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Positive Image of a Social Care Worker As social care workers, we are frequently confronted with various challenges that can place us in difficult situations. However, by maintaining our carriage and composure, we can effectively manage these circumstances and continue to provide exceptional care. ⚕️Cheerful Demeanour A cheerful demeanour is essential in creating a positive environment for both colleagues and those in our care. It involves: ⚕️Smiling and Being Kind: A simple smile can brighten someone's day and make them feel more comfortable. Acts of kindness, no matter how small, can have a significant impact on someone's emotional well-being. ⚕️Encouragement: Offering words of encouragement can motivate and uplift individuals, fostering a supportive atmosphere. ⚕️Confidence Confidence is crucial in gaining the trust of those we care for and ensuring that we can effectively carry out our responsibilities. This can be achieved through: ⚕️Knowledge and Expertise: Being well-informed about best practices and continuously updating our skills. Assertiveness: Communicating clearly and decisively, especially in critical situations, to ensure the best outcomes for those in our care. #healthcareworkers #healthcareprofessionals #healthcarejobs #HealthcareInnovation #healthcare #projectmanagementinhealth #projectmanager #healthcareprojectmanager

When working with someone who hoards, seek to: 1. Develop a rapport. 2. Find activities, work or education that the person enjoyed doing and try to help them engage in community activities. 3. Understand what feelings the person has about themselves, their house and why things are the way they are. 4. Use a strengths-based approach to determine the positive things that a person has in their life or can achieve for themselves and how they would like to manage risk. 5. Consider trauma-informed approaches and methods of motivation and communication. 6. Create cognitive dissonance – the difference between the person and their behaviours – to help them see themselves more positively. 7. Take one small step at a time with lots of encouragement. 8. Use a multi-agency response. 9. Consider wider safeguarding issues such as hate crime, domestic abuse, anti-social behaviour, safeguarding other adults or children in the property or historical abuse. 10. Do not force change if at all possible.

Professional Boundaries Matter! 🌟 In the world of social care, maintaining professional boundaries is crucial. It ensures that support staff can provide the best care without compromising their well-being or that of the individuals they support. Boundaries help in creating a safe, respectful, and effective working environment. Professional boundaries protect both the staff and the young people we support. They prevent burnout by ensuring that staff do not overextend themselves emotionally or physically. This balance is essential for delivering consistent and high-quality care. Moreover, clear boundaries help in managing expectations and maintaining a professional relationship, which is vital for trust and respect. At Paragon Social Care, we emphasise the importance of these boundaries. They are not just rules but essential guidelines that help us deliver compassionate and effective care. By respecting these boundaries, we ensure that our staff can thrive and our clients receive the best support possible. What are your thoughts on maintaining professional boundaries in social care? #SocialCare #ProfessionalBoundaries #SupportStaff

🔧 Social Care Work: Sharpening the Tools of Our Trade 🔧 I'm sure you've heard this analogy before... In social care, we each carry a unique toolbox filled with knowledge, skills, and insights from our education and experience. These tools help us navigate complex situations, support vulnerable individuals, and create lasting impact. But like any well-used set of tools, our skills can become less effective over time if we don't pause to sharpen them. I’m reminded of the tale of two woodcutters. Each had the same axe, but while one took time every day to sharpen his blade, the other kept working without pause. At the end of the season, the woodcutter who sharpened his axe achieved twice the work, with less effort. The lesson? Taking time to maintain and reflect on our practice is essential for long-term effectiveness. In social care, independent professional supervision offers that sharpening process. It's a dedicated space to reflect, build resilience, re-frame situations and gain fresh perspectives on challenges, ensuring that the tools in our own social care toolboxes remain sharp and effective. If you're interested in exploring how supervision with myself can support your growth and effectiveness in social care, I’d love to connect! Book a free call to discuss how I can help. ✨ https://lnkd.in/eVsVdfeq #SocialCare #socialcarework #socialcareworkers #ProfessionalSupervision #ContinuousImprovement #Resilience #PersonCentredCare

With my kids being seven - twins, you know - I'm still a few years away from being a Dad to young workers. For those a little ahead of me, here's some resources. The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety has lots of useful resources. The link on this post is to draw attention to the material they have prepared for parents. Young workers are vulnerable. Their willingness to please, coupled with ease of intimidation from more senior staff/supervisors, creates situations where they can be exploited. So, parents, please consider discussing workplace safety - physical and mental - with your children. Don't know where to start? CCOHS 👇 And, if you supervise younger/newer workers, they've got resources for you, too. https://lnkd.in/efC4Rkbz Lin Yu Anne Tennier Janet Mannella Mathew MacLeod Employment and Social Development Canada

