Jan 23, 2024 · Should the person refuse any action being taken, it would be helpful to reflect on this very important section from 39 Essex Chambers’ Mental Capacity Guidance Note: Assessment and Recording of Capacity: ‘… If you have proper reason to think that the person may lack capacity to take a relevant decision, especially if the consequence of what they are wanting to do is likely to lead to ...

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Dec 18, 2012 · Social care practitioners can be unclear about what is meant by using the “least restrictive option” to support people under the Mental Capacity Act. In this article, reproduced with kind permission from the English Community Care Association newsletter, Rachel Griffiths explains how they should apply this principle.

Sep 24, 2024 · This article presents a few key pieces of advice from Community Care Inform Children’s webinar on methods, management and best practice for completing life story work, which took place in June 2024.The webinar explored the best ways to complete life story work with children and young people in care, how to prepare for life story work sessions and the practitioner’s role in supporting ...

Sep 20, 2010 · An article exploring the role of social workers in a UK context. In 2009, concerned that existing definitions of social work were difficult for the profession and the public to engage with, the government-appointed Social Work Taskforce issued a public description of social work, which was designed to improve public understanding of the profession: ...

Feb 21, 2002 · Workforce Insights. The importance of multi-agency collaboration in protecting children from exploitation ‘They don’t have to retell their story’: building long-lasting relationships with children and young people

Nov 10, 2017 · Social workers need to understand and use research in practice if they are to provide effective help. The Professional Capabilities Framework (PCF) says that social workers should “make use of research to inform practice” and the Knowledge and Skills Statement for child and family practitioners says they should “make use of the best evidence from research to… support families and ...

Sep 26, 2019 · What do we mean by ‘systemic’? This is important to clarify. For this project, it was defined as the idea that individuals exist within (and are to be understood within) various systems, which includes the family system, as well as work, cultural and social systems (Vetere and Dallos, 2003).However, there are broader and narrower definitions of ‘systemic’, and this range of …

Feb 25, 2011 · Workforce Insights. The importance of multi-agency collaboration in protecting children from exploitation ‘They don’t have to retell their story’: building long-lasting relationships with children and young people

Apr 30, 2018 · What is a systemic approach? This is a way of acting, thinking and viewing the world, which focuses on relationships and recognises that individuals are always embedded in their social context.