Other Publications

This section includes links to a number of pubications that are relevent to practice learning.

• The student voice - Talking and listening with social work students A GSCC report on two regional student stakeholder forums held in February 2007.
• Guidance on the Assessment of Practice in the Workplace
  Discussion document produced jointly by The General Social Care Council and Topss England, which explores areas of commonality in the planning, support and assessment of practice learning across different occupational training and qualifications.
• Learning for Collaborative Practice by Colin Whittington
  Summary report commission by the Department of Health.
• Requirements for Social Work Training (June 2002)
  Department of Health publication
• A Framework for Supporting and Assessing Practice Learning. This publication is available from www.scie.org.uk.
• National Occupational Standards for Social Work These national occupational standards for social work were developed following a series of consultations across the UK. The consultations included employers, people who use services, carers, practitioners, government officials and representatives from further and higher education, and from professional bodies.
• Code of Practice for Social Care Workers The purpose of this code is to set out the conduct that is expected of social service workers and to inform service users and the public about the standards of conduct they can expect from social service workers.
• Code of Practice for Employers The purpose of this code is to set down the responsibilities of employers in regulating social service workers.
• Building Capacity to Support the Social Work Degree:A scoping study for the Department of Health E-learning steering group. Written by Jackie Rafferty and Julia Waldman.