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National strategy for the development of the social services workforce in Scotland: a plan for action 2005-2010: survey results
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 11p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
The National Strategy for the Development of the Social Services workforce in Scotland: A Plan for Action 2005-2010, published by the Scottish Executive, is a plan for developing Scotland’s 138,000 social services workforce. In October 2006 a questionnaire was issued by the Scottish Executive to establish employer progress with delivering the requirements placed on them by the Strategy. The survey was issued to 644 of the 4,389 registered employers providing social services (excluding early years) across the private, public and voluntary sectors. The results of the survey are set out in this report.
Competencies of a supervisor
- Author:
- ZORGA Sonja
- Journal article citation:
- Ljetopis Socijalnog Rada, 14(2), 2007, pp.433-440.
- Publisher:
- University of Zagreb
- Place of publication:
- Zagreb
This article gives a brief overview of professional competencies which are essential for qualified supervisory work. Supervision researchers have also established different stages through which supervisors pass in the process of their professional development. The article describes some common characteristics which make up four typical developmental stages that supervisors go through.
A guide to using palliative care competence frameworks
- Author:
- SCOTTISH PARTNERSHIP FOR PALLIATIVE CARE
- Publisher:
- Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 46p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This guidance was produced to support managers, teams and individuals in identifying appropriate palliative care competences for use within their organisation or workplace. The information contained within this document should assist individuals and organisations to use competences to support recruitment, workforce planning and development, role redesign and career progression, and to help them consider the needs of individual practitioners as well as the skill mix required in teams.
Improving services for children: excellence for all: self-evaluation
- Author:
- HM INSPECTORATE OF EDUCATION
- Publisher:
- HM Inspectorate of Education
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 545p.
- Place of publication:
- Livingston
This guide to the pack of staff development materials is intended to help managers who are responsible for organising awareness-raising and staff development related to the improvement of quality of services for children and young people. The guide lists principles which will underpin successful awareness-raising and staff development, identifies typical audiences, foci and outcomes for staff development events, reviews the possible range of awareness-raising and staff development events, provides a guide to the content of the pack of staff development materials, and gives general guidance on the management of training sessions.
Do your staff think you're a better manager? Evaluating leadership development
- Author:
- McPHERSON Blair
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Leadership in Public Services, 3(4), December 2007, pp.69-72.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
The author provides an evaluation of leadership development, drawing on a case study from Lancashire County Council. The use of 360 degree evaluations is explored as a management assessment tool and as a way of contributing to future leadership development.
Putting principles into practice: developing ethical leadership in local government
- Authors:
- ILES Paul, MACAULAY Michael
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Leadership in Public Services, 3(3), October 2007, pp.15-28.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This article looks at the role of leadership development in the ethical leadership of English local government. It discusses the distinction between 'ethics leadership' and 'ethical leadership' and argues that the two are connected: leadership is both an external role and an internalised process. It is then argued that the ethics framework has created a new community of practice in which leadership is exercised by a relatively large group of stakeholders. In doing so, the authors identify both members of the broader ethical community and also members of the internal ethical community: ie those stakeholders within any given local authority. Different aspects of leadership and leadership development (LD) will then be investigated in relation to ethics as a community of practice and a model is presented that illustrates the modes of ethical leadership development.
Recognition of Prior Informal Learning (RPL): resource pack
- Author:
- SCOTTISH SOCIAL SERVICES COUNCIL
- Publisher:
- Scottish Social Services Council
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 95p.
- Place of publication:
- Dundee
The Scottish Credit & Qualifications Framework (SCQF) Social Services Recognition of Prior Informal Learning (RPL) Resource Pack is part of a set of resources that have been developed by the SCQF Social Services RPL working group. The purpose of the resource pack is to support the process of recognising the prior informal learning of workers within the social services sector. The process supported by this pack is not a direct route to qualification achievement. It is about preparing learners to gain credit towards qualifications through confidence building and developing the skills of reflection.
Social work qualifying training: annual review of trends 2006/2007
- Author:
- CARE COUNCIL FOR WALES
- Publisher:
- Care Council for Wales
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 7p.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
Over thirty percent of students are sponsored by their employer, and there is high demand for the social work degree in Wales, with up to five applicants per place available. The barrier to increasing social work student numbers is the limited capacity of employers to provide additional practice learning opportunities.
A beginner's guide to children and families' workforce development: the basics of what you need to know and where to go to find out more
- Author:
- MUNBY Zoe
- Publisher:
- National Council of Voluntary Child Care Organisations
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 40p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The facts contained within this publication provide a base line on which organisations can build their knowledge of the changes and opportunities which most apply to their particular staff, volunteers and services. It also includes pointers to reliable sources of further information and helpful advice at the end of each section on how the issues described might be relevant to social work.
Developing a preceptorship programme for newly qualified occupational therapists: action research
- Author:
- MORELY Mary
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 70(8), August 2007, pp.330-338.
- Publisher:
- Sage
This action research study used three focus groups and one interview to explore the experiences of five recently qualified occupational therapists, four supervisors and five occupational therapy managers. The participants were asked to identify the perceived development needs of new practitioners and the mechanisms that supported or hindered these being met. The findings showed that the recently qualified occupational therapists experienced satisfaction at making a difference in their first posts. However, for some, their first post had fallen short of their expectations because they faced challenges when moving from student to practitioner, sometimes with limited support. The participants identified development needs that they felt were common to other new practitioners and also the factors that constrained or enabled the meeting of these needs. These findings informed the second phase of the action research study to design a preceptorship programme that was compliant with the revised National Health Service employment contract (Department of Health 2005) and would improve the transitional experience of occupational therapists. This paper presents the focus group results and the rationale for the preceptorship programme, which was launched as a pilot evaluation study with occupational therapy staff from over 20 organisations in Autumn 2005.