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Health Social Work Competency Framework Raising the profile of social work in the health system Michelle Derrett

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What is Social Work Competence  Sufficient knowledge and skill to perform the social work role effectively and efficiently

What is Social Work Competence  Sufficient knowledge and skill to perform the social work role effectively and efficiently  It is the ability to perform the professional tasks and responsibilities that are defined within social work scopes of practice

What is Social Work Competence  Sufficient knowledge and skill to perform the social work role effectively and efficiently  It is the ability to perform the professional tasks and responsibilities that are defined within social work scopes of practice  Having appropriate knowledge and attitudes as well as observable technical skills

What is Social Work Competence  Sufficient knowledge and skill to perform the social work role effectively and efficiently  It is the ability to perform the professional tasks and responsibilities that are defined within social work scopes of practice  Having appropriate knowledge and attitudes as well as observable technical skills  Embodies qualities related to personal effectiveness.

Why a competency framework for Health Social Workers?  Social work is currently a minority profession within the overall health sector  Support social workers autonomy in their work  Often feel invisible and vulnerable  Prevent professional encroachment

Assessment  Evaluation of social work practice is a source of debate within the profession because of the complex situations that social workers face in day-to-day practice may not be conducive to evaluation  Objective measures of outcomes such as audits often cannot measure intangible social worker attributes such as personal style, dedication, initiative and attitudes

Professional encroachment  To casual observers Health Social Workers’ work appears to be straightforward and not needing specialised training.  Such observations have led to other professionals claiming to do social work.  What other health professionals often miss in their casual observations are the complexities of service delivery grounded in humanitarian values.

Examples Of Standards Of Practice And Competency Frameworks  Standards of practice:  � Alberta College of Social Workers (ACSW), Canada  � Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers (ANZASW), New Zealand  � British Columbia College of Social Workers (BCCSW), Canada  � Care Council for Wales (CCW), Wales  � National Association of Social Workers (NASW), United States of America  � Northern Ireland Social Care Council (NISCC), Northern Ireland  � Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW), Canada  � Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC), Scotland.

Examples Of Standards Of Practice And Competency Frameworks  Competency frameworks:  Auckland Regional District Health Boards (ADBH), New Zealand  Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB), New Zealand  Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work (CCETSW), United Kingdom  National Association for Children of Alcoholics (NACoA), United States of America  Social Work Registration Board (SWRB), New Zealand  Southern (Otago) District Health Board (SDHB), New Zealand  Taranaki District Health Board (TDHB), New Zealand.

New Zealand Examples  The themes in the ‘ANZASW Standards of Practice ’  adherence to a professional code of ethics  commitment to bicultural practice which is underpinned by the Treaty of Waitangi  working with, and for, clients, communities and organisations  using their membership to reinforce competent practice

New Zealand Examples  The common themes of the SWRB:  adherence to professional ethics  commitment to bicultural practice  cultural competence  understanding how to work with people and organisations  human rights  social action

New Zealand Examples  The following documents influenced the development of the DHBs’ competency frameworks:  The ANZASW Code of Ethics and Code of Bicultural Practice (1993)  IFSW declaration of Ethical Principles (2004)  SWRB Code of Conduct (2004)  Recovery Competencies for New Zealand Mental Health Workers (2001)  Te Tiriti O Waitangi

New Zealand Examples  More recently three additional documents influenced the delivery social work in the health system:  Let ’s Get Real: Real skills for people working in Mental Health and Addiction (2008)  The Whānau Ora Health Impact Assessment Tool (2007)  Health and Disability Commissioner Act 2009 and Code

New Zealand Examples  Canterbury DHB Social Work Competency Framework’ had two additional themes:  Health and Safety  Disaster Planning

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Developing the Health Social Work Competency Framework  A Health Social Work Competency Framework could be used to inform:  Health Social Work training,  academic study  continued professional development  quality improvement,  performance reviews  clinical career pathways  job descriptions.

Indicators Competency 1:  Knowledge of the biopsychosocial Understand the Health context of Physical and Mental Context  Health including trauma and disease  Knowledge of the sociology and Health Social Workers require knowledge and skills social history of disease, disability to address the effects of and illness illness and/or disability faced  Understanding of clients’/patients’ by clients/patients, including and carer issues, including the inequalities in the social sociology of disability, history of determinants of health. mutual support, empowerment Health Social Workers work process, cultural experience of towards improving access to illness, hospitalisation and health services for their treatment interventions clients/patients.  Understanding and interpreting Aotearoa/New Zealand Health policies and statutory processes .

Indicators Competency 2:  Understanding the Treaty of Bicultural Practice Waitangi/Te Tiriti o Waitangi and its relevance to the health of Māori in Health Social Workers Aotearoa/New Zealand demonstrate an ability to  Incorporates the principles of the apply the principles Treaty of Waitangi/Te Tiriti o (partnership, participation, Waitangi (partnership, protection) of the Treaty of participation, protection) and Waitangi to practice. Health Tikanga/Tikaha best practice into Social Workers use the principles of the Treaty of social work practice Waitangi/Te Tiriti o Waitangi  Committed to bicultural to address the effects of development in social work inequalities in the health practice Aotearoa/New Zealand at sector for their individual, whānau, hapu, Iwi and clients/patients and their institutional levels. whānau/family.

Competency 3: Indicators  Demonstrates respect for Cultural clients’ cultural background and sensitive to the individual and Responsiveness family/whānau belief systems that might influence the working relationship with the Health Social Workers client/patient demonstrate an Evaluates own cultural value understanding of cultural base and understands how diversity, in particular how it their beliefs influence the working relationship with relates to clients’/patients’ clients whilst respecting interactions with health differing cultural and belief services. Health Social systems Workers practice in a  Demonstrates awareness of the culturally-sensitive manner diversity within culture, ethnicity, class, age and gender, that reflects their awareness and integrates this knowledge of cultural diversity among into social work practice. clients/patients.