Social care workers

• Codes of Professional Practice and guidance

  Information about the codes including what people using care and support should expect from social care workers.

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• Registration guidance videos

  Find out more about registration from the videos and links below.

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• Safeguarding

  Safeguarding is about protecting children and adults from abuse or neglect and educating those around them to recognise the signs and dangers.

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• Induction framework for health and social care

  Progress logs, workbooks, resources and a glossary to help you implement the All Wales induction framework for health and social care.

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• Strengths-based practice

  Resources and information about what strengths-based practice is, why we use it and how to use it in social care.

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• Effective supervision in social care, early years and childcare

  How to provide effective supervision and appraisal in social care, early years and childcare settings.

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• Guidance for learners, managers and employers on completing qualifications

  Guidance for learners, managers and employers on completing qualifications.

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• Working with unpaid carers

  Information and resources to help professionals work with and support unpaid carers.

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• Positive approaches: reducing restrictive practices in social care

  This learning resource aims to provide an understanding of how to work using positive and proactive approaches and reduce the use of restrictive practices in social care.

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• Quality Assured Lifelong Learning (QALL)

  Lifelong learning covers formal, informal and workplace learning. This page has information about Quality Assured Lifelong Learning (QALL).

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• National Occupational Standards (NOS)

  NOS are UK standards of performance that people are expected to achieve in their work, search the NOS standards needed for a job role.

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• Family justice

  Family justice is the system through which disputes relating to children and families may be resolved. It includes the work of the Family Court.

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• Assistive technology

  Find out how assistive technology can support individuals to keep their independence and well-being.

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• Infection prevention and control

  In partnership with Health Education Improvement Wales and Welsh Government, we have developed an All Wales Infection Prevention and Control Training, Learning and Development Framework for health, social care, early years and childcare.​

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• Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

  Information and resources to help you support the professional development of self and others as part of your Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

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• The Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS)

  What you need to understand about the Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) and how they apply to you.

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• Resource for workers who are new to working in social care in Wales

  Resource for workers who are new to working in social care in Wales

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