Social work and Personalisation Delivering personalisation through the development of skilled social workers

Workshop overview Focus – employers sharing their experience of developing CPD to meet the personalisation agenda.  Background to projects  The learning we can take forward from the ASYE

Background  8 Development sites  Meeting the skills required for Care Bill 2013  Development of core principles for CPD for social workers in adult services  Building on the experience of the ASYE

Core principles for CPD  Principle 1 - Using the Professional Capabilities Framework  Principle 2 - Work-based assessment  Principle 3 - Reflective supervision & supporting reflective practice  Principle 4 - Holistic assessment  Principle 5 - Measuring impact  Principle 6 - Portability

In the development of professional judgement and confidence a holistic rather than competency- based assessment is preferable ASYE evaluation Development of professional confidence

“It encourages continued learning,…nothing stays the same and this should be the mind set of any practitioner” ASYE evaluation Acknowledgement of personal responsibility for CPD “ It is the foundation to a career in social work, expectations of behaviour stated…..in ASYE year will continue to be mirrored as a social worker progresses

Personalisation The desired outcomes of CPD  Empowering social workers  Confident, high quality adaptable professionals  Engagement with local community  Clients to citizens

Case study  The role of social work in personalisation  CPD to support the social work role  The impact of delivering personalised services  The challenge of embedding change

Discussion topics On what basis are decisions about the social work workforce made within your organisation? How are you developing and providing CPD to meet these requirements?