Enabling positive change in social work
Who we are Social Work England is a specialist body taking a new approach to regulating social workers in their vital roles. We believe in the power of collaboration and share a common goal with those we regulate – to protect the public, enable positive change and ultimately improve people’s lives
We….. • Set professional standards for social workers in England, including continuous professional development standards. • Will hold the register for circa 96,000 social workers. • Set initial education and training standards and approve qualifying courses. • Evaluate social workers’ continuing professional development. • Approve post qualifying courses for persons who are, or wish to become, approved to act as approved mental health professionals and courses for persons who are, or wish to become, approved to act as best interest assessors. • Handle concerns raised to us about a social worker and assess whether a social worker’s practice has fallen short of the professional standards.
Regional Engagement Team
The journey so far…
AMHP/BIA Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) • The AMHP standards will remain the same as HCPC at go live. • We will be reviewing these standards from Spring next year with a view to publishing our own AMHP standards in Autumn 2020. As part of this review we will be consulting with the sector and our key stakeholders. Best Interest Assessors (BIA) • No existing standards to approve courses against • Existing course providers can continue to offer the BIA course. • We will be waiting for the accompanying regulations, framework and a Code of Practice for the Approved Mental Capacity Professional (AMCP) role before considering this area further. For any queries, please contact education.qa@socialworkengland.org.uk
The register • Our registration rules ensure that all social workers on our register are able to practise safely and effectively. Online account • All social workers on our register will need to create an online account. You can use your Social Work England account to: • Apply to be a registered social worker for this first time. • Renew your registration annually. • Pay your registration fee. • Record your continuing professional development (CPD). • Update your personal details.
CPD Process – Year 1 Social worker By end of year, social CPD year Social worker records in online worker ensures they have starts carries out CPD account met our requirements Regulator determines which Regulator selects 2.5% Social worker confirms at point social workers have not sample from social workers of renewal that they continue uploaded any CPD and that have uploaded CPD, to uphold the professional determines an appropriate notifies them and confirms standards, which include course of action they are valid CPD entries requirements around CPD
Fitness to practise • The fitness to practise rules set out what will happen when someone raises a concern about a social worker. We have held a consultation for our guidance behind the rules. • Following extensive consultation with the sector, we have developed an approach that aligns good regulatory practice with good social work practice. That means: • Robust triage of concerns. • Social work expertise at all major decision points in the process. • We will stay in touch with you if a concern is raised about you. • More options to conclude cases without a hearing. • Support for complainants, witnesses and social workers involved in the process. • Regular conversations on what we are learning.
Continuing th the conversation Online survey Our events Our engagement survey will take 5-10 minutes and will be live until Friday 29 November . Cotton Court Business Centre, Preston | https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/socialworkengland_ Tuesday 19 November, 12.15-4:15pm engagement2019/ Next Twitter Q&A The move from HCPC to Social Work England with head of registration Rachel McAssey | Wednesday 27 November, 7-7.45pm
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