Social workers resources and services

Ethical considerations for digital capabilities

Part of Digital Capabilities for Social Workers

As part of the Digital Capabilities Statement, this briefing supports social and health care workers by highlighting ethical considerations.

Safeguarding children and families during the COVID-19 crisis

Part of Coronavirus (COVID-19) advice for social care

SCIE quick guide for practitioners working to safeguard children and families during the COVID-19 outbreak, including social workers and those working in social care settings.

Building rapport and establishing meaningful relationships using technology in social work

Part of Social workers and COVID-19: advice and best practice

For social workers and social care practitioners to support understanding on how to build rapport and establish relationships with the people you care for using technology.

Risk identification and virtual interventions for social workers

Part of Social workers and COVID-19: advice and best practice

This quick guide will help social workers and practitioners understand how to gather evidence to be able to identify and assess risks normally gathered through observation.

Recognising domestic violence and abuse

Part of Safeguarding adults

This quick guide offers social workers a summary of NICE guidance on how to identify and help stop domestic violence and abuse.

Enabling positive lives for autistic adults

Part of Autism

A quick guide for social workers

Matching interventions and people: A decision-making tool to establish the best means of working with people

Part of Social workers and COVID-19: advice and best practice

This decision-making tool supports social workers and social care practitioners to decide the best format, or combination of formats, for a given interaction.

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.

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.

A COVID-19 guide for social workers supporting an adult with learning disabilities/autism

Part of Coronavirus (COVID-19) advice for social care

A guide to help social workers and occupational therapists supporting autistic adults and adults with learning disabilities through the COVID-19 crisis.