Ethics, Values and Rights Based Practice training for NQSWs

***Session for students & NQSWs only***

Delivered by BASW’s accredited training partner DCC-i via MS Teams.

Part 7 of 8 in BASW's NQSW CPD Programme - click here to view the full series

You can attend all eight sessions or choose to book onto specific courses in the programme.

Suitable for newly qualified social workers and students

Ethics, Values and Rights-Based Practice for NQSWs meets the following National Standards:
 

England: PCF2 – Values and Ethics, PCF3 – Diversity, PCF4 Rights and Justice, PCF 6 – Critical Reflection, Adult PQS3 – Person-Centred Practice, Childrens PQS1 – Relationships and Direct Work, Childrens PQS8 – Law, Family and Youth Justice.
 

Scotland: CLE1 – Ethics, Values & Rights-Based Practice
CLE2 – Communication, engagement and relationship-based practice
CLE6 – Use of Knowledge, research and evidence in practice
CLE7 – Self-Awareness and reflexivity
 

Wales and Northern Ireland: NOS1 – Maintain Professional Accountability, 2 – Practise Professional Social Work, NOS4 – Assess needs, risks and circumstances.
 

Course Outline:
This session explores the complexity of legal interfaces, rights-based practice and the ethical dilemmas this can raise including the role of the professional in managing and negotiating such issues, including managing their own values and power appropriately.

Case examples and caselaw will be used to demonstrate how these impact on Social Workers and then considers the transferrable skills needed to ensure NQSWs are able to negotiate these complexities in practice.

Learning Methods:
This training is delivered using an online interactive classroom approach and all delegates will be expected to take part to ensure an effective adult learning experience. Using whiteboards and breakout rooms, a combination of learning methods will be used throughout the day, including trainer presentation and group work in the form of case studies and reflection dilemmas to support application to practice. Local templates and expectations will be embedded in the programme where required and appropriate.

Learning Outcomes:
This course will provide participants with the following learning outcomes:

• An exploration of legal interfaces and how this impacts on practice.
• Exploring the balance in legislation between rights, choice and empowerment and safeguarding and public protection and what that means in practice.
• Recognising the impact of our own beliefs, values and biases in how we use law.

Programme Outline:
9.00 Log-in – Check your connection, camera & mic (then get a cuppa)
9.30 Introduction to the session and the tech
10.00 Ethics and Values – application in practice

• What are values and ethics? How do they impact our practice?
• What power do we have and how do we use it?
• Social Work and Social Justice

11.00 COFFEE
11.20 What is Rights Based Practice

• How the Human Rights Act underpins Practice
• Exploring the Balance between Safeguarding and Autonomy
• Considering Coproduction as a measure of Rights Based Practice

12.30 LUNCH
1.45 Examples of Legal Interfaces & Related Dilemmas

• How legal literacy impacts on practice
• Examples of Case Law that highlight ethical dilemmas

3.00 COFFEE
3.20 Negotiating Ethical Dilemmas

• Using law and Policy
• Recognising Statutory Responsibilities
• Valuing the voice of the individual and upholding their rights.
• Peer Reflection and Supervision
• Articulating your decision.

4.15 Reflection and Review – learning points and next steps
4.30 CLOSE

The Trainer :-

Chloe Whittall, Chief Social Worker (Children & SW Education).

Chloe is a qualified and Social Work England registered Social Worker who has worked in both voluntary sector and in statutory service settings, including practice as a Consultant Social Worker within children's safeguarding services. ​​Chloe holds qualifications in Social Work, Counselling, Diploma in Systemic Family Therapy, Practice Education, Management and Leadership and Training. ​Chloe is a practicing BIA and Practice Educator / Assessor. Chloe oversees our practice activity, including specialist assessment and our children and family offers. She also provides leadership across our ASYE / NQSW and Practice Education / Assessor programmes.

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