Child Protection Social Workers' Engagement in Continuing Professional Development: An Exploratory Study

2013 ◽  
Vol 33 (6) ◽  
pp. 819-834 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eavan Brady
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Child Protection ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Continuing Professional Development

scholarly journals Continuing professional development of registered social workers in New Zealand

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 35-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liz Beddoe ◽  
Jan Duke
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Reflective Practice ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Continuing Professional Development ◽  
Scholarly Activity ◽  
Significant Feature ◽  
Weak Evidence ◽  
The Social ◽  
Contemporary Practice

Continuing professional development (CPD) is a significant feature of contemporary practice in most professions. In New Zealand, the Social Workers Registration Board (SWRB) is empowered under legislation to set expectations for CPD. Initially NZ-registered social workers were expected to undertake 150 hours of CPD activities across a three-year period. A random audit undertaken in 2010 found that social workers were not planning their CPD activities in a purposeful way (Duke, 2012), and were struggling to meet the target and as a consequence the requirements were reduced. A content analysis of CPD logs was undertaken in order to provide a snapshot of CPD activities of 84 randomly selected registered social workers. Findings demonstrate that, while a broad range of activities were undertaken by social workers, there was only weak evidence for the enhancement of reflective practice. Engagement in scholarly activity and research was low among the randomly selected group.

A Dictionary of Social Work and Social Care

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Harris ◽  
Vicky White
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Social Care ◽  
Continuing Professional Development ◽  
Children And Families ◽  
Entry Level ◽  
Codes Of Practice ◽  
Significant Area ◽  
Key Terms

Over 1,700 entriesThe new edition of this dictionary has been fully revised to provide up-to-date definitions of terms from the field of social care, concentrating on social work as a significant area within this field. Covering social work theories, methods, policies, organizations, and statutes, as well as key terms from interdisciplinary topics such as health and education, this is the most up-to-date dictionary of its kind available. It also provides extended entries on specialisms such as children and families, domestic violence, and residential care and has been updated to include new legislation.Useful appendices include a glossary of acronyms and a Table of Legislation, Regulations, and Codes of Practice. Entry-level further reading recommendations and web links provide further resources.It is a must-have for students of social care and related subjects, as well as for qualified social workers undertaking continuing professional development programmes.

scholarly journals Maintaining social work connections during lockdown

2021 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne MacAulay
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Social Work ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Prime Minister ◽  
Continuing Professional Development ◽  
Alert System ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand ◽  
Retail Outlets ◽  
Set Up

On Saturday 21 March 2020, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced a 4-level alert system around the rise of covid-19 coronavirus in Aotearoa New Zealand. At that time there were 52 confirmed cases in New Zealand. On Monday 23 March, Ardern announced New Zealand would move to Level 4 and full lockdowni at midnight on Wednesday 25 March. Full lockdown in New Zealand meant exactly that. Everyone working from home, unless they were deemed essential workers. Retail outlets all closed. No travel unless essential. No interactions with people outside of your household—your “bubble”.In my role as Continuing Professional Development Coordinator, I connect with social workers regularly by way of webinars. We have begun using Zoom to hold discussions and consultations. I decided to set up a Zoom meeting for social workers to talk about what was happening in their workplaces, what their colleagues were talking about, how they were adapting their work.

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