Current issues for social workers in practiceExpo Event 2014

Resources diminishing Stress in the workplace Sickness management and return to work interviews HR and how they interact with you in your role Team building – how do you keep this meaningful Registration issues with SSSC Whistleblowing Grievance procedures – how to do you manage the process Social care partnership and how this impacts on line management

Themes taken from Advice and Representation services

Communication with colleagues Reflective practice keeps us in control of our decisions Professional support from colleagues and management Inclusion in planning for future services Open and honest two way consultations with management Professional identity in often multi disciplined settings such

as social care partnership (NHS) Understanding policy and statutory responsibilities

What helps us stay positive?

Free discussion in groups and bring back to the main group for feedback.

These ideas will be fed back through BASW/SASW and will help us in our discussions at many groups with what the social worker needs for them to feel part of future of social work in Scotland

What might be useful to help us stay positive and be a part of the solutions?

Back to group

Summary of feedback

Thank you for taking part in todays workshop We will endeavour to represent your issues and ideas positively in

all forums BASW/SASW works hard to represent social workers who are

delivering frontline services across the country We hope you feel we have listened and captured the themes you

would like to be challenged There are a number of ways in which SASW supports its members so

if you have an issue you think we should know about please email us at ……..

Thank you