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Key resources

HCPC Standards of proficiency - Social workers in England (2017)
The standards of proficiency (SOPs) set out what a social worker in England should know, understand and be able to do when they complete their social work training so that they can register with the HCPC.
HCPC Learning resource - Guidance on conduct and ethics for students (2016)
"As part of the release of the revised Guidance on conduct and ethics for students [the HCPC] have produced this learning resource which both promotes and contextualises the guidance."
Working together to safeguard children (2015)
This guidance covers: the legislative requirements and expectations on individual services to safeguard and promote the welfare of children; and a clear framework for Local Safeguarding Children Boards (LSCBs) to monitor the effectiveness of local services.
Revised Mental Health Act code of practice (2015)
A revised code of practice for the Mental Health Act 1983 provides guidance for professionals.
The Code of Ethics for Social Work (2012)
BASW is the professional association for social workers in the UK and their Code of Ethics states the values and ethical principles on which the profession is based.
Professional Capabilities Framework (PCF)
The Professional Capabilities Framework (PCF) is an overarching professional standards framework, originally developed by the Social Work Reform Board, and now managed and delivered by British Association of Social Workers.

Building independence through planning for transition - a new quick guide from NICE and SCIE (2017)

Transition to adults’ services can be a difficult time for young people. They need support and reassurance to help them move on to a more independent life. Building independence through planning for transition, a new quick guide from NICE and SCIE, explains how early planning and access to the right information can help young people and their families to make the right choices. It is based on the NICE guideline and quality standard for this topic and will be of interest to all practitioners in children’s and adults’ services who support young people at transition.

Guidance and resources from NICE and the DoH

Transition between inpatient mental health settings and community or care home settings - Adults (August 2016) NG53
Working with adults to ensure person-centred care and support for admission to and discharge from inpatient mental health settings.
Transition between inpatient mental health settings and community or care home settings - Young people (August 2016) NG53
Working with young people to plan person-centred care and support for admission to and discharge from inpatient mental health settings.
Social work: improving adult mental health (January 2016)
Resources to improve, develop and sustain social work across the mental health sector from the DoH.

Social care quality standards

The NICE Collaborating Centre for Social Care (NCCSC) uses NICE’s methods and processes to develop social care guidance for NICE. NICE will use the guidance as a basis for its quality standards for social care.

NICE quality standards are a concise set of statements designed to drive and measure improvements in the quality of care. They are not mandatory; they are intended for use in conjunction with the frameworks and regulation already in place, providing practical support to help drive up the quality of adult and children's care.

Managing medicines for adults receiving social care in the community (March 2017)
It gives advice on assessing if people need help with managing their medicines, who should provide medicines support and how health and social care staff should work together.
Transition between inpatient hospital settings and community or care home settings for adults with social care needs (December 2016)
This quality standard covers admissions into, and discharge from, inpatient hospital settings for adults (aged 18 years and over) with social care needs.
Mental wellbeing and independence for older people (December 2016)
This quality standard covers interventions to maintain and improve the mental wellbeing and independence of people aged 65 or older, and how to identify those at risk of a decline.
Coexisting severe mental illness and substance misuse: community health and social care services (November 2016)
This guideline covers how to improve services for people aged 14 and above who have been diagnosed as having coexisting severe mental illness and substance misuse.

Fantastic events from the Department of Mental Health, Social Work and Integrative Medicine!

Upcoming evening seminars
Students need to register online via the Eventbrite link above.

Munro progress report on child protection

Seen & Heard - an interactive e-learning course on how to recognise the signs of child sexual abuse or exploitation

Seen & Heard e-learning
The Department of Health commissioned The Children’s Society to make a video and e-learning course. The hour-long learning programme is free and can be easily accessed. It aims to support anyone who works with children to recognise the signs of child sexual abuse or exploitation, as well as understand how to make children feel able to speak about what is happening to them.

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