New social work code biggest shake up ‘in a generation’
A fresh definition of the skills and knowledge required by child and family social workers has been unveiled by the Chief Social Worker for Children and Families as part of
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Dame Moira Gibb appointed Chair of skills organisations
Following the recent merger between Skills for Care and the National Skills Academy for Social Care (the Skills Academy), a competitive process to select a new Chair from November has
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New course available for workers supporting people with cancer
From September 2014 a new module will be available from the Cancer Education Team at Edinburgh Napier University (ENU). The course ‘Supporting patients living with and beyond cancer’ was developed
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SSSC produce series of resources for effective supervision
The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) have produced a range of new resources to support effective supervision. The resources explain what supervision is and offer four models of supervision:
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School of social work develops practice learning suite
Kingston and St Georges’ School of Social Work now has an in-built Work Practice Learning Suite. The Suite provides social work students with facilities to extensively practice their communications and
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SSSC issue ‘Challenge’ for contributors to social work degree
Do you have ideas about how the social work degree can best deliver social workers who are fit for practice in the 21 century and become lifelong learners? If so,
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University to develop new innovation campus into ageing and elderly care
Lancaster University is working on a major project that will help people to live longer and healthier lives thanks to new Government funding. The £17 million investment, through the Government’s
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Applications for new Systems Leadership – Local Vision programmes now open
The Leadership Centre has opened the call for applications for the second round of Systems Leadership – Local Vision projects around the country. The projects have brought people together from
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New principles of workforce integration launched
New Principles of Workforce Integration have been launched at the Local Government Association conference designed to help care professionals to work together to meet people’s care and support needs. Underpinning
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New College Durham pilot social work scheme
Social work students have been given the chance to work with residents as part of a new pilot scheme in County Durham. Nine students from New College Durham took part
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