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Helping others to facilitate learning in the workplace: A Practical Guide

Social work is a dynamic profession that is undergoing a period of significant change in Scotland. Social workers have the power to make assessments and decisions that radically alter people's lives. This free course from the Open University introduces the law as it relates to social work and encourages an understanding of the context of the law in order to make sound decisions.

The course is available online, but is also available to download for your Kindle as well as in PDF format, as a Word document, and many more.

What does it take to become a resilient practitioner in social work? This free course from the Open University will guide you through some important concepts. An understanding of 'emotional resilience' and 'professional leadership' will help to guide you through taking a positive approach to problems that arise in social work practice. You will also be introduced to some ideas about leadership in social work practice.

The course is available online, but is also available to download for your Kindle as well as in PDF format, as a Word document, and many more.

Improve your digital knowledge and experiment with tools in the SSSC's new self-directed course, 23 digital capabilities to support practice and learning in social services.

Test your ability to judge appropriate use of social media use in social work, with this quiz by Denise Turner by @DeniseT01 and @SussexTEL at the University of Sussex.

It will be useful to use as a discussion starter with students too.

This audio-visual case study activity has been designed to familiarise learners with the framework, key principles and statutes surrounding social work intervention with vulnerable adults. Hosted on the Iriss (Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services) website.

A multimedia case study that has been designed as a focus for learning about the legal, ethical and practice issues emerging from a child protection case scenario. Hosted by Iriss (Institute for Research and Innovation in the Social Services)

This app offers you an amazing way to explore some of the ethical issues of using social media in social work.

In the app you will meet a Team Manager called Adrian, he will present some ethical dilemmas around social media use. Can you help Adrian make the right decisions to ensure his team's practices are consistent with social work ethics and values?

Based on the issues raised by Adrian, you are encouraged to reflect on your decisions and consider the potential impact these may have on your day-to-day social work practises in relation to social media use.

A case study on the OpenLearn website that encourages reflection about the kinds of decisions that social workers sometimes have to make.

Activities to help groups of learners find out about the importance of non-verbal communication.