Why Scottish Attachment in Action set up - Edwina Grant
Scottish Attachment in Action Conference, September 2010
Edwina Grant on why Scottish Attachment in Action (SAIA) set up and when.
Scottish Attachment in Action Conference, September 2010
Edwina Grant on why Scottish Attachment in Action (SAIA) set up and when.
Scottish Attachment in Action Conference, September 2010
Edwina Grant, member of the Scottish Attachment in Action (SAIA) Executive Committee, reflects on the first SAIA conference, held in Falkirk, September 2010.
As readers of this column will know, we enthusiastically believe that the web offers great potential for communication and learning, as well as for fun and leisure. But we also recognise legitimate concerns about the dangers, especially for children and vulnerable people.
This report describes the development of Key Capabilities in Child Care and Protection, which set out the knowledge and skills an emerging social worker should have in relation to children and their needs by the point of qualifying. The report looks at the two phases of the project:
Dr Ogilvie-Whyte reports on the existing evidence base supporting (or otherwise) the effectiveness of specialist training and education in child care and protection social work, particularly as it impacts on professional practice and outcomes for abused and neglected children.
The Key Capabilities (KC) in Child Care and Protection are designed to allow students within social work degree programmes to map their specific learning in this area whilst achieving the more generic Standards in Social Work Education (SiSWE). The KCs further allow social work students to evidence their learning in child care and protection by their progress being assessed at the mid and end points of the programme.