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NORTHERN IRELAND. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety; |
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Improving and safeguarding social wellbeing: a strategy for social work in Northern Ireland 2012-2022 |
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Belfast: Northern Ireland. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, 2012. 68p. |
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This strategy for Social Work in Northern Ireland sets out a vision and agenda for action for social work and social workers in improving and safeguarding the social wellbeing of individuals, families and communities. The document provides an introduction to social work and the vision for social work in Northern Ireland and identifies key challenges for social work in the 21st Century. These include: growing and changing demand; change in the health and social care system; resource pressures; and expectations about social work. Ten strategic priorities are then identified and categorised into the following inter-dependent themes: strengthening the capacity of the workforce; improving social work services; and building leadership and trust in the profession. A Framework for Social Work Practice covering the five social work roles of prevention, support, intervention, protection and control is then provided. The final section looks at the whole system approach needed to implement this strategy, including leadership, infrastructure, resources and workforce capacity. The strategy is intended as a guide for social workers, their employers, commissioners, education providers and regulators. |
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adult safeguarding; child protection; leadership; policy; social services; social work; social workers; staff development; wellbeing; |
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www.scie-socialcareonline.org.uk/profile.asp?guid=f8c915c5-44ec-4018-93df-010f0ac8a446 |
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