Social Care Governance: A Practice Workbook (NI)

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Social care governance: A practice workbook (NI) (2nd edition) The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) was established by Government in 2001 to improve social care services for adults and children in the United Kingdom. We achieve this by identifying good practice and helping to embed it in everyday social care provision. • disseminate knowledge-based good practice guidance • involve people who use services, carers, practitioners, providers and policy makers in advancing and promoting good practice in social care • enhance the skills and professionalism of social care workers through our tailored, targeted and user-friendly resources. First published in Great Britain in April 2013 by the Social Care Institute for Excellence…show more content…
Note that they are guide questions. Different questions to suit particular situations should be developed to help critical analysis of practice. Good facilitation of team audits is essential to getting people motivated to contribute to practice improvement, rather than repeatedly redefining the difficulties. Use the following to review learning and development, and relate to changes in working practices. Individual level What works well and not so well in your practice? What have you learnt? Describe how the learning relates to your work. What effect will this have on the way you work and what changes are you going to make to improve your practice? Have you identified any skills development that could help you? Team level What are the strengths and weaknesses of your team? What have you learnt? Describe how the learning relates to your work. What changes need to take place? Have you identified any skills development that could help the team as a whole? Directorate/ Organisational level What has been the learning? What changes need to take place? Have you identified any skills development that could help you? What supports/resources need to be put in place? What needs to be shared with the wider…show more content…
4b) What are the formal professional supervision arrangements for you? 4c)What are the responsibilities of supervisor/supervisee? 4d) What recording/documentation takes place? 4e) How does your organisation ensure professional supervision takes place, is effective and assures safe and accountable practice up to the director of social work level? 4f) How is the collective experience and knowledge of individual supervision shared with the team, directorate and the wider organisation? 4g) Do you have an annual appraisal and how is this used to improve practice? Resources Research briefing 43: Effective supervision in social work and social care (SCIE, 2012) Research briefing 38: Mental health, employment and the social care workforce (SCIE, 2011) Learning organisations: a self assessment resource pack (SCIE, 2008). This looks at frontline staff accountability, supervision and the organisational structures that support them. 18 Social care governance: A practice workbook (NI)

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