Adult Principal Social Workers network meeting Friday 08 February 2019
Welcome, minutes of last meeting and overview of activity Tricia Pereira, Beverley Latania & Fran Leddra National Co-Chairs
#PSW080219 – twitter • Last Minutes – on website - https://www.skillsforcare.org.uk/Learning- development/social-work/principal-social- workers/adults/Adults.aspx • Update on: • PSW JD and statement • Regional Questionnaires @AdultPSWNetwork
Chairs update • ADASS Membership • NHS Guidance for employing SW’s • Social Prescribing • Designing a App for students to SW’s/PE’s • Facebook site • EBook • Skills For Care Accolades/Judging • Involved in several meetings, forums and activities to raise the profile. • Call to Action Days 2019 @AdultPSWNetwork
Agenda Welcome and Introductions Network Chairs 10:00 Overview of previous minutes and actions 10:15 Network Chairs overview of activity Network Chairs 10:25 Skills for Care Introduction Hilary Medway 10:30 Regional Updates Fran Leddra Chief Social Worker’s Update and questions 11:10 Lyn Romeo 11:30 Break Proposals for Guidance by the Chief Social Worker on 11.45 Angela Jenkinson the roles of social workers in applying the Care Act 12:05 Social Work Apprenticeships Update Tricia Pereira Developing Professional Capabilities for Social Work 12:25 Becky Reynolds with Adults who have Learning Disabilities @AdultPSWNetwork
Skills for Care Introduction Hilary Medway Skills for Care
PSW Network support • Communications • PSWNetworks@skillsforcare.org.uk • Weekly update emails • Quarterly bulletin • Discussion Forum • Network meetings • 3 per year – 08 February 2019, 02 May 2019, 11 September 2018 • Annual joint conference • End June / Early July date tbc • Topic – Mental health • PSW survey - To take place in April / May 2019 @AdultPSWNetwork
PSW Leadership Development Programme Applications are now being received for the next programme which starts in London in May 2019 Please go to www.skillsforcare.org.uk/events to find further information @AdultPSWNetwork
Regional Updates @AdultPSWNetwork
Chief Social Worker’s Update and questions Lyn Romeo Chief Social Worker
Refreshment Break
Roles of Social Workers in Local Authorities' Application of the Care Act 2014 Draft Guidance for consideration by the Chief Social Worker, Adults, England Angela Jenkinson John Chamberlain
Draft Guidance Note • The Chief Social Worker, Adults, England was a member of an advisory group for a 3 year research project into social worker decision-making • She has asked that some guidance on the roles of social workers in applying the Care Act be drafted for her to consider • We are currently consulting on four Care Act roles we propose are appropriate to a social worker • The provision of social work • Difficult well-being judgements • Promoting protection from abuse and neglect • Safeguarding judgements • The draft will not address • Central or local government policy • The Mental Health Acts or the Mental Capacity Act
The Provision of Social Work • s8(c) identifies “counselling and other types of social work” as one way to meet needs • Counselling is listening and talking to help find ways of dealing with emotional issues which may act as barriers or risks to well-being • The Care Act is silent on the nature and purposes of the other types • Counselling is the only role in the Care Act which is definitely social work • If counselling is the identified way of meeting an eligible need, then it must be included in a care and support plan or support plan • If counselling is needed to help remove emotional barriers to promoting well- being : the assessment of that need should be carried out by a social worker • If counselling is included in a plan : the counselling should be carried out by a social worker
Difficult Well-Being Judgements • The well-being checklist in s1(3) of the Care Act provides indications for social worker involvement • Two relevant factors to which decision-makers must have particular regard are: • The importance of beginning with the assumption that the individual is best-placed to judge their well-being • The individual’s wishes (except that the Care Act disregards them in places) • Social worker involvement is indicated if • it appears that the individual’s judgement on their well-being would not be consistent with a properly made LA decision • following the individual’s wishes might not promote their well-being and especially if an adult is refusing an assessment or assistance
Promoting Protection From Abuse and Neglect • Abuse and neglect are violations of an individual’s lawful human and civil rights by any other person or persons • The Care Act recognises that protection from such actions is an element of well-being and stresses its importance in the well-being checklist • The needs assessment is the main legal vehicle for investigations into abuse or neglect • If an eligible need is having an impact on protection in any way, it must be met in such a way as to remove the impact and promote protection • The care and support plan or support plan is the means of promo�ng protection • A social worker should carry out the needs assessment: if it appears that needs may be having a significant impact on protection from abuse or neglect
Safeguarding Judgements • The s42 safety net applies where: • There is reasonable cause to suspect that an adult is unable to protect themselves because of their care needs and is experiencing, or is at risk of, abuse or neglect • If their eligible needs are met as far as possible but the above are still the case • The LA must decide what should be done and by whom, in addition to any care and support plan it has been able to make • The LA must make only such enquiry as it thinks necessary to enable it to make this decision • The duty to take reasonable steps to stop the abuse is a HRA duty and may include the LA meeting ineligible needs or it may fall on another public authority (including registered care providers) • The judgement of whether there is reasonable cause to suspect the grounds are met for safeguarding enquiries should be made by a social worker • The decision on whether and what safeguarding enquiries are necessary and then what steps should be taken and by whom should be made by a social worker
Social Work Apprenticeships Update Tricia Pereira National Chair
Social Worker Integrated Degree Apprenticeships What is an integrated degree apprenticeship? An apprenticeship at level 6 upward 36 Month (3 year programme) Includes the on-programme learning and end-point assessment in the same qualification
What is a social work apprentice? Not a student In a paid role from day one Learning on and off the job Achieving the same professional recognition as a student
How is their learning structured? On-programme: 300 credits in around 30 months End-Point Assessment: 60 credits in six months
Confirmed Providers to date HEI: Training options: Day Block At your National Release Location X X X London south bank university University of Kent X Coventry University University of Warwick X X X Sheffield Hallam University X X Manchester Metropolitan University Day release: for example one day a week at the training provider's location. Block release: for example 3-4 weeks at the training provider's location. At your location: the training provider comes to your workplace. @AdultPSWNetwork
Joanne Dyke – PSW Leicester & Carly Houghton -PSW Leicestershire Rebecca Maidment – PSW Blackpool • How are you selecting candidates? • Who is your partner HEI • What are your access or gateway routes / requirements? • Have you identified work based assessors / observers • Will they have preparation or focused training? Identification Pre-learning HEI selection in supervision Written access course Round 1 Round 2 process & appraisal, application & selection selection e.g. Level 4 in supported by expression of Confirmation process process Health & line Interest of place social care supervisor Lewisham example model Moderated written exercise on a Face to Face choice of 3 case interview summaries 23 Consider involving citizens
• The EPA must be conducted by an approved org from the Education & Skills Funding Agency’s (none approved to date) • Learning provider will be responsible for the on- programme learning & EPA End Point • Performance in the EPA will count towards the overall degree classification of Fail/3rd/2.2/2.1/1st Assessment . (EPA) Gateway requirements for the EPA • Complete 300 credits of the Social Work degree, • Been given a provisional grade • must have taken & achieved level 2 English and maths (equivalent to GCSE grades 9 to 4 or A* to C) and • Completed all on-programme learning requirements. • The EPA must be completed within a 6month period, after the apprentice has met the EPA gateway requirements. @AdultPSWNetwork
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