Implementation of Knowledge & Skills Statements: Enhancing Social Work Practice

1. Implementation of the Knowledge and Skills statements South East London Teaching Partnership 20 January 2016

2. Implementation of the Knowledge and Skills statements Facilitators: Graham Woodham, Ali Rusbridge, Linda MacEachen South East London Teaching Partnership • One of 4 pilots • On the cutting edge! • CPD workstream Programme • Becoming familiar with the K&S • Using the K&S to support your practice and CPD About this workshop

3. Implementation of the Knowledge and Skills statements To prepare children and families social workers for meeting the new accreditation standards and new roles which the government is introducing within the coming months To ensure that adults social workers are aware of the new standards and that these standards are reflected in day to day practice Why the South East London Partnership is doing this?

4. Implementation of the Knowledge and Skills statements What’s in it for you • You’re at the forefront of understanding and applying the impact of the K&S in the workplace • You will have some evidenced CPD (a certificate will be emailed to you after the workshop) • You will have an action plan and resources to use in your on-going CPD (everything you see/get today will also be sent to you electronically) • You’ll be helping to understand how best to use the K&S in the current service delivery ‘climate’ • You will provide feedback and evaluation (this will be via an on-line survey sent to you after the workshop • Updates to the information given today that are relevant to these workshops til March 2016 About this workshop

5. Knowledge and Skills statements Sir Martin Narey’s review of social work education Isabelle Trowler, Chief Social Worker – Child & Family services consulted on, and then published Knowledge and Skills statement in November 2014 “A child and family social worker should be able to do the following:” Lyn Romeo, Chief Social Worker – Adults consulted on, and then published Knowledge and Skills statement in March 2015 “… what a social worker working with adults should know and be able to do by the end of their Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE).” Background

6. Knowledge and Skills statements As a newly qualified social worker As a social worker As a manager or supervisor Foundation for a national, practice based career pathway for social workers. Development of the K&S for practice supervisors is likely to be considered in adjults service also. The importance of K&S for social work practitioners

7. K&S – themes Adults

8. Knowledge and Skills – Spot the difference! Adults

9. KSS and levels of accreditationCareer pathway for social workers in child and family services

10. Knowledge and Skills statements Basis for assessment of Child and Family ASYE from November 2014 Basis of proposals for assessment and accreditation for Approved Child and Family Practitioner Sets out new requirements for ASYE in adults services from April 2015: • Minimum assessment criteria • Internal and external moderation • validation Immediate impact

11. Knowledge and Skills statements The Professional Capabilities Framework (PCF) “… the knowledge and skills set out in the published statement are specific to child and family social work. The PCF is an overarching standards framework intended to be applicable to all social workers in whatever role or setting. It is not government’s intention that the statement should replace the PCF.” (Child and Family KSS) “The statement is designed to strengthen and enhance the Professional Capabilities Framework by setting out what we expect of newly qualified social workers working in adult social care and importantly, reinforcing the support and arrangements employers need to provide as set out in the Standards for Employers.” (Adults KSS) Key issues

12. Knowledge and Skills statements Assessment and Accreditation (in Child and Family services) • ACFP and practice supervisors ‘proof of concept’ • 23 employers involved • Inclusion of practice observation and assessment in 2 stages • Testing of knowledge • Practice leaders • Impact for adults services Adults ASYE • National consistency of assessment • Moderation • Validation Key issues

13. Development since March 2015 – for implementation • 1. Employer endorsement: • Employers will undertake direct observations of practice in a range of different contexts, quality of written work, and take responsibility for endorsing frontline practitioners and practice supervisor candidates as the assessment • 2. Employer Online assessment of knowledge: • This will comprise questions which test the candidate’s level of knowledge using questions which have only one correct answer (e.g. legislation, procedures, child development, mental health) • 3. Scenario based online assessment of applied knowledge and skills: • This is a scenario-based assessment of critical reasoning and decision making • 4. Observed interactive practice simulation: • Candidates will be observed in an assessment centre in three controlled interactive simulations of practice. They will then undertake a written exercise and engage in a discussion with the assessor to provide a rationale about the way they responded

14. Knowledge and Skills for practice supervisors and practice leaders •         the government response to the consultation on the knowledge and skills statements: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/social-work-knowledge-and-skills-for-supervisors-and-leaders •         the knowledge and skills statements: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/knowledge-and-skills-statements-for-child-and-family-social-work Final version published 19th November 2015

15. Knowledge and Skills for practice supervisors and practice leaders Practice supervisors themes (from consultation draft) Promote and govern excellent practice Developing excellent practitioners Shaping and influencing the practice system Effective use of power and authority Confident analysis and decision making Purposeful and effective social work Emotionally intelligent practice supervision Performance management and improvement

16. Knowledge and Skills for Practice Supervisors and Practice Leaders Practice leaders themes (from consultation draft) Lead and govern excellent practice Creating a context for excellent practice Designing a system to support effective practice Developing excellent practitioners Support effective decision making Quality assurance and improvement

17. Getting familiar with the KSS There are 6 scenarios on the worksheet. These are intended to help you explore the content of the K&S for your area of practice – child & family or adults. Scenario 2 – adults only; scenario 3 child and family only; Around the tables discuss the scenarios and identify the relevant parts of the K&S. Make notes on your individual worksheet – for future reference. Complete the large worksheet as feed back – will be collected at end of session. Exercise 1 - Scenarios

18. Break Sit on a table where your current work role best fits: Frontline practitioner Child & Family Frontline practitioner adults Practice supervisor / manager Child & Family Practice supervisor / manager adults After the break, please

19. Knowledge and Skills statements The K&S is important for everyone The K&S supports your CPD The K&S provides focus on your area of work in addition to the PCF level you are working to The future development of practice supervisors Introduction to self evaluation

20. Knowledge and Skills statements The self evaluation tool How to use it The importance of critical reflection Using todays session to link your CPD needs with the K&S Introduction to self evaluation

21. Getting familiar with the KSS Individual activity – complete at least one / two sections using the relevant KSS In pairs – share your thoughts with a colleague (in a similar role if possible), add to on the basis of discussion. Make sure that you have completed your PDP Exercise 2a– self evaluation

22. Getting familiar with the KSS Table discussion – How can this be made to work in the current environment of challenge? Whole group feedback – as a table prepare one thing you are going to say to the whole group about one you are going to manage this in your current job role. Exercise 2b – implementation

23. Knowledge and Skills – next steps What will you do with the work you have started today? • How will you continue to use the self-evaluation? • You have a critical reflection log which you can use to record learning and add to your CPD records (required by HCPC) • The tools and resources we’ve used today will be available to you electronically. • Remember, your colleagues will be coming along too. What will you be able to do in your teams/organisations as a result? Action Planning

24. Knowledge and Skills – next steps Write down your individual action/s – use the action planning template A request from the other group (i.e. practice supervisors or practitioners) in order to help you achieve your actions Write actions and requests on post-it notes and put on the flip charts Take time to look at what others have written Action Planning – as a result of this workshop

25. Knowledge and Skills – next steps The Teaching Partnership want to review the types of actions you are setting We will also ask you to record this on an on line evaluation form (so hang on to the template you’ve filled in today!) The Teaching Partnership may ask you how you are progressing with your actions in a few months to help measure the impact of the K&S Action Planning

26. Knowledge and Skills – next steps You will receive an on line evaluation. Please complete it! This will also give you access to all of today’s resources and a CPD certificate. The evaluation will be used • by Skills for Care to provide an overview report to the Partnership • by the Partnership in it’s reporting back to government as one of the Teaching partnership pilots So please contribute to this crucial development in social work. Evaluation