take account of these to understand their experiences, questioning assumptions where necessary With reference to current legislative requirements, recognise personal and organisational discrimination and oppression and with guidance make use of a of approaches to challenge them Recognise and manage the impact on people of the invested in your role 4. Rights, Justice and Economic Wellbeing: Advance human rights and promote social justice and economic well-being Social workers recognise the fundamental principles of human rights and equality, and that these are protected in national and international law, conventions and policies. They ensure these principles underpin their practice. Social workers understand the importance of using and contributing to case law and applying these rights in their own practice. They understand the effects of oppression, discrimination and poverty. Readiness for direct practice End of placement End of final placement
Understand the principles of rights, justice and economic wellbeing, and significance for social work practice. Understand and with support, in practice the principles of social justice, inclusion and equality Understand how legislation and guidance can advance or constrain peoples’ rights Work within the principles of human and civil rights and equalities legislation Recognise the impact of poverty and social exclusion and promote enhanced economic status through access to education, work, housing, health services and welfare benefits Understand and with support, apply in practice the principles of social justice, inclusion and equality Understand how legislation and guidance can advance or constrain peoples’ rights and recognise how the law may be used to protect or advance their rights and entitlements Work within the principles of and civil rights and equalities legislation differentiating and beginning to work with absolute, qualified and competing rights and differing needs and perspectives Recognise the impact of poverty and social exclusion and promote enhanced economic status through access to education, work, housing, health services and welfare benefits Recognise the value of and aid access to independent advocacy 5.Knowledge: Apply knowledge of social sciences, law and social work practice theory Social workers understand psychological, social, cultural, spiritual and physical influences on people; human development throughout the life span and the legal framework for practice. They apply this knowledge in their work with individuals, families and communities. They know and use theories and methods of social work practice. Readiness for direct practice End of first placement End of final placement Demonstrate an initial understanding of the application of research, theory and knowledge from sociology, social policy, psychology, health and human growth and development to social work With guidance research, theory and knowledge from sociology, social policy, psychology, health and human growth and development to social work practice Understand the and policy frameworks and Demonstrate a critical understanding of the application of social work of research, theory and knowledge from sociology, social policy, psychology and health Demonstrate a critical understanding of the
• Demonstrate an initial understanding of the legal and policy frameworks and guidance that inform and mandate social work practice • Demonstrate an initial understanding of the range of theories and models for social work intervention guidance that inform and mandate social work practice, relevant to placement setting Understand forms of harm, their impact on people and the implications for practice Apply knowledge from a range of theories and models for social work intervention with individuals, families, groups and communities and the methods derived from them Value and take account of the expertise of service users, carers and professionals and policy frameworks and guidance that inform and mandate social work practice recognising the scope for professional judgement Demonstrate and apply to practice a working knowledge of human growth and development throughout the life course Recognise the short and long term impact of psychological, socio- economic, environmental and physiological factors on people’s lives, taking into account age and development and how this informs practice Recognise how systemic approaches can be used to understand the and inform your practice Acknowledge the centrality of relationships for people and the key concepts of attachment, separation, loss, change and resilience Understand forms of harm and their impact on people and the implications for practice, drawing on concepts of strength, resilience, vulnerability, risk and resistance and apply to practice Demonstrate a critical knowledge of the of theories and models for social work intervention with individuals, families, groups and communities and the methods derived from them Demonstrate a critical understanding of social welfare policy, its evolution, implementation and impact on people,
