ISCO Specialization 2635.3.2 Child Care Social Worker
From Open Risk Manual
Definition
Child Care Social Worker: Child care social workers provide social services to children and their families in order to improve their social and psychological functioning. They aim to maximize family's well-being and protect children from abuse and neglect. They assist adoption arrangements and find foster homes where needed.
Essential Skills
- Promote Service Users' Rights
- Apply Anti-Oppressive Practices
- Communicate With Social Service Users
- Cooperate At Inter-Professional Level
- Relate Empathetically
- Social Justice
- Organise Social Work Packages
- Accept Own Accountability
- Company Policies
- Apply Socially Just Working Principles
- Work In A Multicultural Environment In Health Care
- Manage Ethical Issues Within Social Services
- Assess The Development Of Youth
- Involve Service Users And Carers In Care Planning
- Consider Social Impact Of Actions On Service Users
- Deliver Social Services In Diverse Cultural Communities
- Follow Health And Safety Precautions In Social Care Practices
- Develop Professional Network
- Demonstrate Leadership In Social Service Cases
- Promote The Safeguarding Of Young People
- Social Sciences
- Communicate Professionally With Colleagues In Other Fields
- Work Within Communities
- Make Legislation Transparent For Users Of Social Services
- Protect Vulnerable Social Service Users
- Meet Standards Of Practice In Social Services
- Negotiate With Social Service Users
- Contribute To Protecting Individuals From Harm
- Support The Positiveness Of Youths
- Review Social Service Plan
- Maintain Records Of Work With Service Users
- Social Work Theory
- Advocate For Social Service Users
- Have Computer Literacy
- Support Children Who Have Experienced Trauma
- Apply Organisational Techniques
- Promote Inclusion
- Build Helping Relationship With Social Service Users
- Address Problems Critically
- Reflect On Practice
- Undertake Continuous Professional Development In Social Work
- Empower Social Service Users
- Adhere To Organisational Guidelines
- Refer Social Service Users
- Plan Social Service Process
- Support Children'S Wellbeing
- Tolerate Stress
- Apply Decision Making Within Social Work
- Promote Social Change
- Apply Quality Standards In Social Services
- Work In Partnership With Social Services Users
- Apply Problem Solving In Social Service
- Delegate Activities
- Manage Social Crisis
- Negotiate With Social Service Stakeholders
- Assess Social Service Users' Situation
- Manage Stress In Organisation
- Apply Person-Centred Care
- Apply Holistic Approach Within Social Services
- Legal Requirements In The Social Sector
- Apply Case Management
- Listen Actively
- Adolescent Psychological Development
- Provide Social Counselling
- Prevent Social Problems
- Develop Professional Identity In Social Work
- Handle Conflicts
- Report On Social Development
- Apply Crisis Intervention
- Conduct Interview In Social Service
Alternative Names
- Social Worker (Looked After Children)
- Children'S Services Practitioner
- Social Worker (Child Care)
- Social Worker (Children And Families)
- Social Worker (Child Protection)
- Child Protection Social Worker
- Childcare Social Worker
- Children'S Social Worker
- Social Worker Family Safeguarding Team