Psychosocial Hazards are a significant issue facing the entire education sector, and fostering a culture to mitigate these risks is essential. A robust training framework strategy is crucial to achieving this goal. Benefits of a Psychosocial Hazards Training Framework Strategy -Improved Reputation and Culture Positive Environment: Promotes respect and inclusion. Talent Attraction: Attracts and retains top talent. -Enhanced Workplace Safety Risk Identification: Empowers reporting of Psychosocial Hazards. Safety Culture: Prioritises safety and well-being. -Increased Engagement and Productivity Job Satisfaction: Enhances employee satisfaction and support. Reduced Absenteeism: Lowers stress-related absences. Increased awareness and knowledge are only the first steps. Implementing strategies and adopting a proactive approach are essential to realise long-term benefits.

Learn how educators can navigate psychosocial hazards in the workplace with insights from Springfox's co-founder and CEO, Peta Sigley. Discover effective strategies for promoting staff well-being and fostering a supportive learning environment. https://hubs.la/Q02y3h-80 #EducationLeadership #WorkplaceWellness #PsychosocialHazards #EducatorWellbeing

🌟 Supporting Social Workers, Counsellors, and all Human Services Professionals 🌟 As professionals who provide critical care and support to others, it’s easy to overlook your own well-being. But the truth is: you can’t pour from an empty cup. That’s where clinical supervision comes in. It’s not just about professional development, it’s about giving you the tools to manage stress, set healthy boundaries, and reflect on your practice in a supportive space. With 10 years of experience working with people from refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds, I understand the unique challenges you face in the human services field. I offer a safe and supportive environment where you can: ✅ Reflect on your practice ✅ Address work-related stress ✅ Develop healthy self-care routines ✅ Gain confidence in your professional abilities Investing in yourself through supervision means investing in your future success and well-being. Interested in learning more? Let’s connect and chat about how supervision can help you thrive in your role! #SocialWork #Counselling #HumanServices #ClinicalSupervision #SelfCare #ProfessionalDevelopment

Our ongoing story of hope in Adult Social Care.   I just wanted to share with you some of the recent work that Partners4Change have been doing, and how we believe that our approach and way of working is more important than ever before. Since Covid we’ve seen the already high demands on Adult Social Care only increase as the cost of living crisis, health waiting lists and pressure on budgets and other resources results in more and more people struggling to live independently, let alone to live the lives they would wish.   Throughout this period, Partners4Change has continued to work with forward thinking and deeply committed Local Authorities who feel the only answer is to take a radical approach and who have seen the Three Conversations as a key part of their response. Partners4Change have recently finished some long-term work with both Newcastle and the Wirral, both of whom are either in the process of extending the approach throughout their service or have already done so. We have also been working with Blackpool for the last 12 months and have seen some fantastic changes and results from their first group of innovation sites. With new innovation sites going live this week in Sefton, and work underway in Tameside and also Middlesbrough to seek volunteers to get involved in a new way of working, we are more convinced than ever that the only way to respond to the overwhelming pressures in the current system is to take the human approach and put relationships before processes.   In 2022 we facilitated a workshop with representatives from 20 local authorities to consider how 3 Conversation working provides a solid basis for evidencing that each organisation is taking positive action in each of the themes used as a basis for CQC assessment. Since then, we have seen the first set of results come through, which included an inspection of Birmingham (a 3 Conversation Authority). We have recently updated our website and on the resources page you will find a new document which shows the strong link between the 3 Conversations and the types and evidence of good practice that CQC are looking for.   If you would like to know more about the Three Conversations approach and have a discussion about how it might help, then we’d be happy to meet with you. In the meantime, please have a look at our updated website, which includes documents and videos from our work with other Councils and continues to provide a story of hope to many.   www.partners4change.co.uk  

Multisystem of Generalist Social Worker - Working with the Micro Level system entails interventions focused on individuals, families, or small groups to promote changes in personal functioning, social relationships, and interactions with social and institutional resources. On the other hand, working with the Mezzo Level system involves creating changes within task groups, teams, organizations, and service delivery networks, while working with the Macro Level system addresses social issues within communities, institutions, and society as a whole. Meanwhile, working within the Social Work Profession involves activities reflecting professional identity, defining professional relationships, shifting priorities within the profession, or reorganizing service delivery systems, such as supporting social work licensure and legal practice regulations. This ensures the competence of social workers and their active engagement within the social work profession system. #MicroLevel #MezzoLevel #MacroLevel #SocialWorks #GeneralistSocialWorkPractice