judgements and justifiable decisions 7. Intervention and Skills: Use judgement and authority to intervene with individuals, families and communities to promote independence, provide support and prevent harm, neglect and Social workers engage with individuals, families, groups and communities, working alongside people to assess and intervene. They enable effective relationships and are effective communicators, using appropriate skills. Using their professional judgement, they employ a range of interventions: promoting independence, providing support and protection, taking preventative action and ensuring safety whilst balancing rights and risks. They understand and take account of differentials in power, and are able to use authority appropriately. They evaluate their own practice and the outcomes for those they work with. Readiness for direct practice End of placement End of final placement Demonstrate core communication skills and the capacity to develop them • Demonstrate the ability to engage with people in to build compassionate and effective relationships • Demonstrate awareness of a of frameworks to assess and plan intervention • Demonstrate basic ability to produce written documents relevant for practice • Demonstrate initial awareness of risk and safeguarding With guidance use a range of verbal and non-verbal and written methods of communication relevant to placement With guidance communicate information, advice, instruction and opinion to advocate, influence and persuade Demonstrate the ability to build and conclude compassionate and effective relationships appropriate to placement setting Identify and use appropriate frameworks to assess, give meaning to, plan, implement and review effective interventions and evaluate outcomes With guidance use a planned and structured approach, informed by at least two social work methods and models Recognise the importance of community resources, groups and networks for individuals Demonstrate skills in recording and report writing appropriate to the setting Identify and a range of verbal, non-verbal and written methods of communication and adapt them in line with peoples’ age, comprehension and culture Be able to communicate information, advice, instruction and professional opinion so as to advocate, influence and persuade Demonstrate the ability to engage with people and manage, sustain and conclude compassionate and effective relationships Demonstrate an holistic approach to the identification of circumstances, rights, strengths and risks Select and use appropriate frameworks to assess, give meaning to, plan, implement and review effective interventions and evaluate the outcomes in partnership with service users Use a planned and structured approach informed by social work methods, models and to promote positive
Section 4: Timetables Section 4.1: MSc Full Time Year 1 Timetables MA Social Work Timetable Skills Days Year 1 - Semester 1 Day Monday 11.00-13.00 Methods, Theories and Skills for Practice 15.00-17.00 Critical Perspectives in Human Growth & Development Tuesday 10.00-17.00 Readiness for Direct Practice Weeks 1-12 Wednesday 10.00-17.00 Readiness for Direct Practice Weeks1-2 only Thursday Friday Year 1 semester 2
Friday Practice 2 Practice 2 Section 4.3: BA(Hons) Social Work Full Time Year 1 Timetables Semester Am/Pm Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 1 Am Skills days Skills days Skills for Social Work Tirion Harvard Values and Ethics Rohan Burke Pm Skills days Skills days Sociology for Social Work Andrea Colquhoun Readiness for Direct Practice Rohan Burke 2 Am Skills days Skills days Social Work Theory Claire Human Growth and Development Andrew Whittaker
Pm Skills days Skills days Social Problems and Social Policy Iain Readiness for Direct Practice Burke Section 4.4: BA (Hons) Social Work Full Time Year 2 Timetables Semester Am/PM Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 1 Am Skills days Social Work Methods Claire Placement Placement Placement Pm Skills days Welfare Policy and Law John Placement Placement Placement
2 Am Skills days Advocacy and John Placement Placement Placement Pm Skills days Welfare Policy and Law John Placement Placement Placement Section 4.5: BA(Hons) Social Work Full Time Year 3 Timetables Semester Am/PM Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 1 Am Issues in Social Work Tirion Havard Placement Placement Placement
8. Contexts and Organisations 9. Professional Leadership PPDP Initial Review – mid-point of End of Final Placement level (Review your achievements over the last xxx months) Brief Overview of achievements to date Identify achievement of skills & knowledge Identify any new development needs When will I achieve this? Signed by Student, Tutor and Practice Educator Date Date of end of review
Domain 9 Professional Leadership Take responsibility for the professional learning and development of others through supervision, mentoring, assessing, research, teaching, leadership and management The social work profession evolves through the contribution of its members in activities such as practice research, supervision, assessment of practice, teaching and management. An individual’s contribution will gain influence when undertaken as part of a learning, practice-focused organisation. Learning may be facilitated with a wide range of people including social work colleagues, service users and carers, volunteers, foster carers and other professionals. Assessment Evidence used to support judgement Capability at level for this placement Demonstrated/ Not demonstrated (Delete as appropriate) SHEET 8: Student and Agency Placement Evaluations (Proformas in the Appendices) It is a requirement that students and Practice Educators complete a QAPL evaluation form. This MUST be completed online, emailed to the practice learning team, with a hard copy placed in the portfolio. PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS: Students are required to complete the student evaluation form. This can be in the Practice Learning section on Moodle. Practice Supervisors/Practice Educators are required to complete the agency evaluation form. This can also be found in the Practice Learning section on Moodle. Log on to Black Board and access the evaluation forms in the Practice Learning section;
