A new practical resource, the learning and development framework supporting occupational therapists new or returning to work in adult social care, has been launched for use across the UK. Occupational
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The Northern Ireland Social Care Council (Social Care Council) and the Ulster University will tour NI with Experience ‘IT’ – a social care tech tour promoting technology as an enabler
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Social Workers from across Northern Ireland celebrated their success and commitment to lifelong learning at the annual Professional in Practice awards hosted by the Northern Ireland Social Care Council. Awards
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The social work teaching partnership programme was developed to transform the quality of education and experience received by social work students and practitioners. This evaluation explores the programme’s activity to
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The Department of Education has produced a range of resources for National Assessment and Accreditation System (NAAS) leads, child and family social work practitioners and practice supervisors to help them
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A study from academics at Oxford Brookes University has identified new strategies to support stressed social workers. With previous surveys finding stress and burnout a major problem in social work,
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The UK’s first immersive course to help doctors, police officers and other healthcare professionals understand each other’s roles when responding to the unexpected death of a child is being launched
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Ulster University have an exciting and funded PhD research opportunity to evaluate the benefits of technology solutions to aid frontline social workers reduce their time on administration. Following a comprehensive
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The Northern Ireland Social Care Council in partnership with Ulster University, Queen’s University Belfast and the Departments of Health and Education, developed a series of Understanding Child Development Apps. Social
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The Northern Ireland Social Care Council (NISCC) has launched the Learning Zone to provide its registrants with a range of free online learning tools and information guides to support their
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