Taking Control

	Consultancy advice is available to clients and partners, when a standard training courses does not meet your needs. Consultancy advice covers a range of areas such as strategy, organisational change, leadership, legislation and professional development. My background is from over 30 years experience in the Social Care field providing advice and provide you with up to date guidance.
	If you are interested in learning more about Consultancy on Social Care issues please contact me to discuss your requirements further. Training Needs Analysis will be offered to meet your exact needs. Personal social services, already heavily inspected, is increasingly under the spot light. At a time when social and demographic change is increasing demand for services, the public and politician's expectations are growing. Last year, at least 75% of local authorities overspend their personal social services budgets. At the same time, there is a growing emphasis on partnership working to achieve outcomes. Management capacity and strategic resources are at full stretch. Social work puts you in a responsible position, which requires training and professionalism. Being interested in people is important, but it's not enough. Social work is also about quick-thinking, thorough, persuasive. Above all, absolutely committed in seeing that what needs to be done gets done. Social Work means that you never give up on people. And when the solutions fall into place, the results can be very rewarding. There are other plusses about social work. You're not stuck behind a desk. Every day is different. You have scope to manage your own time and make your own decisions. But you'll enjoy professional support and training to develop your skills. It's a worthwhile, varied career: with a wide range of different settings and job opportunities all over the country. The large and growing Social work sector offers a wide range of career opportunities... each offering the satisfying rewards of fulfilling an important and vital role in people's lives.

Managing Consultancy

Managers are striving to continually improve quality assurance through effective commissioning and service delivery. You need to have robust
planning review and performance management in place.

Developing and strengthening partnerships
Improving financial management and reducing the risk of overspends.

Developing commissioning strategies and arrangements for whole system planning.

Putting effective overview and scrutiny arrangements in place Building performance management systems that involve staff at all levels and realise benefits to clients.

I was a consultant for the DCFS Health and Social Care pilots (Theme Two
The Standards Unit’s New Teaching and Learning Frameworks and Expansion of e-learning) which are currently in all provision.

Contact us for help and advice.
A planned consultancy can make your life so much easier in the future.

What is the current
qualification for social work?

Since September 2003 there is a new degree in social work, which will usually take three years to complete and be a vocational qualification. The 'old' qualification the Diploma in Social Work (DipSW) will still be a recognised qualification.