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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.
The castle and the know-it-all: access to the inner circle
- Authors:
- JAMES Ian, POWELL Ian, KENDALL Katherine
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 11(4), July 2003, pp.24-23.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
This article describes the authors' training package, the main focus of which is to engage staff in a high quality relationship, allowing honest discussion of attitudes and beliefs, and the potential for lasting change.
A catalogue of reform
- Author:
- WITTON Marion
- Journal article citation:
- Caring Times, April 2001, pp.10-11.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
In the last year or so a raft of measures have been introduced which are designed to improve the quality of care in the NHS, social services and independent sectors. Summarises these reforms which signify change in all aspects of health and social care and how they also impact on how care is provided to older people.
Framework marks assault on age discrimination
- Author:
- WELLARD Sarah
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 5.4.01, 2001, pp.10-11.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The needs of older people took a significant step towards the top of the government's agenda last week with the announcement of a National Service Framework for Older People. Asks whether staff and systems across the health and social care sectors are ready.
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.
Medicare constrains social workers' and nurses' home care for clients with Alzheimer's disease
- Author:
- CABIN William D.
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work: A journal of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), 60(1), 2015, pp.75-83.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
The Medicare home health prospective payment system (PPS) has existed for 13 years, yielding significant profits to providers. However, studies indicate many unresolved questions about whether PPS improves patient quality of care, is cost-effective, and reduces patient levels of unmet need. In addition, PPS has undermined the provision of social work home health services. The article presents the views of 29 home health care nurses regarding the impact of PPS on their care decisions for people with Alzheimer's disease and their caregivers. The nurses identify Alzheimer's disease symptom management and psychosocial needs as phantoms, omnipresent below the surface but not attended to by home care clinicians. The interviews support the greater involvement of social workers to more adequately address the psychosocial needs of Medicare home health patients. The article contends that the current failure to simultaneously address the cost, needs, and quality-of-life issues of people with Alzheimer's disease who are cared for at home is analogous to the end-of-life care situation before passage of the Medicare Hospice Benefit. A collaborative demonstration project - social work and nursing - is proposed to determine how PPS might better address quality of life and costs of home-based people with Alzheimer's disease and their caregivers. (Publisher abstract)
Training in residential care
- Author:
- GEORGE Mike
- Journal article citation:
- Care and Health Magazine, 29, 21.2.03, 2003, pp.34-35.
- Publisher:
- Care and Health
Briefly overviews the qualifications necessary for those working in residential care, now and in the near future.
What impact does training have on the care received by older people in residential homes?
- Author:
- GODFREY Angela
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Education (The International Journal), 19(1), February 2000, pp.55-65.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Argues that training is commonly seen as the most viable way of ensuring good quality care in residential homes for elderly people and that the literature on training has focused on a shift in emphasis from traditional 'professional' social work training for staff at a senior level to training which is to be provided for junior level staff. Describes research undertaken to establish whether residents preferred staff with recognised formal qualifications, and which concluded that residents wanted kind, understanding and experienced staff and when length of time in post was taken into account, the effect of training was negligible. Conclusions for homes are outlined.