Co-ordination of Services in Social Care
My setting is linked with SENCO (Special Education Needs Co-ordinater)
and Ofsted to ensure the child receives the rights it deserves i.e.
education. In the project I am to show how the role of each service
and how it is linked to my setting.
Each year, parents of children with disabilities have the important
responsibility of working with school personnel to develop an
appropriate educational program individualised to their child's needs.
With the increase the increase in inclusive practices and a growing
awareness of the rights of all children, perceptions of special
educational needs (SEN) are changing in the community in general and
in education in particular. These changing perceptions are reflected
in government and legislative contexts. Guidance materials for special
educational needs co-ordinators (SENCO) outline the professional
knowledge, understanding, skills and attributes that are required to
carry out the key task of the role in order to raise achievements and
to improve the quality of education provided for people with special
educational needs.
The role of the SENCO has developed significantly over recent years
and is likely to become more complex as increasing numbers of children
with special educational needs are included in main streams schools.
It involves working closely with pupils, staff, managers, parents,
governing bodies and other agencies.
The development of the potential of pupils with special educational
needs in schools requires high levels of expertise. Whilst SENCOs must
have an in-depth knowledge of special educational issues it is also
necessary...
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...about other services.
If my setting senses that a child appears to be at risk because of
neglect or abuse, social services and the manager of my setting will
investigate and make sure that the child is safe. Social Services and
my setting will work together and will carry out a thorough
investigation, talking with families, doctors, health visitors and
teachers. And if, however they have special concerns about the child,
they may hold a Child Protection Conference. This is a meeting with
the family, Social Worker and other professionals to try to find a
solution to the difficulties at home and will always try to work with
families to support and help them cope.
In conclusion, I have learnt services that interacts with my setting
and how they work together to ensure every child receives special
educational care.
...are struggling in. They should also keep reports and do some research before placing children in different homes. Failing to follow the service policy can put a child into a lot of danger because you can’t give a child to a person who isn’t supportive at all. Their job is to protect and support families with the issues that they are facing in their everyday lives.
One of the five key principles of care practice is to ‘Support people in having a voice and being heard,’ (K101, Unit 4, p.183). The key principles are linked to the National Occupational Standards for ‘Health and Social Care’. They are a means of establishing and maintaining good care practice. Relationships based on trust and respect should be developed between care receivers and care givers, thus promoting confidence whilst discussing personal matters without fear of reprisal and discrimination.
For example, if there was a child in the setting with a physical disability then the practitioner would be expected to ensure that they could fully participate in all activities including a physical educational lesson without feeling segregated from the other children. The practitioner must always ensure that they comply with the equality act 2010, by doing this they are providing equality of opportunities for all children. The practitioner needs to ensure that the environment is accessible for all children and staff so that they are able to participate in all activities available and be able to reach their full potential. When possible practitioners must also differentiate activities so that all children and young people are able to get involved, they must also make sure they got appropriate resources to meet all children’s individual needs and learning styles such as visual and kinesthetic
The aim of this assignment is to analyse the development of British social policy, in relation to the development of children services. The author will explore the social policy responses to child protection from 1842 to 2011. This topic of social policy was chosen by the author because it is his area of social work he would like to practice in the future. In the beginning of the assignment the word will describe what social policy and child protection means in her/his own words linking it to other definitions. The essay author will analyse how child protection has develop looking at past legislation and how children’s deaths have influenced the way children services work today. Using different research the essay author will evaluate the benefits and challenges offered by inter-agency, inter-professional partnership working with children and families. In the conclusion, the authors will a brief description of what he/she have written.
Care coordination within health care systems ensures the client of an effective and short stay. Care coordination refers to the coordination between and among professional teams that serve valuable roles involved in providing care to clients. Different disciplines of health care professionals include nursing, medicine, case management, pharmacy, nutrition, social work, and allied health professionals, such as speech therapists and physical therapists. They are found in all health care delivery systems and are extremely effective when the focus is strictly on the needs of the client. Interprofessional teams are valuable because each health care professional has specialized knowledge and skills so that health care plans are determined with patients’ best interests in mind. With the communication of ideas amongst the disciplines, their roles consequently complement one another in an age of exponentially growing information. This team process of care coordination can improve quality of care, enhance client satisfaction, and reduce hospital cost by decreasing length of stay; care coordination ensures the best possible outcomes (Koch, 2014, p. 436).
