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How is the GSCC Conduct Committee working in practice – what are the emerging...
What do the cases that the General Social Care Council (GSCC) has taken to conduct hearings or tribunals tell us about the state of social work practice? How should professional boundaries be managed,...
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Navigating the social care landscape
Confused about the many organizations responsible for improving social work services? Welcome to our guide to the key players in the social care sector in England and the surprising range of...
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GSCC calls for compulsory post-qualifying awards
The General Social Care Council has called for a system where all social workers receive a specialist post-qualifying award early in their career to ensure that the learning from their degree is...
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GSCC poll reveals employers are not responding to social worker concerns
An article in the September 2009 edition of Social Work Connections published by the General Social Care Council (GSCC) reveals a worrying finding about the support employers are providing for their...
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What to do about PQ?
Where do the post qualifying awards for social work fit within the new CWDC and Skills for Care education and training frameworks? “We will never ensure quality training, support and supervision for...
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Launch of the Final Report of the Social Work Task Force
The formal launch of the final report of the Social Work Task Force will take place on Tuesday 1 December 2009 at Central Hall, Westminster. This event will be the first opportunity to hear the...
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How radical are the recommendations from the Social Work Task Force?
There was a real sense of anticipation at the launch of the final report of the Social Work Task Force last week. A gathering of the “great and the good”, government ministers and a sprinkling of...
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The GSCC launches Grow Your Own Social Workers: a Toolkit
The General Social Care Council (GSCC) recently launched the Grow Your Own (GYO) toolkit, a step-by-step guide to help students, employers and universities get the most out of GYO schemes. GYO schemes...
View ArticleBASW warns that financial independence for GSCC will see costs passed onto...
BASW has welcomed plans to redefine the role of the General Social Care Council (GSCC) in a move that would restrict its activities to social work, but warned that a further proposal to make the body...
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General Social Care Council to be abolished
The regulation of social workers will be transferred to the Health Professions Council (HPC) according to the proposals published in the recent White Paper, Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS....
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