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Relevant experience for entry to the degree in social work in Northern Ireland (NI)
- Author:
- NORTHERN IRELAND SOCIAL CARE COUNCIL
- Publisher:
- Northern Ireland Social Care Council
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
This information sheet looks at why having relevant practical experience and knowledge of social work is beneficial to someone who is applying to the Degree in Social Work (the Degree), the professional qualification to practice as a social worker in NI.
Standards for approval of the post qualifying education and training partnership
- Author:
- NORTHERN IRELAND SOCIAL CARE COUNCIL
- Publisher:
- Northern Ireland Social Care Council
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 10p.
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
The Northern Ireland Post Qualifying Education and Training Partnership (the PQ Partnership) was approved by the Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work (CCETSW) in 1993 to implement a framework for continuing professional development in social work. In 2003, in the context of reform of social work training and the advent of an Honours Degree in Social Work, the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (the Department) commissioned work to determine the changes required to the framework for post qualifying professional development in social work. The resultant report recommended the development of a new framework and, recognising the valuable contribution of the PQ Partnership, recommended that it should retain its operational independence and its role should be strengthened. Consequently the Department commissioned the development of a new Post Qualifying (PQ) framework. This was taken forward by the PQ Partnership working with the Department and the Northern Ireland Social Care Council (the Council). The Department endorsed the Northern Ireland Post Qualifying Framework (NI PQ Framework) in June 2006.
Learning, teaching and assessment requirements
- Author:
- NORTHERN IRELAND SOCIAL CARE COUNCIL
- Publisher:
- Northern Ireland Social Care Council
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 9p.
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
Providers who offer courses leading to the degree in Social work in Northern Ireland are required to comply with the Learning, Teaching and Assessment Requirements, as agreed by Northern Ireland Social Care Council (NISCC).
Curriculum guidance for the degree in social work: the Northern Ireland context
- Author:
- NORTHERN IRELAND SOCIAL CARE COUNCIL
- Publisher:
- Northern Ireland Social Care Council
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 19p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
The Degree in Social Work was introduced in Northern Ireland in Sept 2004. The Northern Ireland Framework Specification for the Degree in Social Work (March 2003) specifies the skills, knowledge, and practice requirements of professional training, and the curriculum content of the degree course was determined by this document. The curriculum guidance has been produced to provide direction and learning tools to assist course providers and students of the Degree in Social Work.
Practice learning handbook
- Author:
- NORTHERN IRELAND SOCIAL CARE COUNCIL
- Publisher:
- Northern Ireland Social Care Council
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 135p.
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
The Northern Ireland Framework Specification for the Degree in Social Work (the Framework)is a joint publication by Department of Health and Social Services and Personal Safety (DHSSPS) and the Northern Ireland Social Care Council (NISCC)and sets out a single comprehensive set of learning requirements and outcomes for the honours degree in social work.
Rules for the approval of the degree in social work
- Author:
- NORTHERN IRELAND SOCIAL CARE COUNCIL
- Publisher:
- Northern Ireland Social Care Council
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 16p.
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
This document gives guidance to Course Providers intending to submit a course leading to the Degree in Social Work for approval by the Council. Where possible Council approval of courses and University validation of the Degree course will be carried out simultaneously. The guidance also provides a fuller interpretation of the Standards for Approval as set out in the Rules for the Approval of the Degree in Social Work.
Practice learning requirements for the degree in social work
- Author:
- NORTHERN IRELAND SOCIAL CARE COUNCIL
- Publisher:
- Northern Ireland Social Care Council
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
The Northern Ireland Framework Specification for the Degree in Social Work (the Framework)is a joint publication by Department of Health and Social Services and Personal Safety (DHSSPS) and the Northern Ireland Social Care Council (NISCC) and sets out a single comprehensive set of learning requirements and outcomes for the honours degree in social work.
Report on the 5 yearly periodic review of the Degree in Social Work
- Author:
- NORTHERN IRELAND SOCIAL CARE COUNCIL
- Publisher:
- Northern Ireland Social Care Council
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 65
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
Assesses the effectiveness of the Degree in Social Work in preparing students to practise as competent and confident social workers across all sectors and with all service user and carer groups. The degree is a generic qualification which qualifies social workers to practise across a range of settings including the statutory health and social care sector, justice sector, education sector and the voluntary sector. It is provided as a three year undergraduate course and as a two year relevant graduate course. The report suggests that the current provision of the degree continues to meet NISCC rules, standards and requirements. In particular, it examines in some detail how the degree provision fares with respect to key areas, including: partnership arrangements, service user and carer involvement, selection and recruitment, curriculum content, practice learning opportunities, fitness to practise and meeting rules, standards and requirements. The report includes a series of recommendations to build on achievements and further improve course provision. (Edited publisher abstract)
Communication skills for social care practice: contextualised materials for essential skills communication
- Author:
- NORTHERN IRELAND SOCIAL CARE COUNCIL
- Publisher:
- Northern Ireland Social Care Council
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 132p.
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
This resource is the new NISCC and UNISON Resource Pack for Trainers which will support the development of social care workers written communication skills. This new resource was developed in response to the increasing complexity within social care work and increasing demands on social care workers written and verbal communication in carrying out their social care role. North West Regional College and Belfast Metropolitan College, supported by NISCC and UNISON have developed these resources and piloted them in their respective courses. The resources have proven to be successful, with feedback from learners confirming that they developed both in skills and confidence from the experience. CITBNI also contributed to the development, pioneering this format for contextualised learning in communication. These vocationally contextualised materials are designed to support Essential Skills tutors and trainers who are delivering Essential Skills Communication to Health / Social Care workers and students. They are not intended to be used as a set programme, rather as a resource for tutors, to support the planning and delivery of programmes suited to the needs of their own particular groups of learners. Tutors can adapt the materials to suit the specific needs of their groups. The resource is suitable for use up to Level 2 Essential Skills Communication.
The national occupational standards for social work
- Author:
- NORTHERN IRELAND SOCIAL CARE COUNCIL
- Publisher:
- Northern Ireland Social Care Council
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 135p.
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
The revised National Occupational Standards for newly qualified social workers have now been approved for use by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority. These standards will contribute to the new social work honours degree which will replace the Diploma in Social Work in Northern Ireland in 2004. The standards spell out in full the following summary of social work roles: assessment of service users' needs and circumstances (service users may be individuals, families, carers, groups or communities); planning, carrying out, reviewing and evaluating social work practice, including work with other professions; supporting individuals to represent their needs and views; managing risk to service users, and to oneself and colleagues; managing and accounting for one's social work practice; and demonstrating professional competence in social work.