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Hi ahh you are totally outnumbered there. That must be difficult! I have heard this from other men in social work practice and training. You are much needed in practice so hang in there. 👍🤞☺️

Hi social workers work with families, adults and children in various scenarios. Often a key part of the role is ensuring people's rights are upheld. So for example, if a parent is not letting a young person have any freedoms simply because they have a disability the social worker may advocate for them to have more choice and control. Same if they are an adult.

Pleased you thought so thanks for your support 😁

Aw good thank you 🙂

Ahh thank you !! 😊

Hi some people decide to just get in a local authority and take a role such as an unqualified social worker post to gain experience then go from there with applying for an internal social work post when one comes up. That depends on whether you could afford that financial hit though. X

@@KayleighRoseEvans what do you mean unqualified? I cannot do support or care work is there any other unqualified work? I have to work as a social worker to get registered in Southern Ireland.

@@Elizabethewr Hayleigh, is right. Just a job as an admin or support worker for a local authority, then work your way up.

@@Elizabethewr So in councils they have roles where people are doing lower level social work but these people are not trained social workers. In my local authority they are called case assessors. However, if you have to work as a social worker in order to get registered in Ireland that would be a sticking point, sorry.

I can't do support work because issue with manual handling and personal care. I have checked for assessor role but none in Manchester. I have only moved to Manchester last Saturday.

Hi that's such a shame not to go into social work when you've worked so hard for it. I don't know if it's any help now but I do know some social workers who don't drive. I work in a hospital so wouldn't necessarily need to drive for that. Although, law is also a brilliant route you can massively help people in so I wish you all the absolute best in your endeavours ☺️

@@KayleighRoseEvans Nothing has gone to waste if Social work was not the option for me. Becoming a solicetor is still another way of supporting vulnerable clients who have been ripped off or robbed into a contract. So I have nothing to lose. Law is above and beyond Social work, when your supporting service users within Social Work, your still working around laws. The majority of social work careers involve driving licence and it's more community effective. Not being able to drive is not worth of getting in debt for £50,000 for this degree, when options are limited. Thank you for your warm wishes and wish you best of luck for the future with all bright colours in the sky! 😃

Aww thanks for watching, good point about colleagues. They are the main sources of knowledge for sure !! xx

Aw thank you ❤️

Brilliant thanks 👍

Really pleased to hear it. Lots more of these theory ones to come 👍

Glad it was helpful! I've got more like these lined up :D

Hi Thank you! More like this one to come. Hope you are doing well :D

This has been a topic of discussion in the discord group I have for social workers. It's free to join - linktr.ee/kayleighrevans

That's amazing news well done 😁

@@KayleighRoseEvans Thank you. I hope to go into nhs social work or become a clincal psychologist regarding mental health practices, studying through Bsc Psychology with mental health. I'm only best suited within clinical social work job roles, not going into people's houses for assessments and cases. I'm not confident within driving due to suffering range of disabilities and mental health illnesses. I'm still think whether to study social work or psychology with mental health at University.

@@Seharkhan69 hi it's great you have an idea in mind. I am a hospital social worker at the moment and don't really go into houses. You can state your preferences on the course. 👍

@@KayleighRoseEvans So I can choose to work with NHS and disregard home meetings. Home meetings will be difficult due to not being able to drive independantly.

You can have roles where they are predominantly based in a building like a hospital where you don't necessarily need to do home visits. However, sometimes visits are needed in these roles for example if having to follow up on protection of property/ animals for example where their are issues for people who have been admitted but if you have difficulties getting there it would be something to discuss and get support from a manager with. Hope that helps.

Ahh I hope you do really well. I'm glad it's helped 😀

Ahh brilliant!!! 😁 One of my best supporters ❤️xx

Hi that's great to hear thank you 😌

Heyy thanks for your comment ❤️

Hi thanks for your comment. Yeah social work can be tough but also rewarding 🥰xx

Brilliant, thank you for your positive comment and supporting the channel! 🥰Xx

Thank you ! In the UK local authorities will contribute towards care costs if someone has savings below £23,250. Capital tied up in property can impact on this if a 24 hour placement is needed. If someone has a primary healthcare need the NHS may find care via continuing healthcare funding.