As a student on a social work placement the aims would be for the placement to provide me with a safe working environment creating opportunities for me to learn and practice my social work knowledge and skills to prepare me for the future for when I qualify. During my studies I will be on two placements one in year one and another in the final year. Placements enable students to work with a variety of people including: individuals, families, carers, groups and communities in a variety of settings. Therefore having two placement in different settings with different people with different needs will hopefully give me a better idea of what area I would like to specialise in once I have qualified
Within this essay I will begin by critically examining the roles and tasks of social workers across different settings, looking at the changes being made from policies and reports being published. I will also review social work through an international and historical perspective, looking at how social work globally is different to that we know of within the UK, and how social work has developed because of key pivotal moments throughout history.
Social workers play a major role in their day to day functions as the work that they do impacts the lives of many individuals. If they weren’t to take their jobs seriously then it would be very detrimental to the health of the many people that they counsel. It is up to them to work with other people to aid them with any type of concern that they may have. Of course, there will always be some sort of work related issue that could occur and according to Zastrow, there are 3 major problems that can be involved in a work setting.
Commission for Social Care Inspection (2005) Making Every Child Matter, Commission for Social Care Inspection
Jansson defines social policies as “collective strategies to prevent and address social problems.” They are “collective” because they are binding on those populations, communities, companies, and jurisdictions to which they apply (Jansson, 2016, p. 22). For example, the United States government have created policies to address the needs of a variety of social issues such as food and nutrition, assistance for needy families, housing assistance, health, unemployment benefits, equal opportunity, anti-discrimination laws, child welfare, and mental illness (Marx, n.d.). These social policies help promote the disadvantage, advance social change, ensure social protection from discrimination, and improve well-being of vulnerable individuals, families and children. Jansson (2016) noted “the policies are vertically distributed at the federal, state, and local government; community; and agency or organizational levels” (Jansson, 2016, p. 24).
Norman Wyers wrote an article called, "Policy-practice in social work: Models and Issues”. He’s purpose of writing this article was to show his audience what policy-practice in social work is like. He talks about how policy-practice in social work is an approach in which social policy and direct social work practice are combined. In the policy-practice system culture, ethnicity, and beliefs play an important role in efforts to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in the quality of care. To work in policy-practice system or any other institution that stand for others right has to attribute in providing communicate with awareness, having the knowledge advocates disparities, and understanding the sociocultural factors is likely to contribute to success.
Social work has existed in many different variations since the beginning of society. Initially, in the preindustrial society, minus a few exceptions, those who couldn’t cope on their own were the sole responsibility of family members. Upon the development of the industrial revolution in the Nineteenth Century, formal social work services emerged to enable society to cope with the major changes in the social system, due to modernity, urbanization, and industrialization. These services grew significantly and were reformed repeatedly throughout the rest of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries until the United Kingdom became a Welfare State, in which the state took on the responsibility to “protect the health and well-being of its citizens” (Oxford Dictionary, n.d.). Moreover, social work exists to serve the vulnerable people in the community including, the elderly, the youth, the mentally ill, the homeless, and the poor, along with many others. Although all vulnerable peoples are of equal importance in social works
Practitioners supporting children and young people are working in increasingly diverse communities, with this brings inequalities and barriers to overcome. This essay will look at the importance of understanding inequality and diversity when working with children and young people. It will detail different types of inequalities including disability, ethnicity, wealth and educational inequality, each bringing different challenges and needing varied responses to overcome or support the children in these situations. The essay will critically analyse the approaches that have been used and look at how inclusive practice has helped children to feel part of their communities regardless of their race, gender or family set up. Finally the essay will look at the anti-discrimination laws and policies that have been introduced to guide practitioners and try to promote a more inclusive society.
Across America, social workers can be found in a wide variety of settings, working with a vast population of people. One such setting in which social workers provide service is through private practice. Private practice social workers work outside an agency of government facility to provide services through their own established practice. Many people associate private practice social work with the work of psychologists, counselors or therapists initially. While they each provide similar services, educational requirements often differentiate the fields of practice and ultimately allow them each to make varying contributions to their clients.
Over the last eight weeks this writer has learned a monument amount of knowledge in a short period of time. Each module and activity clearly defined each objective covered in the readings. Reflection plays a huge part in increasing one's self awareness, after having reflected on the course assignments writer is prepared to use the knowledge that they have attained. Having taken this course one feel comfortable utilizes the materials in the professional world successfully. Before taking this course many things about the laws and right guaranteed to students with disabilities were unclear. Knowledge is power and knowing has opened this writer up to understanding how a special educator a...