Academics | people working in colleges and universities as teachers and researchers |
Access | being able to obtain, for example, entry to a building or information |
Accessible | used to describe, for example, a building that can easily be entered or information that can be readily understood |
Advocacy | somebody who argues your case for you |
Assessment | Establishing what are the problems or issues |
BA | Bachelor of Arts degree |
Benchmark | a standard by which other similar things are measured |
Care plan | Following assessment the local authority will provide a written plan |
Carer | someone, usually a family member or friend, who provides support to someone in their daily life |
College of Social Work | College upholding and strengthening professional standards |
Co-production | describes organisations working together on the same issue |
Direct Payments | choosing the services you receive |
Disability Living Allowance | a benefit that helps the extra costs that disabled people face as a result of their disabilities |
Discrimination | treating someone unfairly because of a personal characteristic, such as, for example, impairment, age or sexuality |
Educator | Responsible for student’s learning and assessment |
E-learning | Learning through information found on the internet |
GSCC | no longer operating |
Housing benefit | helps with rent if you are on a low income |
Income support | is a benefit if you are on a low income |
lived experience | personal experience of using services |
MA | Master of Arts degree |
MScSW | Master of Science in Social Work |
NQSW | newly qualified social worker |
Participation | taking part in |
Personalisation | is a way of thinking and working that puts the service user at the centre of public services |
Portfolio | a showcase of your work to demonstrate your skill |
Practice (placement) | students having a work experience as part of their degree course |
Primary care trust | a public organisation that runs the local healthcare system outside of hospitals |
Registration | the action or process of registering or of being registered |
Regulation | a rule prescribed for regulating governing principles of organisation |
Respite | is a break from caring for someone else |
Service user | people who need health and social care services whether statutory or voluntary services |
Social services | is a department of your local authority that deals with issues around disability and caring |
Special needs | describes a child who has a disability that means they find learning more difficult than most children of a similar age |
SW | social worker |
Toolkit | can be methods, model, ideas |
VLE | virtual learning environment |
Organisations
CSW = College of Social Work
GSCC = General Social Care Council
BASW = British Association of Social Workers
HPC/HCPC = Health Professions Council/Health and Care Professions Council