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Social Work Best Practice

This section provides a range of training for qualified social workers. Only people with a social work professional qualification can practise in Wales and throughout the UK.

Social workers promote wellbeing and improve outcomes for people, focusing on what matters to people who need care and support. Post-qualifying training courses are also available for qualified social workers under the Qualifications section on this website.

Please be aware of your responsibility to undertake CPD as part of maintaining your Social Care Wales registration (90 hours over 3 years).

Analysis into Assessment

Social work staff based in the CRT Team will be given priority. Spare places will be offered to social workers based in other teams offering a service to adults.

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Analysis to Assessment / Record Keeping

Social Workers in Children Services

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Applying Analysis in Assessment to Inform Intervention (First Year in Practice Developmental Workshop)

This training course is a one day event and is one of the mandatory training sessions for Newly Qualified Social Workers in their First Year of Practice. It is also an important part of preparatory arrangements for social workers who will complete the Consolidation Programme during their second year of practice.

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Carer Assessments Under SSWBA

Social work staff based in teams offering services to adults.

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Collaborative Working - First Year in Practice

This training course is a one day event and is one of the mandatory training sessions for Newly Qualified Social Workers in their First Year of Practice. It is also an important part of preparatory arrangements for social workers who will complete the Consolidation Programme during their second year of practice.

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Conflict Management and Personal Safety

This training course is a one day event and is one of the mandatory training sessions for Newly Qualified Social Workers in their First Year of Practice.

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County Lines

Social Workers in Children Services

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Court of Protection

Social work staff based in CMHTs and Substance Misuse Team, applications will also be accepted from social workers based in other teams offering services to adults and kept on a reserve list until after the closing date.

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Court Skills for Adult Social Care

Social work staff based in CTLDs and CRTs will be given priority, applications will be accepted from social workers based in other teams and kept on a reserve list until after the closing date.

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Court Skills / Best Evidence / PLO Process

Qualified Social Workers in Children Services.

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Critical Reflection in Practice

This is the First in a Series of Three Developmental Workshops for Newly Qualified Social Workers in their First Year of Practice. It is important to note that these workshops also prepare newly qualified social workers for work to be completed in the Consolidation Programme for second year of practice.

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Direct Work - Children with Anxiety

Social Workers in Children Services

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Disguised Compliance

All staff working with children and families

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Family Network Meetings

Qualified Social Workers within Children Services.

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Introduction to Autism and Pathological Demand Avoidance

Social work staff based in CMHTs, spare places will be offered to staff in CTLDs, 0-25 Disability Team and Substance Misuse Team.

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Introduction to the Mental Capacity Act (including DoLS)

Team Managers, Social Workers and Social Work Assistants. Registered Care Home Managers and Deputies from both the local authority and the independent sector. Priority will be given to members of staff who have not previously attended this training.

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Introduction to Systemic Practice in Adult Social Care

Senior Managers, Social Work Team Managers, Assistant Team Managers and Senior Practitioners based in teams offering services to adults.

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Learning from Child Practice Reviews

Adoption, Fostering, SGO Social Workers and Child Care Social Workers

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LGBTQ+ / Gender Identity Basic Awareness

Social Workers in Children Services

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Life Journey Work Story Books

Child Care Social Work Professionals

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Lone Working - Personal Safety

Social Workers in Children Services.

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Loss and Bereavement

Social Workers in Children Services

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Mental Toughness and Resilience Training

Social Workers in Children Services

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Mentoring Social Workers in their First Year in Practice

Qualified Social Workers with a minimum of 3 years post qualifying experience, Senior Social Work Practitioners, Professional Leads and Team Managers (Social Work Qualified) who wish to become Mentors for newly qualified social workers during their first year in practice.

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Outcome Focused Practice

Mandatory Training for social work staff based in the (0-25) Disability Team

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Preventing Online Child Sexual Abuse

All qualified Social Workers in Children's Services.

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Professional Curiosity Children Services

Social Workers in Children Services

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Transgender and Non- Binary Awareness Training

Social work staff based in CTLDs and 0-25 Disability Team. Applications will also be accepted from social work staff based in other teams offering services to adults, and places offered ,if available, once the closing date is reached.

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Working with Denial

Social Workers in Children Services

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