ISCO Occupation Group 3412.5 Social Work Assistant
From Open Risk Manual
Definition
Social Work Assistant: Social work assistants are practice-based professionals who promote social change and development, social cohesion, and the empowerment and liberation of people. They interact with individuals, families, groups, organisations and communities in order to assist in providing various forms of therapy and counseling, group work, and community work. Social work assistants assist guiding staff, helping clients to use services to claim benefits, access community resources, find jobs and training, obtain legal advice or deal with other local authority departments. They assist and work together with social workers.
Essential Skills
- Provide Social Counselling
- Follow Health And Safety Precautions In Social Care Practices
- Assess Social Service Users' Situation
- Manage Social Crisis
- Manage Ethical Issues Within Social Services
- Build Helping Relationship With Social Service Users
- Apply Person-Centred Care
- Communicate Professionally With Colleagues In Other Fields
- Maintain Records Of Work With Service Users
- Protect Vulnerable Social Service Users
- Work In Partnership With Social Services Users
- Communicate With Social Service Users
- Listen Actively
- Plan Social Service Process
- Work In A Multicultural Environment In Health Care
- Apply Problem Solving In Social Service
- Meet Standards Of Practice In Social Services
- Apply Quality Standards In Social Services
- Deliver Social Services In Diverse Cultural Communities
- Prevent Social Problems
- Promote Service Users' Rights
- Review Social Service Plan
- Relate Empathetically
- Contribute To Protecting Individuals From Harm
Optional Skills
- Communication
- Community Education
- Communicate By Telephone
- Client-Centred Counselling
- Adolescent Psychological Development
- Crisis Intervention
- Social Work Theory
- Give Constructive Feedback
- Comply With Legislation Related To Health Care
- Develop Professional Identity In Social Work
- Employ Foreign Languages In Care
- Consultation
- Engage With Offenders
- Empower Individuals, Families And Groups
- Health Care System
- Apply Holistic Approach Within Social Services
- Conduct Interview In Social Service
- Assist Families In Crisis Situations
- Promote Inclusion
- Identify Mental Health Issues
- Apply Crisis Intervention
- Legal Requirements In The Social Sector
- Assess Clients' Drug And Alcohol Addictions
- Developmental Psychology
- Empower Social Service Users
- Social Sciences
- Counselling Methods
Alternative Names
- Support Work Assistant Team Member
- Support Worker Assistant
- Social Work Assistant Practitioner
- Support Work Assistant Practitioner
- Social Work Assistant Team Member
- Assistant Social Worker
- Assistant Support Worker
- Social Work Team Assistant
