§ OCCUPATION · GLOBAL STANDARDS

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.

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Description

Social work assistants are practice-based professionals who promote social change and development, social cohesion, and the empowerment and liberation of people. 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.

Theoretical Knowledge

OPTIONALAdjacent knowledge that strengthens fit

health care system consultation social sciences adolescent psychological development counselling methods client-centred counselling legal requirements in the social sector developmental psychology communication community education social work theory crisis intervention

Practical Skills

ESSENTIALApplied skills & competences

relate empathetically build helping relationship with social service users apply person-centred care protect vulnerable social service users communicate with social service users meet standards of practice in social services maintain records of work with service users promote service users' rights provide social counselling provide support to social services users follow health and safety precautions in social care practices communicate professionally with colleagues in other fields work in a multicultural environment in health care apply problem solving in social service plan social service process deliver social services in diverse cultural communities apply quality standards in social services manage ethical issues within social services prevent social problems manage social crisis contribute to protecting individuals from harm listen actively assess social service users' situation review social service plan

OPTIONALOptional competences

empower individuals, families and groups conduct interview in social service communicate by telephone promote inclusion develop professional identity in social work assist families in crisis situations comply with legislation related to health care identify mental health issues engage with offenders use foreign languages in patient care give constructive feedback empower social service users apply holistic approach within social services plan schedule assess clients' drug and alcohol addictions apply crisis intervention

Data Source: Unified Global Standards (ISCED, ISCO, O*NET, ESCO)