We know that supervision is important and that social workers value it. Supervision helps morale, confidence, and retention of staff. However, we also hear from practitioners and managers that good supervision is hard to find.
In these podcasts we make the connection between containment - support to understand, process and learn from the emotional aspect of social work - and good supervision. Good supervision looks like someone walking out feeling better - less anxious, more confident…
This podcast looks at the topic of values and beliefs in social work, the impact they have on our practice, and how we can be more aware of them.
This podcast looks at how social workers make critical reflection happen, despite the pressure and busyness of our work.
This is an online guide that aims to simplify how the youth and criminal justice system works for under 18s in Scotland by describing the processes, practices, law, guidance, roles and responsibilities at each stage of the young person's journey.
This resource details the journey a young person can make from an offence allegedly being committed; routes to court, court processes and sentencing; stages in the journey should a young person be remanded or sentenced to secure care or…
This podcast takes a look at the theory and evidence around using critical reflection, and offer a model for doing good reflection in practice.
Social Work Toolkit is a Twitter account (@socialworktools) that features social work tools and direct work activities for students, practitioners, managers and specialists.
Care Inspectorate: The Hub provides 'one-stop-shop' access to a range of resources aimed at supporting improvement in the social care and social work sectors through the use and sharing of intelligence and research-led practice.
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Since the academic year 2013-14 within England, Practice Educators (PEs) have been required to assess social work students during field placements using the Professional Capabilities Framework (PCF) and according to the principles of holistic assessment. Whilst the adoption of the PCF as part of the national change agenda is currently being scrutinised and debated, there has been little research or analysis regarding the practice assessment of social work students on placement and, in…
The Munro Review of Child Protection: Interim Report: The Child's Journey, focusing on the child's journey from needing to receiving the right help, was published on 1 February 2011. This follows on from The Munro Review of Child Protection: Part One: A Systems Analysis, published on 1 October 2010, which discussed issues in the child protection system in England and Wales. In recent years child protection systems have tended to focus on imposing and meeting managerial targets and…
This video provides a stimulus for students and other learners to expand their understanding of empathy. In this 10 minute animated talk philosopher and author, Roman Krznaric, explains how we can help to drive, not only better individual relationships, but also wider social change by stepping outside ourselves.
It is published online by RSA , a non-profit organisation 'working to meet 21st century challenges by showcasing ideas, undertaking innovative research and building civic…
