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Capabilities statement for social workers in England who work with older people
- Author:
- BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 19
- Place of publication:
- Birmingham
This statement and development pathway sets out the knowledge, skills and values that social workers need to work with older people. It sets out the enhanced capabilities for five different levels of a social work career, showing how these capabilities develop and deepen through experience and ongoing professional development. The five levels cover: capabilities at qualification; at the end of the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment; social worker and experienced social worker; advanced level; and at strategic level. The capabilities cover: professionalism; contexts and organisations; leadership; values and ethics; diversity; rights and justice; knowledge; critical reflection; and intervention and skills. The capabilities are not mandatory and act as guidance to improve social work development and they reflect what the evidence suggests will promote older people’s well-being. The statement has been developed by the social work profession, in partnership with older people, carers and diverse partner organisations and has been endorsed by the Department of Health. (Edited publisher abstract)
Capabilities statement for social workers in England who work with older people: consultation
- Author:
- BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 21
- Place of publication:
- Birmingham
A consultation on a draft Capabilities Statement which sets out the knowledge, skills and values that social workers should have to work well with older people, their families and carers. The document consults on the purpose of the Statement, how it fits with other frameworks and the capabilities that should be incorporated into learning during a generic social work qualification course. It also covers the capabilities that social workers should acquire at different levels of their career, from ASYE who have contact with older people, through to capabilities for experienced social workers, to those at advanced level and strategic level. The Statement has been co-produced with social workers, older people and relevant organisations and builds on existing frameworks and good practice. It will be supported by Continuing Professional Development Pathway that will set out the roles that older people’s social workers may fulfil at different stages of their career and show how social workers can demonstrate expertise as they move their career. (Edited publisher abstract)
Guide to the links between national occupational standards and national care standards for older people in care homes in Scotland
- Author:
- SCOTTISH SOCIAL SERVICES COUNCIL
- Publisher:
- Scottish Social Services Council
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 12p.
- Place of publication:
- Dundee
National occupational standards describe best practice in particular areas of work, are statements of competence, provide managers with a tool for a wide variety of workforce management, quality control and specification tasks and are the basis of training and qualifications.This document matches these standards with National Care Standards for older people in care homes in Scotland.
National service framework for older people - executive summary
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 39p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Executive summary of the Department of Health's standards and plans for the delivery of services to older people.
Entering the care standards debate
- Author:
- METCALFE John
- Journal article citation:
- Professional Social Work, July 2000, p.4.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
Reports on the second reading of the Care Standards Bill in May.
The long-term view
- Author:
- MARSHALL Mary
- Journal article citation:
- Professional Social Work, October 1998, p.8.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
The author, social work representative on the Royal Commission on Long Term Care for the elderly, urges the profession to make its voice heard.
Older people and access to care
- Author:
- TANNER Denise
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Social Work, 33(4), June 2003, pp.499-515.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
At the heart of a number of New Labour health and social policy initiatives are stated concerns with supporting independence, preventing deterioration and extending access to services. This article examines the potential impact of these initiatives, including Prevention Grants, the National Service Framework for Older People, the Fair Access to Care Services Guidance , and the Single Assessment Process, on older people with 'low level' needs who have increasingly been excluded from services targeted at those in high risk categories. Key standpoints for this analysis are research findings indicating what older people themselves want from preventive services. Central messages, consistent with those from other service user 'groups', are the need for support services that enable older people to continue to exercise choice and control over their lives. New preventive measures are evaluated in the light of these findings and found wanting. It is argued that recent policy initiatives are likely to do little to widen access to support services for those with low intensity needs, and, moreover, that the processes involved in identifying those at future high risk will detract from rather than enhance citizenship. A more diffuse approach to prevention is advocated, based on mutuality, community development, and capacity-building.
Intermediate care: moving forward; national service framework for older people supporting implementation
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 42p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report argues that intermediate care, a range of services to promote faster recovery from illness, prevent faster recovery from illness, reduce hospital admissions and to maximise independence, is vital to improve the health and well being of older people. The national service framework for older people is a ten year programme of action linking services to support independence and promote good health, specialised services for key conditions, and culture change so that all older people and their carers are always treated with respect, dignity and fairness. The overall aim is to ensure consistent services across the country and reduce variations in standards and service levels.
Quality counts: achieving quality in social care services
- Editors:
- KELLY Des, WARR Bridget
- Publisher:
- Whiting and Birch
- Publication year:
- 1992
- Pagination:
- 240p.,diags.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Aimed at social services and social work departments, trainers, inspection and registration staff, private and voluntary care providers, residential homes, special schools, sheltered workshops, advice agencies, client support groups, and legal personnel in local government and private practice. Contains chapters on: what is meant by quality in social care; approaches to quality systems; quality and its social construction by managers in care service organisations; establishing standards in social care; the role of inspection and evaluation in social care; use of checklists in inspection and quality assurance in elderly person's homes; training for quality; user participation in quality assurance; total quality management; and the challenges of the quest for quality in social care services.