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–social work and social workersTerm not used for indexing
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+social care staff
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+care workersUse also for floating support workers.
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care assistants
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child care workers
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home care assistants
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personal assistants
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social work assistants
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social work assistants
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wardens
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+social care professionals
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approved mental health professionals
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+social workers
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approved social workers
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community workers
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front line managers
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keyworkers
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+medical social workers
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hospital social workers
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residential social workers
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school social workers
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social work assistants
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social work assistants
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+social worker teams
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area teams
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emergency duty teams
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+social workUse for broad discussions of social work.
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+community workUse also for community service by non-offenders.
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community centres
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community development
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forensic social workUse for social work based in hospitals which provide psychiatric services or in prisons, or special hospitals such as Rampton. Forensic social work is involved in the assessment, treatment and support of people with mental health problems who commit serious offences.
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+general practice social work
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general practice attachment schemes
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+medical social work
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hospital social work
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patch systems
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psychiatric social work
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school social work
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youth work
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+social work approaches
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+anti-discriminatory practiceAn approach to social work which emphasises ways in which individuals and groups tend to be discriminated against and the need for professional practice to counter such discrimination.
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anti-racist practice
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anti-oppressive practiceRadical social work approach which is informed by humanistic and social justice values and takes account of experiences and views of oppressed people. Based on understanding of how concepts of power, oppression and inequality determine personal and structural relations.
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ecological approachPerspective in social work that emphasises the adaptive and reciprocal relationship between people and their environment.
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evidence-based practice
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multicultural approachUse for working relationships in which two or more of the participants differ with respect to cultural background, values, lifestyle.
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person-centred approach
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preventive practiceUse for interventions that occur before the onset of a diagnosed disorder/condition that aim to reduce the number of new cases of that disorder/condition.
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psychosocial approach
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reflective practice
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systems approachUse for undertaking of social work based on analysis and activation of human systems around the client.
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task-centred practice
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social work history
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+social work methods
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+assessmentProcess by which judgments are made about an individual or family and their environment in deciding what their needs are. For assessment of learning in an academic or work setting, use educational assessment.
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eligibility criteriaCriteria established by local authorities to determine who is in need and may receive services under the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990.
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+needs
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health needs
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unmet needUse for need identified by assessment which is not then met.
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needs assessmentAssessment reached by comparing a person's current needs with a framework of common human needs.
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self-assessmentUse for a service users assessment of their own needs or a carer carrying out an assessment on behalf of someone else.
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+care managementManagement of care of one or more individuals in receipt of a care package. Introduced as part of NHS and Community Care Act 1990. Use for UK care management. For case management in other countries and for case management in the UK other than care management use 'case management'.
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+care planningPlanning for provision of services to individuals or families normally made following assessment at case conference review and involves users, carers and carers' families.
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person-centred planningCombination of care plan and care programme. Recommended as a way of improving the planning and implementation of care for people with disabilities in the Disabled Persons (Support, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986
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child care reviewsCarried out by local authorities for looked after children as part of care planning process.
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+case managementCo-ordination by a keyworker or case manager of care services for an individual. Use for case management as practised in USA and other countries, and for case management in UK other than in community care.
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case records
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+caseworkA social work method used to work with individuals.
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+case conferences
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family group conferences
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case reviewsUse for serious case reviews and part 8 reviews.
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short-term casework
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community profilingUse for assessing needs of communities as experienced by the residents.
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dischargeUse for discharge of clients from social care services. For discharge from hospital, use patient discharge.
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field workUse for social work where the social work tasks are undertaken in the homes and communities where clients live. For students on placement, use practice placement.
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+groupworkUse for the social work method concerned with the processes which occur when three or more people work together with a common purpose. For psychotherapy or counselling in groups, use group therapy.
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role playing
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+interventionPlan with purpose initiated by a social worker on behalf of a service user. Replaced concept of "treatment" in 1970s, now being replaced by words specific to particular social work transactions eg care plans.
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crisis interventionUse for interventions designed to help a client cope with the "crisis" and develop strategies for dealing with the problem and the aftermath. The crisis is not necessarily an urgent situation but can be something planned in advance. For emergency response work, use disaster services.
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early intervention
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psycho-social intervention
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interviewingUse for staff recruitment or the interviewing of clients. For interviewing as a research method, use interviews.
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referral
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+registers
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adoption contact registers
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child protection registers
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sex offenders registers
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+riskUse for risk factors.
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risk assessmentThe process of identifying hazards which may cause risk or harm. Can include an analysis of the positive benefits of risk taking.
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risk management
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+self-directed supportUse for general discussions of the method of delivering care services, rather than for detailed discussions of specific services. Also use for similar developments in other countries eg 'consumer-directed care'.
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direct paymentsA payment to service users of funds to enable them to pay for their own social care services. Established by the Community Care (Direct Payments) Act 1996. A type of self-directed support.
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individual budgetsA sum of money allocated to an individual assessed as needing personal assistance services. A type of self-directed support.
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supervisionUse for supervision as a social work method eg in the monitoring of individuals or families. For the supervision of social workers and other staff, use staff supervision.
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treatmentUse a more specific term if possible eg counselling, therapies, medical treatment.
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+workload
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caseload
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social work theories
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+sociology
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feminist theory
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