APPENDIX 1: HCPC’s standards of proficiency and the Professional Capabilities Framework mapping document – Social workers in England Standards of Proficiency (SOPs) Professional Capabilities Framework First placement Professional Capabilities Framework Final placement Registrant social workers must: 1 be able to practise safely and effectively within their scope of practice With guidance recognise your limitations and how to seek advice – Professionalism 1.8 Recognise your personal limitations and how to seek advice – Professionalism 1.8 Understand and with support, apply the profession’s ethical principles – Values and ethics 2.1 Understand and apply the profession’s ethical principles and legislation, taking account of these in reaching decisions – Values and Ethics 2.1 1.1 know the limits of practice and when to seek advice or refer to another professional With guidance recognise your limitations and how to seek advice – Professionalism 1.8 Recognise your personal limitations and how to seek advice – Professionalism 1.8 Value and take account of expertise of service users and carers and professionals – Knowledge 5.12 Value and take account of the expertise of service users, carers and professionals – Knowledge 5.12 1.2 recognise the need to manage their own workload and resources and be able to practise accordingly With guidance take responsibility for managing your time and workload effectively Knowledge 1.5 Take responsibility for managing your time and workload effectively, and begin to prioritise your activity including supervision time – Professionalism 1.5 1.3 be able to undertake assessments of risk, need and capacity and respond appropriately With guidance demonstrate an holistic approach to the identification of needs, circumstances, rights, strengths and risks – Intervention and skills 7.4 Demonstrate an holistic approach to the identification of needs, circumstances, rights, strengths and risks – Intervention and Skills 7.4
1.4 be able to recognise and respond appropriately to unexpected situations and manage uncertainty Demonstrate awareness of the impact of multiple factors, changing circumstances and uncertainty of people’s lives – Intervention and Skills 7.10 Recognise complexity, multiple factors, changing circumstances and uncertainty in people’s lives, to be able to prioritise your intervention – Intervention and Skills 7.10 With guidance understand how to evaluate and review hypotheses in response to information available at the time and apply in practice with support – Critical Reflection and Analysis 6.5 Know how to formulate, test, evaluate and review hypotheses in response to information available at the time and apply in practice – Critical Reflection and Analysis 6.5 1.5 be able to recognise signs of harm, abuse and neglect and know how to respond appropriately Understand forms of harm, their impact on people and the implications for practice- Knowledge 5.7 Understand forms of harm and their impact on people, and the implications for practice, drawing on concepts of strength, resilience, vulnerability, risk and resistance, and apply to practice – Knowledge 5.7 With guidance identify appropriate responses to safeguard vulnerable people – Intervention and Skills 7.13 With support, identify appropriate responses to safeguard vulnerable people and promote their wellbeing Intervention and Skills: 7.13 2 be able to practise within the legal and ethical boundaries of their profession Understand and with support apply the profession’s ethical principles – Values and Ethics 2.1 Understand and apply the profession’s ethical principles and legislation, taking account of these in reaching decisions – Values and Ethics 2.1 Identify concerns about practice and procedures and how they can be questioned – Professionalism 1.11 Identify concerns about practice and procedures and, with support, begin to find appropriate means of challenge – Professionalism 1.11
2.1 understand current legislation applicable to the work of profession Understand and with support apply the profession’s ethical principles – values and Ethics 2.1 Understand and the profession’s ethical principles and legislation, taking account of these in reaching decisions – Values and Ethics 2.1 Understand how legislation and guidance can advance and or constrain people’s rights – Rights, Justice and Economic Wellbeing 4.2 Understand how legislation and guidance can advance or constrain people’s rights and recognise how the law may be used to protect or advance rights and entitlements – Rights, Justice and Economic Wellbeing 4.2 Work with the principles of human and civil rights and equalities legislation - Rights, Justice and Economic Wellbeing 4.3 Work within the principles of human and civil rights and equalities legislation, differentiating and beginning to work with absolute, qualified and competing rights and different needs and perspectives – Rights, Justice and Economic Wellbeing 4.3 2.2 understand the need to promote the best interests of service and carers at all times Understand how legislation and guidance can advance and or constrain people’s rights – Rights, Justice and Economic Wellbeing 4.2 Understand how legislation and guidance can advance or constrain people’s rights and recognise how the law may be used to protect or advance their rights and entitlements – Rights, Justice and Economic Wellbeing 4.2 Work with the principles of human and civil rights and equalities legislation - Rights, Justice and Economic Wellbeing 4.3 Work within the principles of human and civil rights and equalities legislation, differentiating and beginning to work with absolute, qualified and competing rights and different needs and perspectives – Rights, Justice and Economic Wellbeing 4.3
