Accountable Social Work
ASET Level 4

Title of learning programme Accountable Social Work Programme

Programme level 4

Duration of learning programme (e.g. 32 weeks x 3 hours) 20 weeks x 10 hours

Total number of learning hours per programme 200 *

* Please note that this is only an approximate figure and is dependant upon how much time you can dedicate to your studies and also how well you grasp the learning concepts in the course material. Furthermore, at the end of each module there is a question paper which needs to be completed and returned to your personal tutor.

Structure

Module Module Title

1
Assuring Quality

2
Creating and Sustaining Quality Social Work Environments

3
Working in Partnership with People

4
Protecting People

5
Supporting People

6
Working Across Disciplinary, Professional and Organisational Boundaries

Learning Outcomes

Module 1: Assuring Quality

Learning Outcome

LO1 Describe the components of a quality service

LO2 Explain how a quality service can be assured

LO3 Identify the tensions involved in assuring quality

Module 2: Creating and Sustaining Quality Social Work Environments

Learning Outcome

LO1 Describe the components of quality social work and social care environments

LO2 Explain how to create and sustain a quality social work and social care environment

LO3 Explore the tensions within and between quality social work and social care environments

Module 3: Working in Partnership With People

Learning Outcome

LO1 Define the term ‘partnership’ as it is used in social work and social care

LO2 Outline the benefits of working in partnership

LO3 Explain why partnership is integral to good practice

LO4 Identify the main skills needed to work in partnership

LO5 Explain how partnership can address some of the criticisms made of social work methods

LO6 Identify some of the tensions and dilemmas posed by the partnership approach

LO7 Carry out an evaluation of partnership working

Module 4: Protecting People

Learning Outcome

LO1 Describe the main features of protection and its place in contemporary social work

LO2 Analyse the ethical tensions involved in social work’s dual role of care and control

LO3 Demonstrate the role of social work in protecting people in the contexts of other professional roles and the wider expectations of society

LO4 Identify protection needs when working with children and young people and relate these to social work practice

LO5 Identify vulnerability in adults and design a practice framework for protection

LO6 Describe how social work can be protective in situations of domestic violence and apply your knowledge to practice

Module 5: Supporting People

Learning Outcome

LO1 Identify what support means

LO2 Describe three sources of support – personal, community and institutional

LO3 Identify the factors which influence the sources of support people choose

LO4 Explain why some forms of support are stigmatised while others are not

LO5 Explain the social, psychological and practical implications of receiving institutional support

LO6 Explore the potential powerlessness of people receiving institutional support from social work

LO7 Describe how to provide social work support in partnership with service users so as to balance the power in the social work relationship

LO8 Describe three social work methods which can support people without disempowering them

Module 6: Working Across Disciplinary, Professional and Organisational Boundaries

Learning Outcome

LO1 Identify what makes up an agency culture

LO2 Identify which aspects of an agency culture impede and which assist working across professional and organisational boundaries

LO3 Identify a variety of ways in which social workers and social carers already work across boundaries in their practice

LO4 Explain what is involved in working successfully across boundaries

LO5 Explore the tensions involved in working across boundaries and suggest how these can be minimised

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