Hi it's worth speaking with Social Work England to find out requirements but to work in the UK you have to register with social work England. 😊 To reach out further here is my linktree with details to reach me or join my free community on discord.

Hi I actually can't remember and I wonder if every university is different. Maybe someone else can answer this?

Thank you ❤️😊

@KayleighRoseEvans if a service users refuses support in a third sector agency, and have the capacity to take the decision would that limit the legal actions which can be taken to safeguard them from risk?

Thank you for highlighting this information. This is so helpful. 👍

Brilliant thank you. I need to look into what these critical analysis pieces involve as a few people have asked! :)

@KayleighRoseEvans that would be great.. I am on my final year social work placement. The one I need to write has to cover elements such as safeguarding, risk, professional judgement and decision making. Thank you in advance

Ahh ok so do you pick an experience from your placement to reflect on in relation to this? Thanks 😊

@KayleighRoseEvans yes you pick a critical incident from you placement. It is not case study but an incident. You have to say why its a safeguarding one and have to link in risk management, professional judgement and decision making. Also include legal and policy frameworks.

@@AB-dx7rq hi ok that makes sense thanks 👍

Hi that's great to hear thanks 👍

Hi to practice as a social worker you generally need some voluntary experience or experience of helping people in your private life. A lot of people take access courses to get the qualifications needed for the degree so don't let that put you off. Have a search on entry requirements and then may be worth enquiring direct with a university you would be interested in applying for or going through the apprenticeship route.

@@KayleighRoseEvans thanks a lot for your suggestions 👍 Do you have Instagram?

Hi thanks for your positive feedback. What generally happens is you express an interest in whether you want to go into children's or adults and then also in what area you would be interested in trying. They will try to find you somewhere to match. 👍

@@KayleighRoseEvans wonderful, thank you so much for the much needed reply that too this quick 😊🙏

@@Gratitude.pjshetty No problem. 😄

He is indeed ! 😄

Hi pleased to hear that you like the vibe 🙂. Oohh brilliant I think everything clocks into place once you are applying it to practice!

Pleased to hear that ☺️

Hi I wish you all the very best with that !! 😀

Glad you found it helpful ☺️

Hi I'm really pleased to hear you are finding the content useful! 😊 Honestly, conflict resolution comes with practice and knowing the end goal which is to advocate for the person you are supporting. I find that by being very clear on the info important to that person before the meeting, you are best able to stand up for them and manage conflict effectively. 😊

Hey that's great. I love working in adults services. I work in the North West of England 😊

Hi sorry about that. I have just updated the description box now with a link that works. Any issues let me know 😊

That's brilliant to hear 😊

No problem. Good luck with it !

Hi what I would suggest is to wait until you get the reading list as there may be core books they suggest that you use a lot and they will be worth getting. However, Siobhan's theory cards really helped me understand whatever book I was reading. This is because it says it in simple language which helps when reading heavier academic books. Alison Brammer's Law book was also a really helpful one. 🙂

@@KayleighRoseEvans thank you for your fundamental adivse, it's best to wait for the actual books. Don't worry I am still active to watch your content. I learn a lot from your channel, hope you thrive.

Glad you liked it 😄

Hiya, I will be honest when I started uni I was surprised by how much legislation and reading was involved as the job is very practical. However, when in the role you also have a lot of writing to do as you have to feel confident to keep good records, write assessments and write in a way that stands up to scrutiny in a court context. There are lots of assignments, there are law exams and placements in social work roles. I wouldn't say you have to be a bookworm but you will have to read as part of it to get through the course and then are expected to keep yourself informed after completion. You get used to what is required as you go through the course though! Hope that helps 😃

Hi @@KayleighRoseEvans . Thank you so much that really helps.

@@DenisTravels That's great 😃

Hi great to have you here. I wish you the best with your studies! 😁

Hi you can email me on kayleighroseevans@gmail.com

Hi here is a link to the theory cards and other books on the same site siobhanmaclean.co.uk/publications/social-work-theory-cards