2.6 be able to exercise authority as a social worker within the appropriate legal and ethical frameworks With guidance understand the authority of the social work role – Intervention and Skills 7.11 Understand the authority of the social work role and begin to use this appropriately and confidently as an accountable professional – Intervention and Skills 7.11 With guidance recognise that social work operates within and responds to changing economic, social, political and organisational contexts – Contexts and Organisations 8.2 Understand the roles and responsibilities of social workers in a range of organisations, lines of accountability and the boundaries of professional autonomy and discretion – Contexts and Organisations 8.2 2.7 understand the need to respect and uphold the rights, dignity, values and autonomy of every service user and carer Elicit and respect the needs and views of service users and carers and with support promote their participation in decision making wherever possible – Values and Ethics – 2.4 Demonstrate respectful partnership work with service users and carers, eliciting and respecting their needs and views, and promoting their participation in wherever possible – Values and Ethics 2.4 Identify and with guidance, manage potentially conflicting values and ethical dilemmas – Values and Ethics 2.3 Manage potentially conflicting or competing values, and, with guidance, recognise, reflect on and work with ethical dilemmas – Values and Ethics 2.3 Recognise and with support promote individuals’ rights to autonomy and self determination – Values and Ethics 2.5 Recognise and promote individuals’ rights to autonomy and self-determination – Values and Ethics 2.5 and take account of the expertise of service users and carers and professionals – Knowledge 5.12 Value and take account of the expertise of service users, carers and professionals – Knowledge 5.12
3.5 be able to manage the physical and emotional impact of their practice Show awareness of own safety, health and well being and emotional resilience and seek advise as necessary – Professionalism 1.10 With support, take steps to manage and promote own safety, health, wellbeing and emotional resilience – Professionalism 1.10 4 be able to practise as an autonomous professional, exercising their own professional judgement With guidance recognise that social work operates within and responds to changing economic, social, political and organisational contexts – Contexts and Organisations 8.2 Understand the roles and responsibilities of social workers in a range of organisations, lines of accountability and the boundaries of professional autonomy and discretion – Contexts and Organisations 8.2 Recognise the importance of applying imagination, creativity and curiosity to practice – Critical Reflection and Analysis 6.1 Apply imagination, creativity and curiosity to practice – Critical Reflection and Analysis 6.1 Identify how professional leadership in social work can enhance practice – Professional Leadership 9.1 Recognise the importance of, and to demonstrate, professional leadership as a social workers – Professional Leadership 9.1 4.1 be able to assess a situation, determine its nature and severity and call upon the required knowledge and experience to deal with it Demonstrate awareness of the impact of multiple factors, changing circumstances and uncertainty in people’s lives – Intervention and Skills 7.10 Recognise complexity, multiple factors, changing circumstances and uncertainty in people’s lives, to be able to prioritise your intervention – Intervention and Skills 7.10 With guidance demonstrate an holistic approach to the identification of needs, circumstances, rights, strengths and risk – Intervention and Skills 7.4 Demonstrate an holistic approach to the identification of needs, circumstances, rights, strengths and risks – Intervention and Skills 7.4 Identify and use appropriate frameworks to assess, give meaning to plan, implement and review effective interventions and evaluate the outcomes – Interventions and Skills 7.5 Select and use appropriate frameworks to assess, give meaning to, plan, implement and review effective interventions and evaluate the outcomes, in partnership with service users – Intervention and Skills 7.5
With guidance, use a planned and structured approach, informed by at least two social work methods and models – Intervention and Skills 7.6 Use a planned and structured approach, informed by social work methods, models and to promote positive change and independence and to prevent harm – Intervention and Skills 7.6 With guidance use evidence to inform decisions – Critical Reflection and Analysis 6.6 Begin to formulate and make explicit, evidence-informed judgements – Critical Reflection and Analysis 6.6 4.2 be able to initiate resolution of issues and be able to exercise personal initiative With guidance, use a planned and structured approach, informed by at least two social work methods and models – Intervention and Skills 7.6 Use a planned and structured approach, informed by social work methods, models and tools, to promote positive change and independence and to prevent harm – Intervention and Skills 7.6 Recognise the importance of applying imagination, creativity and curiosity to practice – Critical Reflection and Analysis 6.1 imagination, creativity and curiosity to practice – Critical Reflection and Analysis 6.1 Demonstrate awareness of the impact of multiple factors, changing circumstances and uncertainty in peoples’ – Intervention and Skills 7.10 Recognise complexity, multiple factors, changing circumstances and uncertainty in people’s lives, to be able to prioritise your intervention – Intervention and Skills 7.10 Inform decision making through the identification and gathering of information from more than one source and with support, question its reliability and validity – Critical Reflection and Analysis 6.2 Inform decision-making through the identification and gathering of information from multiple sources, actively seeking new sources – Critical Reflection and Analysis 6.2 4.3 recognise that they are personally responsible for, and must be able to justify, their decisions and recommendations With guidance use evidence to inform decisions – Critical Reflection and Analysis 6.6 Begin to formulate and make explicit, evidence-informed judgements – Critical Reflection and Analysis 6.6
