ISCO Specialization 2635.3.14 Gerontology Social Worker
From Open Risk Manual
Definition
Gerontology Social Worker: Gerontology social workers provide assistance to elderly individuals and their families helping them to cope with their biopsychosocial needs. They help connecting the elderly with community resources by gathering information about the array of services available to them. Gerontology social workers assess their clients' needs, functional capacity and health problems and liaise with medical professionals when necessary.
Essential Skills
- Reflect On Practice
- Apply Anti-Oppressive Practices
- Apply Socially Just Working Principles
- Work In Partnership With Social Services Users
- Adhere To Organisational Guidelines
- Apply Organisational Techniques
- Review Social Service Plan
- Social Sciences
- Evaluate Older Adults' Ability To Take Care Of Themselves
- Contribute To Protecting Individuals From Harm
- Demonstrate Leadership In Social Service Cases
- Older Adults' Needs
- Involve Service Users And Carers In Care Planning
- Assess Social Service Users' Situation
- Communicate With Social Service Users
- Manage Ethical Issues Within Social Services
- Relate Empathetically
- Delegate Activities
- Company Policies
- Apply Quality Standards In Social Services
- Address Problems Critically
- Prevent Social Problems
- Empower Social Service Users
- Negotiate With Social Service Stakeholders
- Tolerate Stress
- Promote Social Change
- Cooperate At Inter-Professional Level
- Meet Standards Of Practice In Social Services
- Have Computer Literacy
- Develop Professional Identity In Social Work
- Handle Conflicts
- Apply Problem Solving In Social Service
- Work In A Multicultural Environment In Health Care
- Make Legislation Transparent For Users Of Social Services
- Apply Holistic Approach Within Social Services
- Build Helping Relationship With Social Service Users
- Legal Requirements In The Social Sector
- Organise Social Work Packages
- Listen Actively
- Develop Professional Network
- Provide Social Counselling
- Plan Social Service Process
- Strategies For Handling Cases Of Elder Abuse
- Maintain Records Of Work With Service Users
- Apply Crisis Intervention
- Social Work Theory
- Manage Social Crisis
- Geriatrics
- Deliver Social Services In Diverse Cultural Communities
- Promote Service Users' Rights
- Promote Inclusion
- Protect Vulnerable Social Service Users
- Undertake Continuous Professional Development In Social Work
- Report On Social Development
- Apply Decision Making Within Social Work
- Apply Person-Centred Care
- Advocate For Social Service Users
- Apply Case Management
- Communicate Professionally With Colleagues In Other Fields
- Social Justice
- Follow Health And Safety Precautions In Social Care Practices
- Work Within Communities
- Accept Own Accountability
- Negotiate With Social Service Users
- Refer Social Service Users
- Manage Stress In Organisation
- Consider Social Impact Of Actions On Service Users
- Conduct Interview In Social Service
Optional Skills
- Disability Types
- Support Social Service Users At The End Of Life
- Stages Of Bereavement
- Counsel On End-Of-Life Care
- Disability Care
- Support Social Service Users To Live At Home
- Promote Mental Health
- Identify Mental Health Issues
- Advise On Mental Health
- Help Clients Cope With Grief
- Palliative Care
Alternative Names
- Geriatric Social Worker
- Older Adults Community Care Social Worker
- Older Adults Social Worker
- Gerontological Social Worker
- Social Care Gerontologist
- Social Worker
- Social Work Gerontologist
- Seniors Social Worker
