In this assignment I am going to explain the roles and responsibilities of two members of the work force that look after children and young people and evaluate the regulation of care provision for looked after children and young people.
Social workers
Social workers form relationships with people an assist them to live more successfully within their local communities by helping them find solutions to their problems. Social work involves engaging not only with clients but their friends and families. Social workers also work closely with organisations such as the police, local authority departments, schools and the probation service.
Social services specialise in either adult or children services. Children and young people services the roles include providing assistance and advice to keep families together, working In children’s home, managing adoption and foster care processes, providing support to younger people who are about to leave care or who are at risk to themselves or others or In trouble with the law.
They also help children who have problems at school or who are facing difficulties due to an illness in the family. Social workers should be emotionally mature, objective and sensitive to others about their problems. They should be able to handle the responsibility to work independently and in a team. They should also maintain a good working relationship with clients and co-workers.
There are basic duties that a social worker is to perform such as counselling, understanding the problems and suggesting a better solution. A person who has strong communication skills and interaction skills can become a good social worker because he or she has to communicate with various types of people and inspire them.
Education is necessary to become a social worker as basic concepts and training can help them understand the