4.4 be able to make informed judgements on complex issues using the information available Inform decision making through the identification and gathering of information from more than one source and with support, question its reliability and validity – Critical Reflection and Analysis 6.2 Inform decision-making through the identification and gathering of information from multiple sources, actively seeking new sources – Critical Reflection and Analysis 6.2 4.5 be able to make and receive referrals appropriately Identify and use appropriate frameworks to assess, give meaning to plan, implement and review effective interventions and evaluate the outcomes – Interventions and Skills 7.5 Demonstrate an holistic approach to the identification of needs, circumstances, rights, strengths and risks – Intervention and Skills 7.4 With guidance, communicate information, advice, instruction and opinion so as to advocate, influence and persuade – Intervention and Skills 7.2 Be able to communicate information, advice, instruction and professional opinion so as to advocate, influence and persuade – Intervention and Skills 7.2 5 be aware of the impact of culture, equality and diversity on practice Understand how an individual’s identity is informed by factors such as culture, economic status, family composition, life experiences and characteristics and take account of these to understand their experiences – Diversity 3.1 Understand how an individual’s identity is informed by factors such as culture, economic status, family composition, life experiences and characteristics, and take account of these to understand their experiences, questioning assumptions where necessary – Diversity 3.1 Understand and with support apply in practice the principles of social justice, inclusion and equality - Rights, Justice and Economic Wellbeing 4.1 Understand, identify and apply in practice the principles of social justice, inclusion and equality – Rights, Justice and Economic Wellbeing 4.1
Recognise the impact of poverty and social exclusion and promote enhanced economic status through access to education, work, housing, health services ad welfare benefits - Rights, Justice and Economic Wellbeing 4.4 Recognise the impact of poverty and social exclusion and promote enhanced economic status through access to education, work, housing, health services and welfare benefits – Rights, Justice and Economic Wellbeing 4.4 5.1 be able to reflect on and take account of the impact of inequality, disadvantage and discrimination on those who use social work services and their communities Understand how an individual’s identity is informed by factors such as culture, economic status, family composition, life experiences and characteristics and take account of these to understand their experiences – Diversity 3.1 Understand how an individual’s identity is informed by factors such as culture, economic status, family composition, life experiences and characteristics, and take account of these to understand their experiences, questioning assumptions where necessary – Diversity 3.1 Recognise the impact of poverty and social exclusion and promote enhanced economic status through access to education, work, housing, health services ad welfare benefits - Rights, Justice and Economic Wellbeing 4.4 Recognise the impact of poverty and social exclusion and promote enhance economic status through access to education, work, housing, health services and welfare benefits – Rights, Justice and Economic Wellbeing 4.4 5.2 understand the need to practice to respond appropriately to different groups and individuals Understand how an individual’s identity is informed by factors such as culture, economic status, family composition, life experiences and characteristics and take account of these to understand their experiences – Diversity 3.1 Understand how an individual’s identity is informed by factors such as culture, economic status, family composition, life experiences and characteristics, and take account of these to understand their experiences, questioning assumptions where necessary – Diversity 3.1 5.3 be aware of the impact of their own values on practice with different groups of service users and carers Identify and with guidance manage potentially conflicting values and ethical dilemmas - Values and Ethics 2.3 Manage potentially conflicting or competing values, and with guidance, recognise, reflect on, and work with ethical dilemmas – Values and Ethics 2.3
