Building Skilled Social Work Practice: A Look into Knowledge and Skills Standards
Explore the Knowledge and Skills Statements (KSS) in social work, including its development, impact on practitioners, and the government's ambition to enhance social work profession standards. Learn how KSS is shaping adult and child social work services to improve practice and public confidence.
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Knowledge and Skills An opportunity to self-evaluate your own skills and expertise against the KSS and explore how the KSS work in practice
Diana Bentley Principal Child and Family Social Worker Nottinghamshire County Council Tina Ramage Principal Adult Care Social Worker Nottinghamshire County Council
Government Ambition Ambition is for a skilled social work profession Continue to invest in Frontline, Step Up and Think Ahead Continue to support 15 teaching partnerships to raise standards of entry to social work Invest in good quality, practice focused CPD to support social workers at all levels Establish Social Work England (new specialist regulator) Embed the use of KSS (improvement standards) Roll out a new system of assessment and accreditation for all child and family social workers, practice supervisors and practice leaders
Development of KSS Development initially came from children's social work 2011 Eileen Munro Review of child protection recommended the creation of a Chief SW and Principal SW s Isabelle Trowler took up her post as Chief Social Worker for Children and Families in September 2013 July 2014 launched the first KSS for approved child and family practitioners stating it was designed to build public respect and confidence for social workers by ensuring that every child and family social worker is properly supported to do the job society needs them to do .
Adult KSS Lyn Romeo took up her post as Chief Social Worker for Adults in September 2013 Introduction of the Adults KSS in October 2014 and launched in 2015. This was designed originally as a document to outline what social workers in adults need to do in the first year of practice
Where are we now Knowledge and Skills Statement for Social Workers in Adult Services (November 2015) Knowledge and skills statement for approved child and family practitioners (November 2014) Knowledge and skills statements for practice leaders and practice supervisors (November 2015)
Knowledge and Skills Statement Social Workers in Adult Services 1. The role of social workers working with adults 2. Person-centred practice 3. Safeguarding 4. Mental capacity 5. Effective assessments and outcome based support planning 6. Direct work with individuals and families 7. Supervision, critical reflection and analysis 8. Organisational context 9. Professional ethics and leadership
Knowledge and skills statement for approved child and family practitioners 1. 2. 3. 4. Relationships and effective direct work Communication Child development Adult mental ill health, substance misuse, domestic abuse, physical ill health and disability Abuse and neglect of children Child and family assessment Analysis, decision-making, planning and review The law and the family and youth justice systems The role of supervision 10. Organisational context 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Knowledge and Skills for Practice Supervisors(children s) Practice supervisors are qualified social workers responsible for: supervising approved child and family social workers developing the skills of teams and individuals involved in child and family social work services
Knowledge and Skills for Practice Supervisors 1. Promote and govern excellent practice 2. Developing excellent practitioners 3. Shaping and influencing the practice system 4. Effective use of power and authority 5. Confident analysis and decision-making 6. Purposeful and effective social work 7. Emotionally intelligent practice supervision 8. Performance management and improvement
Knowledge and Skills for Practice Leaders (children s) Practice leaders are qualified social workers responsible for: making sure the whole local system for child and family social work practice operates correctly overseeing approved child and family social workers and practice supervisors
Knowledge and Skills for Practice Leaders 1. Lead and govern excellent practice 2. Creating a context for excellent practice 3. Designing a system to support effective practice 4. Developing excellent practitioners 5. Support effective decision-making 6. Quality assurance and improvement
Why do I need to know about this? Knowledge, Skills and Behaviour expected standard of all Social Workers irrespective of role / specialism Used for ASYE assessment Being incorporated into student assessment Training and Development Plans Feedback to staff Teaching Partnership Will form the basis of the new national accreditation system for child and family social workers.
NAAS 5thJuly DfE confirmed changes to the initial roll out of NAAS. Staged approach: 1. 2. Alpha (with around 6 local authorities) Beta (with around 13 local authorities) which throughout will be supported by in-depth analysis and evaluation. We will then progress with a full national rollout 2020.
How to apply in practice? Self assessment ASYE Appraisal / performance review Training and development CPD Assessment and accreditation ...
