§ OCCUPATION · GLOBAL STANDARDS

social worker

Social workers 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 workers are practice-based professionals who promote social change and development, social cohesion, and the empowerment and liberation of people. They interact with individuals, families, groups, organisations and communities in order to provide various forms of therapy and counselling, group work, and community work. Social workers guide people to use services to claim benefits, access community resources, find jobs and training, obtain legal advice or deal with other local authority departments.

Theoretical Knowledge

ESSENTIALTheoretical knowledge required

social sciences social justice legal requirements in the social sector social work theory

Practical Skills

ESSENTIALApplied skills & competences

relate empathetically conduct interview in social service apply anti-oppressive practices build helping relationship with social service users apply person-centred care apply decision making within social work protect vulnerable social service users communicate with social service users tolerate stress apply socially just working principles organise social work packages promote social change demonstrate leadership in social service cases meet standards of practice in social services promote inclusion advocate for social service users develop professional identity in social work work within communities maintain records of work with service users promote service users' rights consider social impact of actions on service users undertake continuous professional development in social work provide social counselling refer social service users apply case management provide support to social services users follow health and safety precautions in social care practices apply problem solving in social service report on social development negotiate with social service stakeholders empower social service users cooperate at inter-professional level plan social service process deliver social services in diverse cultural communities apply quality standards in social services negotiate with social service users manage ethical issues within social services apply holistic approach within social services accept own accountability involve service users and carers in care planning prevent social problems have computer literacy manage social crisis contribute to protecting individuals from harm make legislation transparent for users of social services assess social service users' situation determine child welfare review social service plan apply crisis intervention

OPTIONALOptional competences

empower individuals, families and groups provide domestic care perform street interventions in social work provide victim assistance work on the effects of abuse promote the safeguarding of young people assess social work students assess the development of youth establish collaborative relations build community relations communicate with youth manage volunteers support social service users to manage their financial affairs assist families in crisis situations plan youth activities support juvenile victims write work-related reports work in multidisciplinary health teams work for public inclusion counsel students advise on conflict management identify mental health issues engage with offenders provide immigration advice carry out social work research manage a social work unit teach principles of social work communicate about youth's well-being work with social service users in a group supervise students in social services support social service users to live at home support social service users at the end of life support children's wellbeing raise awareness on local community's priorities support volunteers support victims of human rights violations assist children with special needs in education settings provide community development services promote mental health promote youth work in the local community support migrants to integrate in the receiving country assist the homeless support traumatised children advise on social security benefits present reports

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