social worker

Description

Social workers are practice-based professionals who promote social change and development, social cohesion, and the empowerment and liberation of people. They interact with individuals, families, groups, organisations and communities in order to provide various forms of therapy and counselling, group work, and community work. Social workers guide people to use services to claim benefits, access community resources, find jobs and training, obtain legal advice or deal with other local authority departments.

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Theoretical Knowledge

Practical Skills

assess social service users' situation tolerate stress apply anti-oppressive practices review social service plan apply holistic approach within social services apply socially just working principles advocate for social service users develop professional identity in social work deliver social services in diverse cultural communities involve service users and carers in care planning accept own accountability follow health and safety precautions in social care practices build helping relationship with social service users negotiate with social service users promote service users' rights communicate with social service users conduct interview in social service manage social crisis work within communities provide social counselling plan social service process cooperate at inter-professional level contribute to protecting individuals from harm apply crisis intervention organise social work packages undertake continuous professional development in social work meet standards of practice in social services determine child welfare apply problem solving in social service apply quality standards in social services apply decision making within social work demonstrate leadership in social service cases consider social impact of actions on service users make legislation transparent for users of social services promote social change empower social service users have computer literacy refer social service users report on social development prevent social problems relate empathetically apply case management negotiate with social service stakeholders provide support to social services users apply person-centred care manage ethical issues within social services promote inclusion protect vulnerable social service users maintain records of work with service users work in multidisciplinary health teams establish collaborative relations work with social service users in a group carry out social work research provide immigration advice manage a social work unit advise on social security benefits provide domestic care empower individuals, families and groups support children's wellbeing support migrants to integrate in the receiving country support social service users to manage their financial affairs identify mental health issues assist children with special needs in education settings engage with offenders build community relations assess social work students manage volunteers advise on conflict management provide community development services perform street interventions in social work assess the development of youth assist the homeless teach principles of social work assist families in crisis situations work for public inclusion counsel students plan youth activities present reports write work-related reports promote mental health support traumatised children promote the safeguarding of young people work on the effects of abuse support victims of human rights violations support juvenile victims support social service users at the end of life promote youth work in the local community provide victim assistance communicate with youth communicate about youth's well-being raise awareness on local community's priorities supervise students in social services support volunteers support social service users to live at home