Best Interest Assessor (BIA) training Social services practitioner Working in partnership with other professionals and agencies to promote person-centred outcomes for individuals with care and support needs and within communities. It may include providing information about accessing services and contributing to assessment, planning, delivery and review. The recommended qualification for this role is currently being explored, together with the full role and function of workers who directly support social work activities. Social Care registration requirements N/A Wales’s Other requirements If a social services practitioner is carrying out assessments, the local authority must make sure that they are suitably skilled, trained and qualified in carrying out assessments. Appropriate levels of qualification for carrying out these activities include: either a registered social work or social care practitioner holding a professional qualification at level 5 or above or a person holding a social care qualification at level 4 or above, which includes knowledge and skills of carrying out a assessment under the supervision of a registered social work or social care practitioner. The local authority will also need to be satisfied that all staff carrying out these activities have the skills, knowledge and competence to work with children and young people, adults, and carers, as appropriate.
Best Interest Assessor (BIA) training Social services practitioner Working in partnership with other professionals and agencies to promote person-centred outcomes for individuals with care and support needs and within communities. It may include providing information about accessing services and contributing to assessment, planning, delivery and review. The recommended qualification for this role is currently being explored, together with the full role and function of workers who directly support social work activities. Social Care Wales’s registration requirements N/A Other requirements If a social services practitioner is carrying out assessments, the local authority must make sure that they are suitably skilled, trained and qualified in carrying out assessments. Appropriate levels of qualification for carrying out these activities include: either a registered social work or social care practitioner holding a professional qualification at level 5 or above or a person holding a social care qualification at level 4 or above, which includes knowledge and skills of carrying out a assessment under the supervision of a registered social work or social care practitioner. The local authority will also need to be satisfied that all staff carrying out these activities have the skills, knowledge and competence to work with children and young people, adults, and carers, as appropriate.
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