8.2 be able to demonstrate effective and appropriate skills in communicating advice, instruction, information and professional opinion to colleagues, service users and carers With guidance communicate information, advice, instruction and opinion so as to advocate, influence and persuade – Intervention and Skills 7.2 Be able to communicate information, advice, instruction and professional opinion so as to advocate, influence and persuade – Intervention and Skills 7.2 8.3 understand the need to provide service users and carers with the information necessary to enable them to make informed decisions or to understand the decisions made Elicit and respect the and views of service users and carers and with support, promote their participation in decision making wherever possible – Values and Ethics 2.4 Demonstrate respectful partnership work with service and carers, eliciting and respecting their needs and views, and promoting their participation in wherever possible – Values and Ethics 2.4 Recognise and with support, promote individuals’ rights to autonomy and self determination Values and Ethics 2.5 Recognise and promote individuals’ rights to autonomy and self-determination – Values and Ethics 2.5 8.4 understand how communication skills affect the assessment of and engagement with service and carers With guidance use a range of verbal. and written methods of communication relevant to placement – Intervention and Skills 7.1 Identify and apply a range of verbal, and written methods of communication and adapt them in line with peoples’ ages, comprehension and culture – Intervention and Skills 7.1 Demonstrate the ability to build and conclude compassionate and effective relationships appropriate to the placement setting – Intervention and Skills 7.3 Demonstrate the ability to engage with people, and build, manage, sustain and conclude compassionate and effective relationships – Intervention and Skills 7.3
9 be able to work appropriately with others Demonstrate the ability to build and conclude compassionate ad effective relationships appropriate to the placement setting – Intervention and Skills 7.3 Demonstrate the ability to engage with people and build, manage, sustain and conclude compassionate and effective relationships – Intervention and Skills 7.3 Understand and respect the role of others within the organisation – Contexts and Organisations 8.5 Understand and respect the role of others within the organisation and work effectively with them – Contexts and Organisations 8.5 Understand the inter-agency, and inter-professional dimensions to practice and with guidance, demonstrate partnership working – Contexts and Organisations 8.7 Understand the inter-agency, and inter-professional dimensions to practice and demonstrate effective partnership working – Contexts and Organisations 8.7 9.1 understand the need to and sustain professional relationships with service users, carers and colleagues as both an autonomous practitioner and collaboratively with others Demonstrate the ability to build and conclude compassionate ad effective relationships appropriate to the placement setting – Intervention and Skills 7.3 Demonstrate the ability to engage with people, and build, manage, sustain and conclude compassionate and effective relationships – Intervention and Skills 7.3 Recognise the impact of self in interaction with others, making appropriate use of personal experience – Professionalism 1.6 Understand and respect the role of others within the organisation – Contexts and Organisations 8.5 Understand and respect the role of others within the organisation and work effectively with them – Contexts and Organisations 8.5 Understand the inter-agency, and inter-professional dimensions to practice and with guidance, demonstrate partnership working – Contexts and Organisations 8.7 Understand the inter-agency, and inter-professional dimensions to practice and demonstrate effective partnership working – Contexts and Organisations 8.7
9.6 be able to work in partnership with others, including those working in other agencies and roles Elicit and respect the needs and views of service users and carers and with support, promote their participation in decision making wherever possible – Values and Ethics 2.4 Demonstrate respectful partnership work with service users and carers, eliciting and respecting their needs and views and promoting their participation in wherever possible – Values and Ethics 2.4 Understand the multi-disciplinary and inter-professional dimensions to practice and with guidance, demonstrate partnership working – Contexts and Organisations 8.7 Understand the inter-agency, and inter-professional dimensions to practice and demonstrate effective partnership working – Contexts and Organisations 8.7 With guidance work within the organisational context of your placement setting and understand the of accountability – Contexts and Organisations 8.4 Be able to work within an organisation’s remit and contribute to its evaluation and development – Contexts and Organisations 8.4 Understand and respect the role of others within the organisation and work effectively with them – Contexts and Organisations 8.5 Understand and respect the role of others within the organisation and work effectively with them – Contexts and Organisations 8.5 Recognise the of sharing and supporting the learning and development of others – Professional Leadership 9.2 Recognise the value of, and contribute to, supporting the learning and development of others – Professional Leadership 9.2 9.7 be able to contribute effectively to work undertaken as part of a multi-disciplinary team Take responsibility for your role and impact within teams and with guidance, contribute positively to team working – Contexts and Organisations 8.6 Take responsibility for your role and impact within teams and be able to contribute positively to effective team working – Contexts and Organisations 8.6 9.8 recognise the contribution that service and carers’ own Value and take account of the expertise of service users and carers and professionals – Knowledge 5.12 Value and take account of the expertise of service users, carers and professionals – Knowledge 5.12
