Participating in Social Work Education

People who use services and carers must be involved in the development of social work degree courses and in the design and delivery of their own care and support. These resources support teaching and learning the principles of participation and good practice in user involvement.

The involvement of users and carers in education
SCIE Report 54
Published: February 2012

Building user and carer involvement in social work education
SCIE At a glance 19
Published: November 2009

Participating and learning: Citizen involvement in social work education in the Northern Ireland context: A good practice guide
SCIE Joint publication
Published: September 2006

Involving service users and carers in social work education
SCIE Guide 4
Published: March 2004

Carers as Partners (CaPs) in social work education
SCIE Report 28

Developing user involvement in social work education
SCIE Report 29

‘We are more than our story': service user and carer participation in social work education
SCIE Report 42
Published: July 2011

Common aims: a strategy to support service user involvement in social work
SCIE Position paper 7

Principles of participation

The video explores how service user and carer participation has become an increasingly important part of how adult social care services are developed and delivered. The video uses the example of how Manchester Adult Social Care services are involving serv

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