Social Work and Safeguarding: Implications for Practice

Social Perspectives in Mental Health

people, transgender people, gypsies and travellers, vulnerable migrants, victims of violence (including domestic and sexual violence), people approaching the end of life, bereaved people, people with dual diagnosis or complex needs, people with learning disabilities, people with personality disorders and people detained under the Mental Health Act.

  Health, Traveller, Gypsies, Gypsies and travellers

PCF - www.basw.co.uk

of approaches to appropriately challenge service users, colleagues and senior staff critically reflect on and manage the power of my role in my relationship with people using services and others, adapting my practice accordingly and striving …

  Using, Approaches, Swab

ALCOHOL & OTHER DRUGS

alcohol problem. To explore in more depth: There may be locally agreed alcohol screening & assessment tools in place: find out. They can help social workers work in partnership with specialist agencies. Specialist alcohol services can also be a source of free advice and guidance to professionals. There’s no harm in asking. Ensure you are ...

  Guidance, Professional, Problem

The Social Workers Role in Domestic Abuse

• Behaviour that is abusive (violent, threatening or intimidating), with the effects: • Making ex/partner dependent on or subordinate to • Isolating ex/partner from friends, relatives or other sources of support • Controlling, regulating or monitoring ex/partner’s activities • Depriving or restricting ex/partner’s freedom of action

  Behaviours

Social Work During Covid-19: Learning for the Future

bring new challenges to social work professional practices. Physical distancing and self-isolation, as a public health response for limiting the spread of COVID-19, have changed the landscape in which social workers conduct their professional practice (Ferguson, Kelly and Pink, 2020). BASW and Social

  Social, Isolation, Landscapes

Directors of Children’s Services, Department for Education ...

1 Version1.0June2018 Professional Capabilities Framework for Social Work in England Guidance on using the 2018 refreshed PCF Introduction and how to use this document

  Social

Curriculum Guide – Interprofessional and inter-agency ...

collaborative practice, students will need support to develop interprofessional skills that build upon their core knowledge, communication skills, ethics and values. It is important to acknowledge that collaborative skills, knowledge and values are not inherent or automatically acquired – students need to be actively encouraged

  Guide, Practices, Curriculum, Collaborative, Inter, Interprofessional, Collaborative practice, Curriculum guide interprofessional and inter

Knowledge and skills statement for child and family ...

and families, taking account of the relationship between poverty and social deprivation, and the effect of stress on family functioning, providing help and support. Take into account individual child and family history and how this might affect the ability of …

  Family, Relationship

Social Workers and a new Mental Health Act

their families, to look at their familial contexts and to embed preventative practices. There are an estimated 9,000 social workers working in a de fined mental health role – some of them are working for Local Authorities in children or adult services, some in the voluntary sector, and others for healthcare trusts or somewhere else in the NHS.

  Practices

THE CARE ACT 2014 - British Association of Social Workers

•Person-centred approach “Considering the person’s views and wishes is critical to a person-centred system… Where particular views, feelings or beliefs (including religious beliefs) impact on the choices that a person may wish to make about …

  Care, 2014, Persons, Centred, The care act 2014

ASC Residential PIR questions

People who use your service People who use your service: Number of people ... • Dementia • People detained under the Mental Health Act • Mental health needs ... Where physical restraint may be necessary, how does the service ensure that it is used in a safe, proportionate, and monitored way as part of a wider person-centred support plan? ...

  People, Physical, Restraints, Dementia, Physical restraint

Identifying and responding to closed cultures

people, to ensure social distancing. • Use of physical restraint. • Use of long-term segregation in hospitals or people being locked into their flats or stopped from coming out of their rooms in adult social care services. • Frequent or prolonged use of seclusion. People being asked to go to their rooms or another

  People, Culture, Physical, Restraints, Closed, Physical restraint, Closed cultures

POLICY MANUAL - Aged Care Royal Commission

Abuse of older people can occur in any setting, including and especially in residential care because the residents are more vulnerable due to cognitive deficits such as dementia and their physical frailty. Most people who work in aged care are …

  Policy, Manual, People, Physical, Dementia, Policy manual

Prevention and Management of Aggressive Behavior

of psychotropic medications and the use of mechanical restraints. Hopefully, with early We hope you find this in-service helpful. And, as intervention, chemical and manual restraints can be always, we welcome your comments and avoided or greatly limited. suggestions. This manual is intended to deal with aggressive behavior. If more instruction ...

Cultural Competency with Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation ...

–Use plain language –Recommend assistive listening devices •Obtain a complete medication history •12% of active caregivers have their own limitations and many are also seniors –Communicate with patient and caregiver –Assess for depression, dementia/cognitive ability –Ask about caregiver responsibilities and stress levels

  Competency, Cultural, Dementia, Cultural competency

DEMENTIA AND YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS

dementia, you may still have capacity to make all or at least some of your own decisions, especially if you have been diagnosed with early dementia. Decision-making capacity may fluctuate over time and depend on the context such as the time of day, location, noise, stress or anxiety levels, medication, or infection.

  Dementia

User-Service Manual

entrapment. Prior to use, ensure the therapeutic benefits outweigh the risk of entrapment. Warning: Possible Injury Or Death. Do not use an . assist device if any openings within assist device body allow resident/patient to get his/her head or neck lodged within these openings. Use of assist devices with large openings may result in injury or ...