10 be able to maintain records appropriately Demonstrate skills in recording and report writing appropriate to the setting – Intervention and Skills 7.8 Maintain accurate, comprehensible, succinct and timely records and reports in accordance with applicable legislation, protocols and guidelines, to support professional judgement and organisational responsibilities – Intervention and Skills 7.8 10.1 be able to keep accurate, comprehensive and comprehensible records in accordance with applicable legislation, protocols and guidelines Demonstrate skills in recording and report writing appropriate to the setting – Intervention and Skills 7.8 Maintain accurate, comprehensible, succinct and timely records and reports in accordance with applicable legislation, protocols and guidelines, to support professional judgement and organisational responsibilities – Intervention and Skills 7.8 10.2 recognise the need to manage records and all other information in accordance with applicable legislation, protocols and guidelines Demonstrate skills in recording and report writing appropriate to the setting – Intervention and Skills 7.8 Maintain accurate, comprehensible, succinct and timely records and reports in accordance with applicable legislation, protocols and guidelines, to support professional judgement and organisational responsibilities – Intervention and Skills 7.8 11 be able to reflect on and review practice With guidance use reflection and analysis in practice – Critical Reflection and Analysis 6.4 Demonstrate a capacity for logical, systematic, critical and reflective reasoning and apply the theories and techniques of reflective practice – Critical Reflection and Analysis 6.4 Recognise the importance of applying imagination, creativity and curiosity to practice – Critical Reflection and Analysis 6.1 Apply imagination, creativity and curiosity to practice – Critical Reflection and Analysis 6.1
12.1 be able to use supervision to support and enhance the quality of their social work practice Recognise the important role of supervision and make an active contribution – Professionalism 1.3 Demonstrate an effective and active use of supervision for accountability, professional reflection and development – Professionalism 1.3 12.2 be able to contribute to processes designed to evaluate service and individual outcomes Identify and use appropriate frameworks to assess, give meaning to, plan, implement and review effective interventions and evaluate the outcomes – Intervention and Skills 7.5 Select and use appropriate frameworks to assess, give meaning to, plan, implement and review effective interventions and evaluate the outcomes, in partnership with service users – Intervention and Skills 7.5 With guidance apply research, theory and knowledge from sociology, social policy, psychology, health and human growth and development to social work practice 5.1 Demonstrate a critical understanding of the application to social work of research, theory and knowledge from sociology, social policy, psychology and health – Knowledge 5.1 Be able to work within an organisation’s remit and contribute to its evaluation and development – Contexts and Organisations 8.4 12.3 be able to engage in practice, evaluate practice systematically and participate in audit procedures With guidance apply research, theory and knowledge from sociology, social policy, psychology, health and human growth and development to social work practice 5.1 Demonstrate a critical understanding of the application to social work of research, theory and knowledge from sociology, social policy, psychology and health – Knowledge 5.1 Understand the legal and policy frameworks and guidance that inform and mandate social work practice, relevant to placement setting Knowledge 5.2 Demonstrate a critical understanding of the and policy frameworks and guidance that inform and mandate social work practice, recognising the scope for professional judgement – Knowledge 5.2
13.4 understand in relation to social work practice: – social work theory; – social work models and interventions; – the development and application of relevant law and social policy; – the development and application of social work and social work values; – human growth and development across the lifespan and the impact of key developmental stages and transitions; – the impact of injustice, social inequalities, policies and other issues which affect the demand for social work services; – the relevance of psychological, environmental, sociological and physiological perspectives to understanding personal and social development and functioning; With guidance apply research, theory and knowledge from sociology, social policy, psychology, health and human growth and development to social work practice 5.1 Demonstrate a critical understanding of the application to social work of research, theory and knowledge from sociology, social policy, psychology and health – Knowledge 5.1 Demonstrate a critical knowledge of the range of theories and models for social work intervention with individuals, families, groups and communities, and the methods derived from them – Knowledge 5.8 Understand the legal and policy frameworks and guidance that inform and mandate social work practice, relevant to placement setting Knowledge 5.2 Demonstrate a critical understanding of the and policy frameworks and guidance that inform and mandate social work practice, recognising the scope for professional judgement – Knowledge 5.2 Demonstrate a critical understanding of social welfare policy, its evolution, implementation and impact on people, social work, other professions, and working – Knowledge 5.9 Demonstrate and a working knowledge of human growth and development throughout the life course – Knowledge 5.3 Recognise how systemic approaches can be used to understand the and inform your practice – Knowledge 5.5
