Description
Social work assistants are practice-based professionals who promote social change and development, social cohesion, and the empowerment and liberation of people. Social work assistants assist guiding staff, helping clients to use services to claim benefits, access community resources, find jobs and training, obtain legal advice or deal with other local authority departments. They assist and work together with social workers.
EssentialOptional
Theoretical Knowledge
Practical Skills
assess social service users' situationreview social service plandeliver social services in diverse cultural communitiesfollow health and safety precautions in social care practicesbuild helping relationship with social service userspromote service users' rightscommunicate with social service usersmanage social crisisprovide social counsellingplan social service processcontribute to protecting individuals from harmmeet standards of practice in social servicesapply problem solving in social serviceapply quality standards in social servicescommunicate professionally with colleagues in other fieldsprevent social problemsrelate empatheticallylisten activelywork in a multicultural environment in health careprovide support to social services usersapply person-centred caremanage ethical issues within social servicesprotect vulnerable social service usersmaintain records of work with service usersgive constructive feedbackapply holistic approach within social servicesdevelop professional identity in social workempower individuals, families and groupsidentify mental health issuesengage with offendersconduct interview in social serviceuse foreign languages in patient careapply crisis interventionassist families in crisis situationsempower social service usersplan schedulecommunicate by telephonecomply with legislation related to health careassess clients' drug and alcohol addictionspromote inclusion