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   What does a social work professional do?

   • The job of a social work professional is varied but always aims to improve people’s lives. BASW connects with many people with lived and living experience of social work services who continue to enrich our work. Find a job via the BASW jobs board and access a range of information and resources on social work careers

   What is social work? | BASW

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   What is social work & why is it important?

   • Social work is about people. Our purpose is to regulate social workers in England so that people receive the best possible support whenever they might need it in life. We are committed to raising standards through collaboration with everyone involved in social work.

   Our role, legislation and rules - Social Work England

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   What are the responsibilities of a social worker?

   • It is expected that social workers will exhibit greater autonomy over their work; skillfully manage the emotional demands of their roles; and understand the appropriate conduct expected of professional social workers. Self-management encompasses having the self-motivation to maintain the highest practice and ethical standards.

   VIEWPOINT: What skills are needed for professionalism in social work

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   What are social work professional standards?

   • Published in July 2019, our professional standards became the standards for all social workers in England when we went live on 2 December 2019. They are specialist to the social work profession and apply to registered social workers in all roles and settings. The standards are the threshold standards necessary for safe and effective practice.

   Professional standards - Social Work England

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   What can I do with a Social Work degree?

   • With experience, you could become a senior social worker, supervising the work of other social workers, or a primary mental health worker working in child and adolescent mental health services. You may be able to progress into a management position, responsible for a department or an area.

   Social worker - Health Careers

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   Do social workers have a duty to support professional practice?

   • It is essential that the drive to enhance social workers’ professionalism doesn’t exempt organisations from their duty to provide the necessary structures to support professional practice. Dr Fran Wiles is Senior Lecturer in Social Work at The Open University and Dr Godfred Boahen is Policy and Research Officer at BASW.

   VIEWPOINT: What skills are needed for professionalism in social work

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2. basw.co.uk › what-social-workers-doWhat social workers do | BASW

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   The job of a social work professional is varied but always aims to improve peoples lives. Social workers aim to improve people’s lives by helping with social and interpersonal difficulties, promoting human rights and wellbeing. Social workers protect children and adults with support needs from harm.

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   • 7 Recognise and use responsibly, the power and authority I have when working with people, ensuring that my interventions are always necessary, the least intrusive, proportionate, and in people’s best interests.
   • 1 Be open, honest, reliable and fair. 2.2 Respect and maintain people’s dignity and privacy. 2.3 Maintain professional relationships with people and ensure that they understand the role of a social worker in their lives.
   • 1 Work within legal and ethical frameworks, using my professional authority and judgement appropriately. 3.2 Use information from a range of appropriate sources, including supervision, to inform assessments, to analyse risk, and to make a professional decision.
   • 1 Incorporate feedback from a range of sources, including from people with lived experience of my social work practice. 4.2 Use supervision and feedback to critically reflect on, and identify my learning needs, including how I use research and evidence to inform my practice.

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   Working ‘professionally’ involves having a sound knowledge of, and ability in, key aspects of social work, and then being able to integrate these in everyday practice. Of course, social workers don’t usually do this integration consciously.

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   Information about what social workers do, and what happens when a social worker comes into your life. Annual registration renewal is now open. Social workers must apply to renew their registration before 30 November.

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   What social workers do. The job of a social work professional is varied but always aims to improve people’s lives. People with lived experience. BASW connects with many people with lived and living experience of social work services who continue to enrich our work.

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   Sep 18, 2023 · Our role. Every day, social workers support millions of people to improve their chances in life. Social Work England is a specialist body taking a new approach to regulating social workers in their vital roles.

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   As a social worker, you'll work with people to find solutions to their problems. This may be helping to protect vulnerable people from harm or abuse or supporting people to live independently. You'll work with clients, their families and others around them and with different client groups including: the elderly.