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Modernising social services: implications for the development of staff training in learning disability services
- Author:
- BRAND Don
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 5(2), April 2000, pp.36-43.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This paper looks at government's agenda for social care, and assesses its implications for managers developing staff training in learning disability services. It sets out the principles and proposals in Modernising Social Services and describes the government's early steps to implement change and outlines the main features of the new regulatory framework for social care contained in the Care Standards Bill. Goes on to consider the implications for staff training in learning disability services, drawing on TOPSS England's draft National Training Strategy, and identifies areas for consideration by local managers and education and training providers.
The General Social Care Council: some implications for learning disability services
- Author:
- BRAND Don
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 3(4), October 1998, pp.35-41.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
The Government's proposals for the regulation of social care services are set out in the Social Services White Paper. They include changes to the inspection of services, the abolition of the Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work and the establishment of a new statutory body, the General Social Care Council (GCSS), to be responsible for regulating conduct and practice standards for all who work in social care. This article describes the background to the proposed general council and its links to training and service regulation, outlines the Government's approach to setting and enforcing standards, and suggests ways in which the general council will affect those who use and work in learning disability services.