Guide to the Standards of Proficiency for Social Care Workers: domains 1-5.

Abstract

This book is a professional response to the standards of proficiency, written entirely by social care workers for students, workers and educators. Here the voice of social care workers is at the centre of each standard of proficiency, providing a valid, meaningful and practice-rich discussion. The book has a single chapter on each of the eighty proficiencies. Each chapter represents the writer’s understanding of the proficiency they have chosen and offers insights into the context in which they work, their professional relationships, and how these shape their professional identity as social care workers. A lot of practice is performed intuitively and draws on personal and professional knowledge and experience built up over a lifetime.