Social work resources and services

Social Care Online

The UK's most complete range of information and research on all aspects of social care and social work.

Managing knowledge to improve social care elearning

Part of e-Learning courses

This e-learning programme helps frontline social workers understand the principles and practice of knowledge management, as well as organise and manage their knowledge and information as effectively as possible.

Preparing for adulthood: The role of social workers

We have developed a practice framework for social workers and their employers to use, when supporting people to prepare for adulthood.

Evidence for strengths and asset-based outcomes

Part of Strengths-based approaches

Quick guide for social workers. Strengths and asset-based approaches in social care focus on what individuals and communities have and how they can work together, rather than on what individuals don’t have or can’t do.

Social work recording

Resource supporting social workers and other social care staff to improve recording skills - including top tips. This covers how you write down what you have seen and done, your analysis of that, and what you plan to do as a result.

Video: Using SBAs in social work

Part of Strengths-based approaches

Senior staff at Doncaster Children's Services Trust talk about strengths-based approaches to social work.

Putting people at the heart of social work: lessons from the Named Social Worker Programme

Part of Named Social Worker

Lessons learned from the Named Social Worker (NSW) programme to benefit social work teams and services across the country. This guide focuses on practice and on the lessons emerging from implementation across the sites.

Named Social Worker site profiles and resources

Part of Named Social Worker

Profiles, portraits and tools from Named Social Workers who took part in the Named Social Worker programme

Named Social Worker: programme evaluation - final report

Part of Named Social Worker

The Named Social Worker programme aims to build an understanding of how having a named social worker can contribute to people with learning disabilities, autism or mental health needs achieving better outcomes. This report is a final evaluation of the programme.

Named Social Worker: summary of evaluation findings

Part of Named Social Worker

Summary evaluation findings from phase 2 of the Named Social Worker (NSW) programme evaluation.