Understand how legislation and guidance can advance or constrain people’s rights - Rights, Justice and Economic Wellbeing 4.2 Understand how legislation and guidance can advance or constrain people’s rights and recognise how the law may be used to protect or advance their rights and entitlements – Rights, Justice and Economic Wellbeing 4.2 Value and take account of the expertise of service users and carers and professionals – Knowledge 5.12 Value and take account of the expertise of service users, carers and professionals – Knowledge 5.12 14 be able to draw on appropriate knowledge and skills to inform practice Inform decision making through the identification and gathering of information from more than one source and with support, question its reliability and validity – Critical Reflection and Analysis 6.2 Inform decision-making through the identification and gathering of information from multiple sources, actively seeking new sources – Critical Reflection and Analysis 6.2 Identify and use appropriate frameworks to assess, give meaning to, plan, implement and review effective interventions and evaluate the outcomes – Intervention and Skills 7.5 Select and use appropriate frameworks to assess, give meaning to, plan, implement and review effective interventions and evaluate the outcomes, in partnership with service users – Intervention and Skills 7.5 With guidance use a planned and structured approach, informed by at least two social work methods and models – Intervention and Skills 7.6 Use a planned and structured approach, informed by social work methods, models and tools, to promote positive change and independence to prevent harm – Intervention and Skills 7.6
14.1 be able to gather, analyse, critically evaluate and use information and knowledge to make recommendations or modify practice Inform decision making through the identification and gathering of information from more than one source and with support, question its reliability and validity – Critical Reflection and Analysis 6.2 & 6.3 Inform decision-making through the identification and gathering of information from multiple sources, actively seeking new sources – Critical Reflection and Analysis 6.2 Inform decision making through the identification and gathering of information from more than one source and with support, question its reliability and validity – Critical Reflection and Analysis 6.2 & 6.3 With support, rigorously question and evaluate the reliability and validity of information from different sources – Critical Reflection and Analysis 6.3 14.2 be able to select and use appropriate assessment tools Identify and use appropriate frameworks to assess, give meaning to, plan, implement and review effective interventions and evaluate the outcomes – Intervention and Skills 7.5 Select and use appropriate frameworks to assess, give meaning to, plan, implement and review effective interventions and evaluate the outcomes, in partnership with service users – Intervention and Skills 7.5 14.3 be able to prepare, implement, review, evaluate, revise and conclude plans to meet needs and circumstances in conjunction with service users and carers With guidance use a planned and structured approach, informed by at least two social work methods and models – Intervention and Skills 7.6 Use a planned and structured approach, informed by social work methods, models and tools, to promote positive change and independence to prevent harm – Intervention and Skills 7.6 14.4 be able to use social work methods, theories and models to achieve change and development and improve life opportunities With guidance use a planned and structured approach, informed by at two social work methods and models – Intervention and Skills 7.6 Use a planned and structured approach, informed by social work methods, models and tools, to promote positive change and independence to prevent harm – Intervention and Skills 7.6 14.5 be aware of a range of research methodologies Demonstrate a critical understanding of research methods – Knowledge 5.11
14.6 recognise the value of research and analysis and be able to evaluate such evidence to inform their own practice Recognise the contribution, and begin to make use, of research to inform practice – Knowledge 5.10 With guidance apply research, theory and knowledge from sociology, social policy, psychology, health and human growth and development to social work practice 5.1 Demonstrate a critical understanding of the application to social work of research, theory and knowledge from sociology, social policy, psychology and health – Knowledge 5.1 14.7 be able to demonstrate a of skill in the use of information technology appropriate to their practice With guidance, communicate information, advice, instruction and opinion so as to advocate, influence and persuade – Intervention and Skills 7.2 Be able to communicate information, advice, instruction and professional opinion so as to advocate, influence and persuade – Intervention and Skills 7.2 14.8 be able to change their practice as needed to take account of new developments or changing contexts With guidance recognise that social work operates within and responds to changing economic, social, political and organisational contexts – Contexts and Organisations 8.1 & 8.2 Recognise that social work operates within, and responds to, changing economic, social, political and organisational contexts – Contexts and Organisations 8.1 15 be able to establish and maintain a safe practice With guidance, identify the factors that may create or exacerbate risk to individuals, their families or carers, to the public or to professionals including yourself – Intervention and Skills 7.12 Recognise the factors that create or exacerbate risk to individuals, their families or carers, to the public or to professionals, including yourself and contribute to the assessment and management of risk – Intervention and Skills 7.12