Social Work with Adults – the National Perspective

1. Social Work with Adults – the National Perspective Lyn Romeo Chief Social Worker for Adults Twitter: @LynRomeo_CSW chiefsocialworkerforadults@dh.gsi.gov.uk

2. As Chief Social Worker for Adults, my role is to: • Provide an expert voice for social work in government; advising/influencing national policy and legislation • Continue the reform of social work education, training and practice • Challenge practice to achieve decisive improvements in the quality of social work • Improve the profile of social work with adults and understanding of the role and value of social work in improving people’s lives Social Work with Adults - the National Perspective

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4. A challenging environment • Unprecedented financial challenges & demographic pressures • Increased expectations- social work excellence • Technological Change • Systems failure, e.g. statutory child & family SW; hospital/care sector issues • A drive to integrate responses to health and care needs Social Work with Adults - the National Perspective

5. Practice Culture Change Social Work with Adults - the National Perspective

6. Repositioning of social work in adult social care • Prevention – promoting independence and resilience • Assessment or review of an individual or carer with complex social care needs • Supervising safeguarding enquiries • Transition to adulthood Promote social workers as lead professionals ensuring personalised, integrated care and support: - with complexity, risk and conflict - within a legal framework - With individuals & their families & communities - with capacity and mental health needs Working with asset based community responses Social workers have the qualifications, knowledge and skills to work: Social Work with Adults - the National Perspective

7. Vision for Social Work Social Work with Adults - the Rights and strengths based practice Personalised responses Empower as well as protect Encourage individual control Independent lives as ‘active citizens;’  Least restrictive, least institutional settings Regular reviews of outcomes, more inclusive options Achieving social justice & reducing inequality Realise the contribution of social work to improving efficiency and productivity of our services Social Work with Adults - the National Perspective

8. How the social work career journey has changed • Graduate profession • Move from generic social work practice to specialisation • Regulation, responsibility and accountability as professionals. • Supervisory roles – Practice educators; practice supervisors • BIA and AMHP roles • Multi-Disciplinary approaches and social work role • Advanced/lead/consultant social work roles • Entrepreneurial social work • Casework/group work/community development methods Social Work with Adults - the National Perspective

9. Opportunities for Social Work with Adults • Learning disabilities • Mental Health • Older people and Dementia • People with physical disabilities • Substance misuse • Domestic abuse • Transition from children to adulthood • Family approach to transitions across the life course • Palliative care/end of life • Primary care and other health settings + specialisms • Working with place + shaping opportunities (community work) Social Work with Adults - the National Perspective

10. Social work reform: What’s in place • PCF • Knowledge and Skills Statement • Assessed Supported Year in Employment (ASYE) • Role of PSW in Care Act guidance • Good practice guidance resources • Promoting BIA/AMHP roles • ThinkAhead • Teaching Partnerships • Leadership Development Programme for PSWs Social Work with Adults - the National Perspective

11. …and where are we going? 1. Focus on Strengths Based Practice Approaches 2. KSS for supervisors and PSWs 3. New Regulatory Body 4. Accreditation proposals and Continuous Professional Development (CPD) 5. Legislative and policy implementation -Consultation on Adult Social Care - DoLS- Law Commission's Report - MH Act Review 6. Come Back to Social Work 7. Named Social Worker Pilots 8. Recruitment and Retention Campaign Social Work with Adults - the National Perspective

12. Social Work and Integration • Social Work is essential to integration • The key contributions that social workers make: - Improve outcomes for people; - Protect people appropriately; - undertake a rights, strengths, and co-production approach to creative and innovative ways of improving people’s lives. • https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/social-work-essential-to-integration Social Work with Adults - the National Perspective

13. Social Work Resources What we have: • Knowledge and Skills Statement for Adults • Social Work with Adults with Autism • Social Work with Adults with Dementia • Social Work and the Mental Capacity Act • Social Work Practice with carers and older people • Social Work for Better Mental Heath tool • Forensic Mental Health Social Work- Capabilities Framework • Controlling and Coercive Behaviour • Integration Advice Note • Strengths Based Social Work Practice with Adults- Roundtable Report • Capabilities and a CPD pathway for Social work with Older People In Development: • Practice Supervisor Knowledge, Skills, Capabilities • Framework for Strengths Based Practice Social Work with Adults - the National Perspective

14. Thank you and any questions? Lyn Romeo Chiefsocialworkerforadults@dh.gsi.gov.uk Social Work with Adults - the National Perspective