SocialWork 2000 in association with Drive Network held three training events this month:

'Listening and Communicating with Children' on 3rd November was run by Chris Anderson and Pete Sadler.

'Working Together in Child Protection was run by Mary Jacobs on 7th November.

Tom Owens concluded the month on 21st November with 'Conducting Child Protection Investigations, Children Act 1989 S47'. Those who attended the courses found them to be very useful, and enjoyed networking with other professionals to increase their knowledge and share their experiences.

Mags Walker has taken on the mantle of organising our in-house training programme. She is currently working hard to put together an interesting series of events.

Here at SocialWork 2000 we are always looking for ways to improve our services. We would be interested in your thoughts about how to improve our training courses.

Would you please therefore let us know:

1) In future, would you prefer sessions to run for a full day or half day?
2) Would you prefer the sessions to run during the normal working day or     at evenings or on Saturdays?
3) Where would you prefer the training events to be held?
4) Any other ways we might be able to improve attendance at these     events.

We are mindful of the difficulties locum social workers may experience in accessing training through their placements. Therefore we are committed to continuing to provide relevant and timely training.

We would value your views on this.

Please email your responses to Shelli.

For information about our training events please visit:
www.socialwork2000.co.uk/training_events.html or
www.drivenetwork.co.uk

Should you have a colleague who would like to receive information about our training events please advise them to email Shelli.

The SocialWork 2000 calendar is without doubt our most popular promotional item.

The 2010 calendar celebrates 10 years of Safer Recruitment at SocialWork 2000. This year we are featuring our team members together with a photograph they have taken themselves or chosen. We are very proud of our team. Their commitment to locums and to the profession is second to none and they strive always to achieve safe recruitment.

This year we are well ahead of the game on printing and the calendars arrive with us any day now. We have reserved 300 copies for e-newsletter readers which will be delivered on a first come first served basis.

Simply email Nikki and we will send you a copy.

 

In this regular feature we find out a little bit more about the locums who work for us. Please email Vicki if you would like to be featured.

Maurice first joined Socialwork2000 in 2006. Maurice is currently working for SW2K in the ALD team in Aylesbury. We would agree with his statement below, he is certainly likeable, humorous, empathetic and a pleasure to speak to.

Who would you take with you to a desert island and why?
My 18 month old grandson, he brings me nothing but pleasure

If you could choose a superpower what would it be?
Longevity

Where is your favourite place to eat?
The Grove Watford

What is your favourite film?
Life is Beautiful

Are you a cat or a dog person?
Dog

Do you eat cold cereal at night?
Yes, sometimes

Kill the spider or let it out?
Let it out

If you could be someone else for a day who would you be?
Simon Cowell

Where is your favourite place?
Laguna Beach, California

What would wear to a fancy dress party?
Incredible Hulk costume

Which song would you sing at Karaoke?
My Way

What makes you laugh?
Morecambe & Wise, Peter Kay, Tommy Cooper and my grandson

What makes you cry?
Close people passing away

Are you an indoor or an outdoor person?
Outdoor

Describe yourself in 3 words?
Likeable, humorous and empathetic

The Children's Workforce Development Council (CWDC) has published information about the how the new Vetting and Barring Scheme (VBS) will affect people working with children and young people.

The guidance provides employers and employees with information about the scheme, including why the changes are happening, what the changes are, who the scheme will cover and the importance of recruiting safely.

The Vetting and Barring Scheme is run by the Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) working alongside the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB). It consists of new and improved measures to prevent unsuitable people from working or volunteering with children and young people, and to strengthen current employee vetting systems.

The scheme is in response to the Bichard Enquiry into the Soham murders in 2002, which highlighted a need for an enhanced safeguarding system that employers could use to increase the safety of children and vulnerable adults in the workplace.

Key changes introduced include:

• It is now a criminal offence for individuals barred by the ISA to work or apply to work with children in a wide range of posts. Employers also face criminal sanctions for knowingly employing a barred individual across a wider range of work.
• The three former barred lists (POCA, POVA and List 99) are being replaced by two new ISA-barred lists.
• Employers, local authorities, professional regulators and other bodies have a duty to refer to the ISA, information about individuals working with children or vulnerable adults where they consider them to have caused harm or pose a risk of harm. Referral forms and
  referral guidance are available from the ISA website.
• VBS Guidance is now available; covering the increased safeguards and the duties to refer introduced.

Please note: ISA-registration for the Vetting and Barring Scheme does not start for new workers or those moving jobs until July 2010 and ISA-registration does not become mandatory for these workers until November 2010. All other staff will be phased into the scheme from 2011. Further information on how to apply for registration will be provided in due course.

Want to find out what the VBS means to you and the children's and young people's workforce? Click here for more information.

The General Social Care Council has been given six months to turn its performance around in the wake of a damning report into its regulation of social workers' conduct.

The Department of Health has told the GSCC it expects to see "significant operational improvements" by the end of March 2010, health minister Phil Hope told the House of Commons in a written statement.Click here for more information.

The government has placed the GSCC under special measures following a scathing review by the Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence, ordered by health secretary Andy Burnham after a backlog of 203 unallocated conduct cases came to light in July.

Click here for more information.

 

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