Requirements
- Beginners Social services workers
Features
- Protection and promotion of the rights and interests of people who use services and carers
- Maintenance of the trust and confidence of people who use services
- Promoting the independence of people who use services
- Accountability for the quality of work and personal development.
Target audiences
- Social services workers
- Instructor: Afhro
- Lectures: 1
- Quizzes: 1
- Students: 4
ABOUT COURSE
With these Codes of Practice, the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) set out the standards of practice and behavior expected of everyone who works in social services in Scotland. In setting out these standards, the Codes are a tool for employers and for workers to use to think about how they can continually improve their practice.
Learning Outcomes
After taking part in this course, the learners should be able to:
- Demonstrate knowledge in relation to the standards of practice and behaviour expected of everyone who works in social services in Scotland.
- Apply the concepts found in the Codes to think about how they can continually improve their practice
- Use high level communication skills as cornerstone in social care services.
Skills you will gain
- Maintaining the trust and confidence
- Protecting and promoting the human rights
- Promoting the independence of the services users
- Promoting quality improvement and personal development.
Module outline / Course contents
- Protection and promotion of the rights and interests of people who use services and carers
- Maintenance of the trust and confidence of people who use services
- Promoting the independence of people who use services
- Accountability for the quality of work and personal development.
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SSSC Codes of Practice for Social Service Workers Lesson
Upon completion of the course, successful learners will be awarded with a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) certificate
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SSSC Quiz
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